Quote Originally Posted by peregrinvs View Post
Having scraped most of the paint off, there only seem to be Enfield markings on the exterior. Some of the internals are also Enfield marked. It cost £10 as the dealer claimed in was ex-Chindit. A likely tale, but I didn't quibble as I had my eyes on the greater prize...

Were the Boys cartridge cases the ones covered in grot that were £10 for 5 with a charger? I bought a rusty WWI Mills No.36 drill grenade as a 'have fun restoring it' project.
They were 5 on a clip for £17 and were grotty but I've put one on a .55" bar and placed it in my lathe chuck, spun it on a low speed and carefully scrapped the crud off with a broken parting tool. It's come out very well and by the time I've machined up a dummy projectile out of stainless I doubt the laymen would ever know it spent 30 years at the bottom of the sea.