'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [‎95r] (216/478)

In addition there are 20 Iterk 1 L*B*
riflea of 1902 rmnufacture which are uneerviceable.
16 of the 775 rifles are also unserviceable* There
are also 12 V*B. Guns which were purchased last year*
There are 6 .455 Service revolvers - all in good
repair* Ajnnunition which is stocked in boxes in the
armoury consists of the following i-
1 box (300 rounds) .455 Service revolvers
aramunition dated 1929
900 boxes (1000 rounds each of *303) I 4 *rk VII
aaounltion da ted 1917
12 boxes of Tark *503 aimaunltion dated 1908.
The ’Sark 6 ammunition is naturally useless
and the Park VII must be poor and probably to some
extent responsible for the comparatively poor results
obtained during the firing of musketry courses* I
was informed that some of the boxes of Hark VII
ammunition which have been opened were found to have
such a high proportion of mis-fires that they were
left and others opened. I was also Informed that
the 1908 ammunition used to be issued to Nature but
that it had now been withdrawn. Inspection showed
that not only are Haturs still equipped with it but
the Police at 'uharraq and Fedd also*
A supply of 100,000 rounds of fresh
ammunition is expected shortly*
The issue of arms and ammunition ia in
charge of an illiterate Non-Comaisaioned Officer
who keeps the keys of the airioury* The process is
very vague and depends on memory* Rifles for the
Section on prisoners* escort duty are issued daily
and placed in the jail godown the keys of which are
kept by the I/Kaik of tha Section. The reason for
tills was stated to be that the Won-Coiaaiasioned
Officer/