The Ottoman army was already being equipped with its second generation of smokeless powder repeater rifles (Mauser Models 1890 and 1893), while the Greeks were equipped with the inferior single-shot Gras rifle.
Den osmanniske hær var allerede udstyret med 2. generation af repetergeværer (Mauser Model 1890 og 1893), mens grækerne var udstyret med de forældede enkeltskuds Gras rifler.