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Nice grouping...
VERY nice indeed
Added a nice P13 to the collection yesterday Serial No: 1116
Very nice. Maybe we can mate them and split the pups?
1116 & 1117 I wonder if they ended up together at the same trials.
This one was sold through Weller & Dufty circa 1981, the chap I acquired it from has had it since 1985, still have the original 1985 invoice for £275
"R101": not on an airship was it? ;)
"BD" for "Balloon Department"?
There was such a department from the Victorian Era to WWI at least from a little cursory googling...
Wouldn't be a bad place to issue a limited number of rifles unlikely to be used much!
There was one for sale in the UK which had a .303 caliber barrel - is this the one? Or is yours still in original .276 caliber?Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon P
No it isn't that one.
This one is all original & in .276, it still has the 1981 Proof Exemption Certificate because Ammunition was not available
Very nice grouping to be sure. I've never ran across one of these in all my years. To see 4 of them in one photo is stunning.
I was thinking it could be Rifle Brigade Depot or BedfordQuote:
Originally Posted by Surpmil
Makes me wonder. Do any other Patt.13 rifles show markings on the disc, and if so, what are they?
I read a little about the R101 in the interim and there were problems with weight, so if small arms were allocated to the ship at some point I suppose it is possible they were removed to save weight, though the weights involved would seem trivial.
A few years ago I had a full bandolier of the clips and ammo. I believe it had come out of the South African trials.