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    Indeed.. my wife was working in the Bank of Englandicon at the time, and she always said that the word in the bank was that they decimalised wrong thing. Instead of changing the value of the penny, they should have changed the value of the pound to match 100 pennies. We ended up with one of the highest value, low end coins in the world at the time, and when inflation kicked in, prices went up 2.4 times higher that they needed to. In other words, instead of retailers adding 1d to the price of something, they added 1p, or 2.4d!

    The reason they decimalised the penny was purely political... (so no change there then!)

    To those of you who moan about having worthless small denomination coin, be careful! There is a value in having a low denomination minimal value coin when inflation is about!
    very correct. The 1 and 2 cent coins have been axed in OZZIE and the 5 cent is not looking good. Advised price and rounding up for cash is common.

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    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

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    There are at least two legit L8T rifles in the USAicon. Both are listed in “Armourer’s Perspective”. One is a trials rifle listed in the text and the other a later one that’s pictured. I imported them both for different collectors in the past ten years.

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    I’ve modified many Mk.1 rear sights over the years too. I only ever used replacements or take offs with smashed battle apertures. I don’t think I ever saw the modification on an original wartime rear sight. I believe it was more prevalent on the L42 but admit I haven’t seen many on original rifles. I’m with Roger that it was a modification done by Armourers at the request of the snipers but certainly not standardized.

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    Cheers Brian. There you go, the L8T info is in the book!

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