Early SMLE combination tool

[5thBatt]

Just picked this up today, has the magazine link loop spreader so is for the Mk1 SMLE.

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[browningautorifle]

Very nice...but that's not for common issue? Surely not for the morning kit layout? I'm sure that would be on a very limited scale of issue...very nice though.

[Roy]

Neat, never seen one like that before, the average squaddie was certainly not allowed to remove the mag link, some thing like that would be for armourers only I suppose.

[browningautorifle]

never seen one like that before

Do you have any to show? Love to see any variations... I've not seen any of these until now...guess I should study Skennerton a bit closer. I have the book after all...

[Gingercat]

I have a couple newer versions than 5th - there were several different manufacturers:

[browningautorifle]

Nice looking pieces too.

[Mk VII]

The most common one is the one made by Central, quite large quantities of which were sold off here some years ago.

[5thBatt]

I had a Central made one but sold it to GDU who found this one for me, sold it to him for about a 5th of the price i paid for this one, that does not mean i paid a huge amount for the early one just that i sold Greg my Central one cheap