Drip Rifle


This shows a self firing 'Drip' Rifle set up at Anzac. The trigger was pulled when the attached lower tin overbalanced when filled from water from the upper tin. It was all part of the illusion to convince the Turks that Allied soldiers were still present.


The Gallipoli Campaign


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