As part of its military ties with El Salvador, the ROC sold T-65 Assault Rifles to El Salvador during the 1970s and 1980s, which are used by the National Civilian Police, and trained Salvadorian military officers during the civil war.

Rifles and shotguns are commonly used for hunting and often to defend a home or place of business.

The regiment's traditions are preserved by the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, which is a redesignation of the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets.

The units that still survive are A Company 231 KRRC ( Paddington ) Rifles ACF, B Company 232 KRRC ( Westminster ) Rifles ACF, C Company 233 KRRC ( Camden ) Rifles ACF and up until recent years D Company 234 KRRC ( Putney ) RGJ ACF, which formed the London Oratory School RGJ ACF unit ( now CCF ) although they were rebadged as Irish Guards in 2010 ( making them the last remaining RGJ unit and also the first Irish Guards CCF unit ).

In picture are troops of the Khyber Rifles striking a pose, circa 1895.

" Rifles are used in warfare, hunting and shooting sports.

Rifles are sold both under the NEF and the H & R names.

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Colour guards in the artillery units are technically the lead gun's crew and leader ( except in the Honourable Artillery Company which uses both guns and Colours ) and there are no colour guards in the rifle regiments ( nowadays The Rifles ), the Royal Gurkha Rifles ( which use the Queen's Truncheon ) and in the Royal Hospital in Chelsea.

This regiment has been amalgamated with the Jager Guards to form the " Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers " Two of its companies are Jagers ( Rifles ), the other two are grenadiers ; it wears the maroon beret and is an air assault and para trained unit.

The indie rock band The Rifles are from Walthamstow.

The two battalions of the Royal Gurkha Rifles are formed as light role infantry ; they are not equipped with either armoured or wheeled vehicles.

In addition to the British Army, Gurkhas are also recruited by the Indian Army ( approximately 100, 000 in 44 battalions plus 25 battalions of Assam Rifles ), as part of the tripartite agreement that was signed at the time of India's independence.

* The particular Lee Enfield Rifles shown with the Buckingham Palace Guards are Number 4 rifles which were not adopted until 1940.

These regiments are: The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, the Queen's York Rangers, the Brockville Rifles and the Princess of Wales ' Own Regiment.

Suppressors and Short Barreled Rifles are generally the most popular NFA firearms among civilians, followed by Short Barrel Shotguns, Destructive Devices, and " Any Other Weapons ".

Rifles with a broken-off butt are common, as German soldiers were instructed to render semi-automatic rifles useless when in danger of capture.

Rifles or even a shotgun would be sufficient to persuade the crew to close all the hatches, and then the view from the tank is very limited ; a turret-mounted machine gun has a very slow traverse and cannot hope to fend off attackers coming from all directions.

Known used weapons include, but are not limited to, the Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle, M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, MK11 / SR-25, the MK12 Mod X, the much elusive " SEAL Recon Rifle " and in some cases even regular M14 Rifles fitted with optical scopes.

Rifles had been issued on a limited basis and consisted of parts made to no precise pattern, often brought in from Prussia.

After some limited service in France as cavalry, the unit was reroled to infantry as 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion on January 1, 1916.

The competition lasted for 3 weeks and included 64 bands ... the Lime Spiders ( with new drummer Stephen Rawle ) got into the competition only at the last minute, and in the end they won the prize, beating competitors that included The Celibate Rifles and The Most.

The Dickman Rifles, organized at the University of Dayton to honor Major General Joseph T. Dickman, attended a Pershing Rifles drill competition in 1931.

This competition led the Dickman Rifles to merge into the Pershing Rifles.

A Pershing Rifles color guard competing at the 2004 NATCON drill competition held at Fort Monroe | Fort Monroe, VA. Active membership is restricted to college students enrolled at an institution that hosts a Pershing Rifles company.

Talbot Mundy a contemporary of Kipling makes use of the term in " King of the Khyber Rifles " ( p. 265 ) to describe a cuckold, " And what kind of man must Rewa Gunga be who could lightly let go all the prejudices of the East and submit to what only the West has endured hitherto with any complacency -- a " tertium quid "?

Rifles started as sporting weapons and had little use on the battlefield.

The Rifles use the spelling " serjeant major ".

The offensive use of anti-materiel rifles or Special Application Sniper Rifles ( SASR ) is termed Hard Target Interdiction ( HTI ) by the United States military.

Rifles ( Finnish: kivääri ) are defined as firearms that are shoulder-fired, have a total length of at least 840 mm and a barrel of at least 400 mm, with rifled barrels and that use centerfire cartridges.

On 12 May the 2nd Battalion, as part of the 5th Infantry Brigade ( 1st Battalion, The Welsh Guards, 1st / 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles ), embarked aboard RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 ( QE2 ), which had been requisitioned by the Government for use as a troopship, and departed Southampton for South Georgia.

Most Pershing Rifles companies use older battle rifles ( especially the M1903 Springfield or M1 Garand ) in performing routines.

The reconditioned rifles were used in competitive shooting matches ; and the United States Army purchased approximately 200 new Model 70 National Match Rifles with medium heavy barrels for match use between 1954 and 1957.

Rifles that use this system include the Swedish Ljungman Ag m / 42, U. S. M16 and French MAS-49.

* Fusil modèle FR-G2-A highly-modified MAS-36 rifle action equipped with a Match barrel with harmonic compensator and telescopic sight for use by designated marksmen ( the FRF1 & FRF2 Rifles do not have the same action as the MAS-36 )

Rifles sold to civilians were often modified for use as shotguns or hunting firearms.

The modern UK army retains the traditional distinction between " line infantry " and " the Rifles ", although all are armed with rifles and none use linear tactics.

The Halton Rifles was reorganized as The Lorne Rifles ( Scottish ) in 1931 and permission was received from His Grace the Duke of Argyll, the senior Duke of Scotland, to use his personal crest, the Boar's Head and his personal tartan, the Ordinary Campbell.

During the night in which the Glosters ’ B company faced numerous attacks, the Chinese 188th Division crossed the Imjin and attacked the Fusiliers and the Royal Ulster Rifles on the right of the brigade ’ s line.

In 1983 The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, celebrated a one hundred years of military service to Canada with numerous events and an official postage stamp.

Rifles varied between modern German, Turkish and British types, to obsolete Martinis and Snyders.

Rifles from the late 19th century often featured one of two types of aperture sight called a tang sight or a ladder sight.