How Original Is Yours...........

[Peter Laidler]

I was browsing through the engineering notes the other day and saw that the fitting of the front trigger guard sling swivel to sniper rifles was authorised on 20th October 1944.

Modification instruction C-507/3 dated 20th Oct 1944

Stores to be removed: SCREWS, guard, trigger, front. Cat No: B1/BB-8166
Stores required: SWIVEL, sling, Mk1(T) No4 rifle Mk1. Cat No: B1/BK-0025

PRIORITY. Class B

Action required: By 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th line REME workshop units.

DETAIL: The front trigger guard screw will be removed and replaced by the sling swivel. It must be ensured that the sling swivel is screwed home tightly when assembled to the rifle.

Rifles of new manufacture will be so fitted during conversion.


There, so before that date, your rifle shouldn't have a front trigger guard swivel. That's going to get some of the purists going!

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