They do not appear to be armed with rifles or any other weapons.
Many of them were simply farm boys armed with rifles.
Behind him were sixty men of the town, all armed with rifles.
After which, backed by five hundred men armed with rifles, said he was doing a favor to let him go.
Ask him how it is that his men are all armed with Russian rifles!
Must have been close to fifty of them, armed with good rifles, too.
He called his security watch together and had the men armed with rifles.
The small force, armed largely with rifles, took part in several actions.
When the bus reached the border, they armed themselves with rifles.
Station police were everywhere, armed with rifles, no light arms.