The photos are interesting, especially the lower one with the gas masks, in that they demonstrate that the Win '95 was not necessarily given to lower level or rear echelon units. It is reasonably clear that the soldiers in the bottom picture are very well kitted out, well fitting uniforms, nice boots, gas mask equipped, and have medical staff assigned, so not a bunch of conscript serfs told to pick up fallen weapons. Presumably these were propaganda photos, or at least "official release" and the Army decision makers were comfortable with having Winchester equipped troops appear.
of Czarist troops armed with this rifle; they were well-used by the Czarist Army. You can see the soldier in the gasmask second on left loading the rifle with a 5-round stripper clip identical to those used with the Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 rifle.
