"very rare prototype enfield ww1 spare mag. Carrier for smle rifle" (?)

[peregrinvs]

Well it's a new one on me. What do other people think?

VERY RARE PROTOTYPE ENFIELD WW1 SPARE MAG. CARRIER FOR SMLE RIFLE FITS 08 BELT | eBay

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[CINDERS]

Some one was very inventive great leaping into a trench or legging it across no mans land a bubba not a MoD piece of equipment.
Perhaps maybe P L can chime in or other well versed persons but really in practicality in a war zone!

[Baal]

No idea if it's authentic or not. Doesn't seem particularly practical.

[boltaction]

Interesting item. Could be authentic, but obviously not something which saw a lot of use in reality. I'm curious what they're referring to "also carried the longer magazine".

Ed

[browningautorifle]

Could be authentic

? But they didn't carry spare mags, they used mag chargers...the mags were fitted to the rifle.

[browningautorifle]

They didn't carry spare mags. That's a new invention that came later.(Spare mags that is)

[Ridolpho]

Just shooting from the hip here but was not there originally an intention with the MLM/ MLE to use additional mags? With the main magazine chained to the rifle you just drop it out and let it hang while inserting no.2? The lack of charger guide on the MLE was, of course, one of its main shortcomings in the Boer War/wars.

Ridolpho

[browningautorifle]

The link was to keep them from changing mags with another. Not what he's suggesting at all. Quote(Very Rare Prototype Enfield WW1 )Unquote...

[Peter Laidler]

The fact is that spare magazines were not authorised and if they're not authorised, who would authorise a carrier for something that wasn't authorised per-se? But you'd have thought the remains of these would have turned up on the battlefield wouldn't you. After all, even remains of the even rarer 20 round mags have been dug up

[browningautorifle]

Makes as much sense as the shovel with the hole in it...which unfortunately did make it to initial stages.