![]() ![]() The caveat being that the soldier may have been killed, wounded, the weapon became unserviceable, lost etc., through the weapon’s combat service life. In general, a soldier who was destined for combat service was issued with rifle and bayonet which he kept until his service in a combat role was no longer required at which point the rifle and bayonet were returned to the battalion armourers. ![]() However, the practice of issuing a soldier with a matching rifle and bayonet serial number listed to a soldier’s name, became difficult to regulate and fell into disuse fairly rapidly as the contingencies of warfare impacted events. As rifles were issued to soldiers, armourers kept basic distribution records. These serial numbers also served battalion armourers to establish inventories within their allocations of rifles and bayonets. ![]() Serial numbers stamped on rifles and bayonets were primarily for factory auditing purposes. ![]()
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