>...not even WWII era Soviet would issue a man with ammo for a weapon
>he did not carry while he DID have another weapon. Ammo with NO gun,
>yes. Ammo with OTHER gun...no.

Comrade Commissar Ivanovich is just trying to clean up the mess left behind by Comrade Commissar Aleksandrovich, on the previous watch. Comrade Commissar Aleksandrovich, it is well known, cannot tell his ass from his elbow, let alone two different types of ammunition.