I knew they were getting a tad expensive but this was a bit of a shock.
WW 1...Lee Enfield, 303 MkII stripper/charger clip | eBay
Parker Hale .303 lee enfield fore sight adjustor for smle, rare! | eBay
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I knew they were getting a tad expensive but this was a bit of a shock.
WW 1...Lee Enfield, 303 MkII stripper/charger clip | eBay
Parker Hale .303 lee enfield fore sight adjustor for smle, rare! | eBay
Rats, I had several of those when they were just users. About half of my clips...
Unless it's got a date stamped on it which I couldn't see in the pictures in the listing how can you be sure that it's definitely WW1 vintage?
F10 i can't find the dates atm but from memory they had changed to the mk3 mid war then mk4 style chargers by the end of ww1.
Is someone out there in forumland going to tell me that stripper clips are collectable............ Surely not........
Sadly Peter just about everything military believe it or not from buttons to bootlaces I draw the line my stripper clips are functional the WWI's come out when I shoot my 1916 just for posterity, now pick your self up off the floor Peter and have another glass of good port.....:madsmile:
dates for chargers from an old post by the late TonyE on another forum:
Mark I, approved in List of Changes Paragraph 11753, 16 Jan 1903
Mark II, approved in List of Changes Paragraph 13465, 24 April 1906
Mark III, approved in List of Changes Paragraph 18973, 15 Feb 1916
Mark IV, approved in List of Changes Paragraph 19786,30 Oct 1917
Why wouldn't stripper clips be collectable. You have different versions plus a plethora of manufacturers. Some take it more seriously than others.