NAM.1952-11-38-5

‘6th Bengal Infantry’, 1897. Lantern slide, No 5 from the series ‘Types of the Indian Army’, taken by Frederick Bremner, June 1897. Their Mark IV Martini Henry Rifles are ‘piled’ on the left. Piling arms was a standard way of storing arms in camp, enabling them to be quickly accessed. From a group of 39 lantern slides, from the series ‘Types of the Indian Army’, taken by Frederick Bremner, June 1897.