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The more I look at it, the worse it gets. This is Sub Bubba work. Why the apparent sleeve on the Butt Socket when a perfectly usable original thread could have been used? The shortening of the...

I would have thought that any clandestine unit would be unlikely to mark their weapons with their units initials in case they were lost/captured on a mission.

Interesting thread. Were all Long Lees converted, or did they serve in the Reserves throughout WWII as per this 1940 Pathe clip?

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Donitz and his staff were apparently arrested by an RAF Regiment Task Force at his headquarters and then handed over to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. So a photo/film at the time of the...

The problem would be that it is already documented in parts books as Flash Eliminator; I believe, and you would be replicating that part.

The phrase at the time was Make Do And Mend. I would think that the original flaw in the stock was perhaps discovered at final inspection, It was certainly standard practice at the motorcycle...

I have just finished reading "Shoot-to-Live" and agree that it is an excellent book and I've learn't a lot from it. I realised that I needed to start again from square one to iron out flaws in my...

If you're buying Slings from Silvermans, specify that you would like a short one for a rifle. They seem to have Long (Bren?) and Short all under the same part number. I ordered 3 and recieved 2 short...

Roger, would the original mounts have started out as a casting or forging prior to machining? If so it would lend further credibility to being the Leeds Whitehead Brothers.

Torpedo's was Whitehead and Co:

Whitehead and Co - Graces Guide

One of the best sources on the history of British industrial and engineering companies is Grace's Guide. However, all it lists is one Whitehead Brothers with a date of establishment of the company...

That was down to Winston Churchill if I recall correctly. I suppose to limit the size and hence power of a future Germany he proposed, that the Polish Western Border was moved 100miles west into...

Are these wearing "landing Order"?
The Navy On Land - British Path


For anyone unfamiliar with Pathe archives, if you scroll to the word "stills" you can see detail photos from the clip.
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