My English Girls from the 1950's
I took these pictures few years ago. I'll take better ones in the near future.
First one is an un-issued Irish Contract rifle. I got her still full of grease but minus the mummy wrap. So she got cleaned and I havent had the heart to put a round through her yet. Her sister wears a 1907 sling and isnt Irish Contract but her serial isnt too far off. She was issued and wears a walnut replacement front handguard and has faint unit stencils on her butt.
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Both came from the inventory of an old China Marine I knew just about my whole life. He owned the best gun store I'll ever have the joy to enter. He passed about five years ago and I miss him everyday. He's one of the people that inspired me to earn my Eagle, Globe and Anchor in 1997.
