Hello all.
This has been bugging me for a while now and I post in the hope that someone here can shed some light on the job of those rings that are hanging on the rafters?
It's my understanding that each man received a handgun for protection and if the case arises, for a quick anesthetics. But those rings?
The photographs information is that was taken in the armoury of No 149 squadron who were based at St Omer in 1918.
Two Gunners and a Sergent are inspecting their Lewis guns prior to a sortie.
I have inserted a slight enlargement of subject in question in the bottom right corner of the photo for your convenience.
