1 April 2019

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Here's a No. 1 Mk III British SMLE made by the London Small Arms Company in 1915. The stock disc could be a fake or it could mean the 56 Infantry Brigade, aka London's Own. It has been through the Factory Trough Repair Program (FTR) twice by Lithgow, the Australian SMLE manufacturer and repair facility. the Upward Arrow and the letter D indicates it eventually became Australian Military Property; the various date codes on the gun indicate this gun was in WWI, WWII, and possibly the Korean War. I have surplus WWII .303 Enfield Ammo; all corrosive, some of it is made with "Cordite". Shooting cordite ammo, surplus from WWII is rather interesting. Pulling the trigger one can hear the pop of the primer and then the sizzle of the cordite burning until it reaches critical mass and launches the round down range! A good lesson in trigger control and remaining on target until the round is fired! There was an Australian dime in the butt of the gun....