"تقرير عن الجيش الفارسي جُمع في فرع الاستخبارات لإدارة قائد الإمداد والتموين في الهند من قبل الملازم ج. أ. دوجلاس، فرقة رماة الرماح الثانية في البنغال" [ظ‎‎١‎١‎٣] (٢٢/١٦)

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Breech-loading rifles. —The following breech-loading rifles are at the
command of the Shah and his people;—
Martini-Peabody. —There are said to be about 50,000 of this arm in Persia,
the personal property of the tribesmen, the irregular levies, and the “ Cherik ”
or militia. This is probably an exaggeration, but the number is undoubtedly
large and increasing. The Government has a small stock in store, and has also
about 1,000 distributed among the irregular cavalry of Karabagh, Astrabad,
Bujnurd, and Kuchan. Half a million Martini cartridges were obtained from
England in 1890.
Werndl. —About 50,000 in store at Teheran, Tabriz, Kirmanshah, Isfahan,
Shiraz, and Mashad, with 3J millions of cartridges.
Berdan. —About 1,000 with the Cossacks under the Russian Military Mission.
Chassepot. —About 8,000 in store.
Gobelin. —About 4,000 in store.
Magazine rifles. —About 4,000 of Belgian make were purchased in Belgium
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In 1890 the Shah purchased 5,000 Infantry Werndl rides without bayonets
for use with the Persian cavalry. Cartridges were also bought at Vienna. He
also decided to buy 1,000 Martinis of the Roumanian model, together with 1,000
cartridges for each rifle to be obtained from Austria ; but there is no record of
his having received them.f
Total of breech-loading rifles about 123,000.
The greater portion of these rifles are kept in store, but are allowed to
deteriorate through not being properly looked after.
Breech-loading ammunition. —There is a Government factory for breech
loading ammunition in Teheran under the management of M. Poteau, a French
artizan. The manager contracts for too tomans a month (^334 a year) to pro
vide fuel, labour, and manufacturing material, the arsenal providing and keeping
in order the plant and machinery, and furnishing skilled workmen (to be paid by
M. Poteau). They supply cartridges to Government at the rate of one kran
(about 6^.) for five rounds, with permission to supply trade demands after the
Government wants are met. At the end of 189° the factory was working nomi
nally six days a week, and turning out daily 5,000 to 6,000 Werndl cartridges and
3,000 to 4,000 Martini.
The manager stated he could easily deliver 10,000 a day.
Infantry. —The rates of pay of the Persian army are given by Mr. Herbert
asunder. Major Wells in a later report (1889) gives rather higher rates for
officers, but does not mention any allowance in kind:—
Average rate.
1 kran = id.
10 krans = i toman = 5^. 10^.
4 tomans = 175. 6^.
3^ kharwars = 1 ton (1 kharvvar = 8 Indian maunds.)
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Ten mountain guns were purchased in Vienna in 1890, making the total now 84.
There are also in store at Teheran 500 “ Manlicher ” rifles, with 200,000 cartridges,
bought in Vienna in