german marked SMLE (real or fake?)

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But so far, nobody has ever seen an officially stamped backward facing eagle thinggy or cack handed swastika. And so far, again, no one has been able to give an explanation for such a beast on the rifle. Until those queries are answered, then all of the other points to ponder are simply red herrings thrown in to confuse.

But brilliant photos KG. Can anyone identify the slings or indeed the period/year from the uniforms

The Tunic is the Flying Blouse (Fliegerbluse) dated around 1940, was issued to flying personnel only, but became popular throughout the Luftwaffe, think this is the second issue, as the first had no pockets or national emblem.