Originally Posted by
parabellum
I kept my weapon with me in barracks or at home in a WD Hiring. We didn't put them in the armoury.
You remind me. In officer training we kept our rifles and bayonets in our huts. When not in use they were 'securely' padlocked to the bed base using a kit-bag D-clip and those natty issue padlocks. The bolts were removed and stored in an ammo box in the armoury.
The huts were 'secured' with unlocked doors near the back gate which may have had a barrier but if it did it was never shut.