The illustration is practically self-explanatory. The large round clamps fit on the water jacket of the machine gun and the small clamps hold the rifle, which can be adjusted to hit at exactly the same mark as the machine gun barrel is aimed at.
The trigger of the rifle is connected to the machine gun by the adjustable chain device shown.
The apparatus is in constant use at the Schools of Musketry, and is the invention of Armourer Sergeant-Major Hiscock, of the Motor Machine Gun Section.
WAR ESTABLISHMENTS OF NEW ARMIES, 1915.
4 Guns. 1 Subaltern. 2 Sergeants. 1 Corporal. 24 Privates. 6 Drivers. 1 Batman. 1 Riding horse. 12 Draught horses. 4 G.S. limbered wagons.
The G.S. limbered wagons contain:—
4 guns with tripods.
7,000 rounds of ammunition in belts, and
4 ammunition pack saddles for lead horses.
1 pick-axe, 1 shovel, and 1 billhook are carried with each machine gun tripod as part of its equipment. 60 sandbags per infantry battalion are carried for use with machine guns.