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It has been suggested to me that the reason that the British army used the gloss/semi gloss bronze green paint for a period of time during the 1950's/60's is because it was believed that it may be...

I did raise this early on in this thread, post 45 and earlier posts, but the notion of the possibility of it not being a Secret Service sniper was not, in any way, entertained by other contributors...

Have you messaged the seller to check that the item is still available? As I tried to explain in post 7 if the seller inadvertently had a duplicate listing for the same item, the 2nd listing for the...

When do you think the contracts were completed then? It clearly wasn't the day that the contracts were signed and one would also assume that it would take Wilkinson longer than a day to manufacture...

I don't see the problem with a factory refurbishment/factory through repair provided that it has not had an "amateur restoration" or as I say "been messed with".

The dates in the book (post 6) are the dates Wilkinson received the contracts from the war office, that is how I read it. What it doesn't say is when work actually started on the contract and when it...

Yes I am quite observant.

Apparently sandblasting was first banned in the UK in 1949. (Sand banned, not all the other grit mediums that are currently used before someone tries to suggest otherwise.)

Why Is Sandblasting...

Sometimes with the eBay "system" it is/was possible to resist an item while the item is still an active listing. I only realised that this was possible after inadvertently doing it myself several...

According to page 230 of Ian Skennerton's book, Wilkinson's WW2 production did include a "sandblasted" finish to the blade which is what I thought but I didn't want to say before I had checked.
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"Un-messed" as in NOT being messed up by "collector" or "Civi-refurb" if you prefer.

Nice un-messed condition. Did you have to pay a premium for it because it is WW2 dated? Some UK dealers come out with all sorts of rather irritating and annoying B.S. to justify an inflated price for...

Yes, I haven't repeated what the SADF veteran told me because it was a private conversation but it was an interesting personal story.

The obvious answer is that it was already on the roof at the time of the event and was placed there a day or two before the event when there were not too many people about. It all depends on how much...

Yes I do examine shell cases carefully, inside and out, before purchase as I explained in post 10.

A while ago one South African army veteran told me about his military service and it was a most interesting story. It's a pity more South Africans don't speak about their military service.

I know clearly what I am thinking and posting, yet you contradict almost every single word that I post on this thread. My thoughts are equally as valid as your's. It is you that is doing the...

The sniper teams were not on that roof they were on 2 different roofs.

People can and sometimes do fall through roofs if inadequate safety precautions are not taken.

Is it in the "need to sit down first before asking the price" price range?

It would be interesting to know if it is still in working order.

But so do the police wear police vests and at this stage you don't know which were secret service and which were police.

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I don't buy shell cases with un-struck primers. Whether a shell case with a fired electronic primer is legal or not doesn't arise with me because I wouldn't buy it if the primer is un-struck in any...

Why are you so fixated with tie-offs and safety harnesses? I have most certainly not suggested that Law enforcement should have used them.

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Just because someone is offering an item for sale doesn't necessarily make it legal to own. What other collectors do is up to them but I always examine carefully before purchase and only go ahead...

Zib Militaria in Germany had a lot of East German stuff but closed their online shop several years ago when the owner became ill. Recently they've had some sort of "rebirth" of their online shop....

If the safety of law enforcement officers that are being asked to go onto a roof is being considered then I believe that is a reasonable consideration. It is not just the risk of falling off a roof...