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| Picture No | 10925871 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | Using socks to keep rifles in working order, WW1 |
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A winter's fighting expedient. A sock with the toe cut off and soaked in oil, used to cover the muzzle and keep a British soldier's rifle in good working order. When the rifle had to be used, the sock was slipped off on to the butt.
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| Source | Photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 7 August 1915 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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