So the History that came with my Cross, Attachment 80891Attachment 80892 A Monte carlo style, not sure how else to discribe it.
It came from a friend a RTD Royal Marines Lieutenant colonel. who was given it by his Armourer in the Royal Marines. He was told by the Armourer that he had taken it off one of the Sniper rifles, So it may not have been an L42A1,
It was given to him when he took his SMLE MkIII, ( that is marked F.I.D.F. Falkland Island Defence Force.
The only one saved when they were thrown into the sea off the Islands. He got the permission to keep one.)
Frome the Armourie and he moved on to highrt iobs.
So NOT a pub story,

See attached photos, It had a hard red rubber but pad as well.