Section 695(29) in Police Regulations, Bengal , 1943
(29)Arms belonging to members of the guard who are not on duty should be kept in strong wooden racks, the muzzles of the muskets being passed through holes bored in the headrail of the rack, the heel-plates embedded in deep sockets in the lower rail, and an iron rod with a round knob at one end and a ring at the other passed through the upright of the rack and the trigger guards of the muskets and secured by a padlock, the key of which will be in possession of the head constable. A box with a padlock should also be provided in which to keep the packets and loose rounds of members of the guard who are not on duty, the head constable being responsible for their distribution and collection, respectively, where the guard falls in at sunset and sunrise for inspection. The head constable and all the guards shall be accommodated in one room, if possible, the arms being kept in the same room at a distance from windows and doors. The Superintendent should see that no one can enter the guard-room, except by a door in full view of the sentry.Note. - The arms and ammunition of officers oh duty shall remain with them.
