GR translation: the stick-rattle of rifle fire

[Mike Jing]

V730.20-24, P744.38-745.3   “There.” Beside the road, a prone body. It’s
Mieczislav Omuzire, with a bad head wound. “Get him in, come on.” They load
him into the back of the idling truck, and cover him with a shelter half.
No time to find out how bad it is. The blackface sentry has vanished for
good. From the direction they’re backing in comes the stick-rattle of rifle
fire.

Does "stick-rattle" here refer to the infant toy?
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