British army dump site - Superb Lewis MG relic

Hi All

Many thanks to the landowner for giving me the OK for a trip to my British army dump site permission last Wednesday. A great dig with plenty more to add to my collection, including some more brackets from a BESA case catcher bag.

One item was a first, and a very VERY nice item it was. Trigger and grip from a Lewis MG :) Everything else I've seen before from the site, but not a Lewis trigger :) :)

Still cannot ID the item I have taken 3 shots of from various angles. It has been suggested it is an attachment for launcher an Energa grenade from a Lee-Enfield, but I can't find a picture of anything that looks like it. Any thoughts? Hate being beaten by a bloody relic...... :)

Oh, and the little block of metal I think is an action from a Remington Rolling Block.

Video of the dig can be found here.....

British army dump - Superb Lewis MG find! - YouTube



Everything I took home, before cleaning

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The unidentified part. I have more than 10 of these things now and they are driving me NUTS! Anyone know what they are?

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various buckles from webbing and slings, (springfield, Kerr, LE......)

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Brackets from a Besa case catcher bag

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Lee-Enfield butt plates and what I believe is the remains of the action from a Remington rolling block.

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Lee-Enfield nose caps

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Lewis MG pistol grip and trigger. Fantastic find :)

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Browning M1917 cloth belt starter tabs, 5 303s and 2 30cals.

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Starter tabs from Vickers MG cloth belt

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Connector to fit the condenser pipe to the water jacket of a Vickers

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Same thing but Browning M1917 :)

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Hope you like the finds.

RRPG

I have the same affliction. I found myself near the ammo cooker in the sand dunes of Camp Wainwright one Saturday afternoon and you'd be surprised how long one can spend digging like a dog, with his front paws. Then too, how much stuff, like AP bullets can be found. I still have some today. That was in the '80's...

I don't think I'll ever get tired of it Jim :) Digging each little piece of history just gives me such a buzz!

I used to have a problem when in the field, I'd be walking around looking down...specially if we were out in the US bases. Once downrange, where they don't go...there's scads of stuff.

The mark one eyeball is the best bit of kit we have...... :) :)

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Originally Posted by RRPG

The mark one eyeball is the best bit of kit we have...... :) :)

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Speak for yourself, mine was defective off the back, and supply is fresh out of replacements. :)

Very interesting thread...............