A nice live rifle with what appears to be genuine history.
BSA SMLE No.1 MK3 Bolt Action .303 Rifles- GunStar
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A nice live rifle with what appears to be genuine history.
BSA SMLE No.1 MK3 Bolt Action .303 Rifles- GunStar
Nice looking items
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Lancing College seems to be alive and well. Presumably they decided they didn't need that memorial anymore, which is a bit sad, but unless they locked it away it in a safe they'd probably have to deactivate it for display. Tough call that.
Price seems rather high though...Quote:
Originally Posted by Brit plumber
Has anyone ever heard of a rifle being donated as a memorial to a soldier killed on active service before? I've heard of hospitals which were built, following WW1, to commemorate lost soldiers and I believe that many of the war memorials which were erected in almost every city, town and village during the 1920s were often paid for by public donations but I think this is the first time that I've ever heard of a rifle being donated.