1896 LMC MK1 Type3

[Lithy]

As promised for Simon, here are some pics of my Metford Carbine.

For the uninitiated and with thanks to the authority on these beasties, Coggansfield, the variations of Lee-Metford carbine are as follows:

Type 1: base model with D-ring (usually now missing) and butt sling bar. A total of 16,661 made, after deducting other subtypes and conversions to other models.

Type 2: made in spring 1896, with no D-ring but with the sling bar. Rare, 735 made in total.

Type 3: made from summer 1896 onward, with neither D-ring nor sling bar. Rare, probably about 800-850 made.





















Please feel free to argue that it may be a type two upgraded to type three in service due to the repair in the butt.

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