British SMLE Mk I Butt Swivel Base, Sparkbrook Manufacture Field Gear For more pictures contact alex@ima-usa

For more pictures contact alex@ima-usa

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In 1875 the Mark Two (Mk 2) was adopted which was basically a cost cutting exercise and certain features of the Mark One were abandoned

alongside two battalions of Foot Guards

these are virtually unissued postwar WW2 Style German Made and Marked Y Straps

British SMLE Mk I Butt Swivel Base, Sparkbrook Manufacture Field Gear For more pictures contact alex@ima-usaOriginal Item: Another of those rare events in antique arms: we? ve found a small supply of the screw in butt swivel bases that were unique to the very first Mark of the SMLE. The base has a large integral screw rather than separate base and screws like later marks. Before the SMLE, Metfords and Enfields used a similar butt swivel base, but it was machined with a narrow waist. This group is a special prize in that most of the swivel bases are