Original British P-1888 Lee-Metford MK.1* .303 Magazine Rifle by B.S.A. with Bayonet and Wood Tipped Scabbard - Dated 1891 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets embroidered lieutenant bars

embroidered lieutenant bars

The gunmaker firms were comprised of two groups of workers called "roughstockers" and "setters-up"

despite vigorous fighter attacks and heavy flak

who engraved the insignia of the corps on the canteen: A Winged Helmet of Mercury superimposed over a wheel

though the stock marking looks to have been restruck

Original British P-1888 Lee-Metford MK.1* .303 Magazine Rifle by B.S.A. with Bayonet and Wood Tipped Scabbard - Dated 1891 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets embroidered lieutenant barsOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are getting to be like Hen's Teeth! Some years ago we received a small number of British made Lee Metford Rifles from the Royal Nepalese Arsenal, which was located at the palace of Lagan Silekhana in Katmandu, Nepal. These were all sold over the years, however we are now able to offer another, purchased recently from the estate of a long time customer. The Lee Metford rifle was the first British Military rifle