Early SMLE combination tool

**5thBatt** · 10-01-2016 09:49 PM

Just picked this up today, has the magazine link loop spreader so is for the Mk1 SMLE.

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**Highly Recommended** · 10-01-2016 09:49 PM

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**browningautorifle** · 10-01-2016 09:52 PM

Very nice...but that's not for common issue? Surely not for the morning kit layout? I'm sure that would be on a very limited scale of issue...very nice though.

**Roy** · 10-02-2016 03:22 AM

Neat, never seen one like that before, the average squaddie was certainly not allowed to remove the mag link, some thing like that would be for armourers only I suppose.

**browningautorifle** · 10-02-2016 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Roy

never seen one like that before

Do you have any to show? Love to see any variations... I've not seen any of these until now...guess I should study Skennerton icon

a bit closer. I have the book after all...

**Gingercat** · 10-02-2016 03:15 PM

I have a couple newer versions than 5th - there were several different manufacturers:

**browningautorifle** · 10-03-2016 03:18 PM

Nice looking pieces too.

**Mk VII** · 10-03-2016 04:05 PM

The most common one is the one made by Central, quite large quantities of which were sold off here some years ago.

**5thBatt** · 10-03-2016 05:54 PM

I had a Central made one but sold it to GDU who found this one for me, sold it to him for about a 5th of the price i paid for this one, that does not mean i paid a huge amount for the early one just that i sold Greg my Central one cheap

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