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Very interesting--thanks for doing this.

Has anybody done something similar for Lithgow? A good friend just moved there, and he tells me that although the factory is shut down they have a museum....

Might want to check with them; I ordered on 7 Apr and it's already delivered.

(Also posted in Vintage Military Gear forum)

FYI, David offers a free master index of all subjects in all three updated books. Some subjects are covered in more than one volume with different...

(Also posted on the Enfield forum)

FYI, David offers a free master index of all subjects in all three updated books. Some subjects are covered in more than one volume with different elements...

Hope this is not considered a verboten cross-post since I also posted this information on the The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum on this site, but I believe the information is useful...

FYI, if you have the first editions of any of David's "bibles" (prior to 2010/2011/2012 respectively), you're missing considerable additional information.

I only recently learned of this series...

Point taken about using issue ammo. If a sniper wanted to use "civilian hunting ammo" it would have been on his own dime to purchase...if such ammo existed in the first place. Was there such a...

I've heard it suggested some snipers preferred to use .303 "civilian" hunting ammo since it was deemed more accurate than any issue ammunition. Anybody ever heard of 'tween wars .303 civilian...

I see in Gordon's first edition (2005) of Uniforms of the WW II Tommy that First Pattern Dennisons had knitted cuffs vice Second Pattern did not.

I misspoke (mistyped??) my question by referring...

Thanks. Didn't know he was still working on this project. I think (am certain) I have earlier versions of the three volumes, so will look for the most recent editions.

When you speak with him...

H/T to Sapper740 for cluing me in about Gordon's books. Thanks again!

These three volumes, published some years ago, contain a staggering amount of information. Do errata/update sheets for these...

Just watched a YT vid showing how this stuff works on car rust--pretty amazing. It's pH neutral and supposedly safe on "painted surfaces." This seems to be one of the go-to rust removers for car...

Interesting speculation about the two letters under the crossed rifles. Makes sense. Since the first letter is obscured (at least to my eyes), perhaps it could be any state with a 2-letter...

Thanks for the better pics. Based on these new photos, my current evaluation of the stamps is:


1
Co X B.
? A.
U. S. V.

U.S.
1 (strap) 1

Had a couple extra minutes available tonight so thought I'd fool around with your images in Photoshop. They are extremely low resolution, so there's a hard limit on what can be discerned. That...

I know we're talking about hundreds (at least) of men who would need their rifles and MGs once on the ground and logistics were such that straw "padding" was considered a viable packing material, but...

Strikes me (sorry about the pun) that a sniper rifle's sensitive optics would not enjoy getting smacked into the ground by a tethered and lightly padded valise released at too low a level, or in a...

The No. 15 Transit Chest seems too large to have fit in a British airborne parachute drop container, so does anybody know how 4 (T)s went in with the paras? Watching a vid about the Arnhem CF last...

Have you considered asking Jean-Loup if he's interested in featuring your helmet in one of his Youtube videos? Doesn't hurt to ask! His research goes deep and the results are always interesting.

You might be able to get considerable info the man who owned this helmet by contacting Jean-Loup@Gassend.com, who posts all sorts of interesting analyses of WW II war dead based on things like found...

Eureka! Now we know. Thanks, Peter. You were there and (most of) the rest of us weren't.

I should have been more precise in my comments. I remove the sling since it's an original 1918. In rather good condition, but I don't want to stress it any more than necessary. Loose coil to fit...

If you're not already familiar with the headspace issue, check Headspace 101 for .303's in the Milsurps Knowledge Library (https://www.milsurps.com/content.php?r=296-Headspace-101-for-.303-s).

If you don't care about authenticity, the mod should be super simple. Just cut a flat-bottomed "U" shaped cutout at the bottom of the curved portion of each batten (cradle) that's slightly wider...

Not in my chest. I tried all sorts of contorted configurations and none worked; on top of that I don't want to put my in-good-shape original 1918 sling through too many gyrations.

My current...