WWI stripper clip and more!

[CINDERS]

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
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[browningautorifle]

Rats, I had several of those when they were just users. About half of my clips...

[Flying10uk]

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?

[henry r]

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.

[browningautorifle]

they had changed chargers by the end of ww1

That was my understanding too, without stating any dates.

[Peter Laidler]

Is someone out there in forumland going to tell me that stripper clips are collectable............ Surely not........

[browningautorifle]

Is someone out there in forumland going to tell me that stripper clips are collectable

All the fine details of the weapon are collectible. One can have a full range of the manufacturers of M1 clips for instance, I'll bet there's a hundred...some worth a fortune. You already know oil bottles are collectible.

[CINDERS]

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.....

[Flying10uk]

I draw the line my stripper clips are functional

I have to agree with Cinders on this one; it hadn't crossed my mind that anyone would collect stripper clips, either.

[browningautorifle]

I draw the line my stripper clips are functional the WWI's come out when I shoot my 1916 just for posterity,

But likewise, I had them all. They worked the same as all my different M1 clips. A working collection.