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The Proprietor is now dead!.........His son chris has contiued the bussines, albeit from a home location now. The shop premises is closed. I see him occasionaly the Chatham Militaria fair.
That's a shame. I knew the business had gone virtual, but I didn't know the owner had shuffled off this mortal coil. I had some nice bits there over the years including an unissued 1940 dated Lee-Enfield sling and a mint Indian No1 MkII* bayonet. Sadly London is now a bit of a desert for militaria.

Back on the subject of No.5's, I got my one for IIRC £37 at the first Beltring I attended in 2000. Even then that wasn't a bad price, neither were they getting any more common and I was pleased to find it.