NEW RIFLE ISSUE
British Fd&cfcs BAYcMT 61NS LOftG (Reed. Jan. 8,. 2. p.m.) . LONDON, Jan. 7. British troops are being issued with a new typo of rifle, having a bayonet only six Inches long compared with the present 16jin. Trie new weapon is styled Marie IV arid has much the same mechanism as the present issues. The hew bayonet has four fluted sides and comes to a needle-sharp point. The scabbard is shaped like a narrow cone. The Mark IV is as good as any rifle in the world and more efficient than most, declared an expert..
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20659, 9 January 1942, Page 5
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97NEW RIFLE ISSUE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20659, 9 January 1942, Page 5
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