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    WWI stripper clip and more!

    I knew they were getting a tad expensive but this was a bit of a shock.
    WW 1...Lee Enfield, 303 MkII stripper/charger clip | eBay
    Parker Hale .303 lee enfield fore sight adjustor for smle, rare! | eBay
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    Rats, I had several of those when they were just users. About half of my clips...
    Regards, Jim

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    Unless it's got a date stamped on it which I couldn't see in the pictures in the listing how can you be sure that it's definitely WW1 vintage?

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    F10 i can't find the dates atm but from memory they had changed to the mk3 mid war then mk4 style chargers by the end of ww1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by henry r View Post
    they had changed chargers by the end of ww1
    That was my understanding too, without stating any dates.
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    Is someone out there in forumland going to tell me that stripper clips are collectable............ Surely not........

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    Sadly Peter just about everything military believe it or not from buttons to bootlaces I draw the line my stripper clips are functional the WWI's come out when I shoot my 1916 just for posterity, now pick your self up off the floor Peter and have another glass of good port.....

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    dates for chargers from an old post by the late TonyE on another forum:

    Mark I, approved in List of Changes Paragraph 11753, 16 Jan 1903
    Mark II, approved in List of Changes Paragraph 13465, 24 April 1906
    Mark III, approved in List of Changes Paragraph 18973, 15 Feb 1916
    Mark IV, approved in List of Changes Paragraph 19786,30 Oct 1917

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    Why wouldn't stripper clips be collectable. You have different versions plus a plethora of manufacturers. Some take it more seriously than others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    Is someone out there in forumland going to tell me that stripper clips are collectable
    All the fine details of the weapon are collectible. One can have a full range of the manufacturers of M1icon clips for instance, I'll bet there's a hundred...some worth a fortune. You already know oil bottles are collectible.
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