Supply’s concealed, newly manufactured rifles arm the expedition, but Marck’s ammunition sometimes fails to fire.
Supply manufactured forbidden guns for the planned attack. Their hinged stocks open to expose the firing chambers, and members of the expedition wrapped the barrels in cloth to disguise them.
During the fighting, Marck’s rifle proves unreliable because some of its ammunition fails to fire.
Newly manufactured rifles with hinged stocks exposing their firing chambers, concealed in cloth during the climb.
They arm the expedition, though Marck’s unreliable ammunition limits his weapon’s effectiveness.