Magazines, magazines, magazines!

Over the years, the British army dump permission of mine has produced some great WW2 relics. It also gives up some relatively common items, but everything is worth saving if it is from WW2, (in my opinion!). Magazines, magazines, magazines! From lots of different weapons.

British Army Dump Stephen Taylor WW2 Relic Hunter

Again with the bayonet boss from an Arisaka converted bayonet. Lots of #1 mags...or are some earlier? German anti-aircraft mags again?

Like to see a 20rd Lee Enfield magazine

4th one with the Arisaka bayonet lug now BAR. I also have 2 that I've tracked down for fitting a Ross bayonet to an LE. Same German mags I'm afraid....just recycling news for the blog. They fitted with the title! As for the LE mags, I do check for earlier ones but some are corroded along the spine so difficult to tell.

RCS - Me too!

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Originally Posted by RCS

Like to see a 20rd Lee Enfield magazine

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Originally Posted by RRPG

RCS - Me too!

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Here you go gentlemen.
WWI Troops who used them said they worked better with 15 rounds in them but they created issues as they caught in the wire and everything else attracted mud like flies to cow dung and were not liked one iota.
My friend had one but on sold it before I could get a hold of it a real rare beast which should bring good $'s if one ever comes up for sale.

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

Here you go gentlemen.
WWI Troops who used them said they worked better with 15 rounds in them but they created issues as they caught in the wire and everything else attracted mud like flies to cow dung and were not liked one iota.
My friend had one but on sold it before I could get a hold of it a real rare beast which should bring good $'s if one ever comes up for sale.

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Want one want one want one want one! lol

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

Here you go gentlemen.
WWI Troops who used them said they worked better with 15 rounds in them but they created issues as they caught in the wire and everything else attracted mud like flies to cow dung and were not liked one iota.
My friend had one but on sold it before I could get a hold of it a real rare beast which should bring good $'s if one ever comes up for sale.

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Didn't they come in a leather pouch Ron? Love to find one of those...

I seem to recall something like that Clarky but the pic shows how much the dang thing hung down and say with a bayonet on the front & a full 20 rounds the MkIII would have felt like a wheel barrow full of bricks......