'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [‎140r] (284/610)

34. The infantry battalion at Rasht has been provided with Equipment,
arms by the Cossack division, the remainder of the brigade is
practically without small arms. A few rifles and carbines, of
various patterns and mostly unserviceable, have been issued to
the brigade for instructional purposes.
The artillery regiment is supposed to have the following
guns—j
4 Schneider field guns.
4 Euchatius 9cm field guns.
2 Euchatius 8cm field guns.
3 Schneider mountain guns.
2 Euchatius mountain guns.
The mountain guns however are non-existent having bee 11
lent to the gendarmerie or returned to the arsenal. Th e
Schneider field guns cannot be fired as their buffer spring 8
are missing. A certain amount of harness exists. The regiment
can turn out four Euchatius guns mounted.
The brigade has practically no small arm ammunition.
There are about 100 rounds per gun for the Euchatius guns, but
none for the Schneiders.
The equipment is bought locally from a contractor. The
clothing is obtained in similar manner. An allowance of 20
tumans per head per annum is allowed for in the budget for
equipping the men. This is supposed to provide two suits of
uniform, one pair of boots and one of shoes. The clothing is
the same for all arms, except the colour of the shoulder straps
and the background of the badge on the headdress which is
green for cavalry, red for infantry and blue for artillery.
35. The men of the Central Brigade are conscripts enlisted conditions of
under the “Bonicheh” *law. Thef “fauj” allotted to the Service.
Central Brigade are mostly those around Tehran. The men serve
for three years and are allowed to stay on beyond the period of
their enlistment.
Officers are appointed to the brigade by the Ministry of
War. There are many who are unfit or past work but are
retained in the service for reasons other than the efficiency of
their units. The military school maintained by the Ministry
of War is supposed to provide young officers for the brigade.
Promotions are made by the Ministry of War. Non-Commis
sioned Officers are drawn either from suitable? men in the ranks
or from the brigade Non-Commissionnd Officers’ school
(para. 33).
* See page 248 below,
t See page 247 below.