British Sniper pictures

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1: A British sniper takes aim through the telescopic sights of his rifle on the range at a sniper training school in France, 27 July 1944. [From the same shoot as in shot 8 post 1 above I presume - better image of the 3t though...] Interesting that they would be training the soldiers with different rifles to those they would use in the field - but I suppose you use whatever you can lay your hands on!
2: A sniper from the Seaforth Highlanders takes aim from behind a carrier as 15th (Scottish) Division troops deal with German resistance in Uelzen, 16 April 1945 [don't know what kind of rifle he's using - a hunting gun they've looted perhaps?]
3: A sniper in firing position during an exercise [this is a pre war shot]
4: Lance Corporal A P Proctor, a sniper with 56th Division, cleaning his rifle, 24 November 1943 [For the sniper connisseur this is possibly the most interesting as he appears to be using a trials sniper complete with cut off and disc on butt]
5: Private J Donald, a sniper with 'C' Company, 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers, Holland, 11 December 1944 [for some reason the Scottish regts seem to have had plenty of snipers - or at least were adept in getting in front of the photo lens!]. This guy looks exhausted just back from an op judging from the state of him and his rifle.
6: A Belgian commando inspects his rifle with sniper 'scope in a village at the foot of Mt Camino, 6 February 1944

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