Two of these venomous weapons were secured by the Company, but they were grand old veterans with a long record of service not only in Europe, but also in Africa and Siberia, the effects of which became apparent somewhat frequently. Capt. Chien accordingly asked if something more modern could be supplied and now the Company has two brand new guns, which they are holding in reserve for active service if ever required, the old ones being used for instruction and parades.
Though issued the British military rifle as part of their S.V.C. equipment, the Italians thought it better, to obviate any possibility of mixing ammunition, that they should carry rifles using the same ammunition as their machine-guns Accordingly they secured 50 Italian Army rifles, but these turned out to be shockingly overworked weapons and, as one member of the unit put it, it was no good aiming at a mark with them, because that
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