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    A little treasure from Epay

    Epay can drive you nuts 99% of the time and then this:

    "No-4mk1-T-Lee-Enfield-Replica-Rear-Sight: Modified rear sight. No cross mark so I assume that it was done by "bubba". Also appears to have some post war markings with the queens crown. Again no malteese cross that an original modified part would have. "

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    Unfortunately this is all the "bubba'd" parts he had. Only a 4 clicker Roger, still have not found a 6 clicker yet.....
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    Awesome find!
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    Lance, if I couldn't have it I couldn't wish it to a finer fellow! A great find!

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    Well done. I must cast my net wider in future.

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    what am I missing here? can someone advise what is so special about this please?

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    Enfield manufactured rear sight from a No 4 Trials rifle. Modified for sniper use as evidenced by the ground-off battle aperture. Very rare and unbelievable price!

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    Fleabay

    Oh dear! I can see it now a whole flood of ground off replicas from sellers proclaiming Winston Churchill looked through it in 1942 and then smacking on a few hundred dollars with a RARE as description that is the 99% frustration factor of fleabay. I have had some lucky finds but it is a mission to find gear let alone trying to fathom how some sellers use the descriptions of their item.
    Well done Lance. I found a Red Devil down here not often seen then lo and behold a Brixa turned up then a frag insert for it just need the fuse now (Anyone have a Brixa fuse lying around they wish to sell!), also pictured is another few I have collected in the last 42 years.
    Does anyone know the correct colour for a Practice Mills Bomb as I am sure due to its shape it is of WWI vintage (I painted it white as a guess) the Red Devil 2nd from Left then the Brixa.
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    The practice Mills Bomb I got into trouble with when I took it to school was light grey. The trouble was 'Nothing' compared to what it would be if done today!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    Does anyone know the correct colour for a Practice Mills Bomb as I am sure due to its shape it is of WWI vintage (I painted it white as a guess)
    White is the correct colour, although official drill grenades also had holes drilled in the casing. Your one is a No.36 which were used in both WWI and WWII.
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    Shape

    The prac looks squat compared to the 1941 36 next to the U S pineapple this is why I think it could be WWI it came with a bakerlite spigot type thingy which was broken . It looks like the base plug was sorta sealed in there and not with it when I got it cannot remember how I got them but there ya go it was that long ago........TIA

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