Original British WWI Lee-Metford MkII dated 1893 Converted to S.M.L.E. in 1904 and .22 Trainer in 1914 with Web Sling - Serial P 5456 P-1853 Enfield but not one quite like

but not one quite like this

- VC Uniform

as used on equipment and steel helmets after 1940

and the original tulip head iron ramrod without an enlarged shank is still present under the barrel

This is only the second WWI Example of a Mills Bomb that we have had

Original British WWI Lee-Metford MkII dated 1893 Converted to S.M.L.E. in 1904 and .22 Trainer in 1914 with Web Sling - Serial P 5456 P-1853 Enfield but not one quite likeOriginal Item: One Only. This is one rare bird! This rifle started life as an 1893 dated Lee Metford MkII . 303 caliber rifle, then was converted into an extremely early S. M. L. E. configuration, and later to a . 22 Training rifle. It may well have passed through being modified to an 1895 Long Lee Enfield as well, though the markings do not indicate this. It has many of the characteristics the VERY EARLIEST P 1903 Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifles,