Flanders mud flaps, post WW1 use.

[mrclark303]

Nope its a Repro made in Yorkshire
but has had a makers name stamped into it at a later stage ( in the last 10 years! these copies were not marked apart from the crows foot)

Enfield SMLE Flanders Flap Muzzle Cover | Repro

Hey, I only paid £50, so ho hum, it's a very good repro. Thanks for that info Andy.

Looks like someone was 'slightly economical' with the truth shall we say and had gone to some effort to add age, etc.

I never ever buy the story, the very first lesson all collectors learn, usually the hard way!