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WWII & the No.1 MkIII* vs. No.4 MkI*
Has anyone heard of a preference for either the No.1 MkIII* or No.4 MkI* over each other during WWII?
Were No.1 MkIII*'s even in common usage by 1944 in France?
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When I was kid there were still many "old sweats" around who swore by the SMLE. They just did not like the aperture sights on the No.4 (1 or 1*).
I prefer my SMLEs to my No.4s and No.5 bit that is just because they are blued not painted.
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Thanks Beerhunter & Thunderbox for the responses.
Good points on the older guys wanting the ramp sight over the aperture sights Beerhunter.
Thunderbox, I hadn't thought of the fact that many of the troops later in the war may never have seen the older rifles.
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There's a nice picture here taken near the end of the Burma campaign of two British soldiers: one has a No.1 rifle and the other a No.4:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._town_Bahe.jpg
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As far as I am aware the Kiwis stuck with the MKIII*(mostly WW1 made as well) right through WW2.
We did have the No4 but they stayed home,which is why good condition NZ marked No 4 rifles are so common today.
In fact the Army still sells spike bayonets direct to the public,I just bought 10 yesterday.