Original British SMLE .22 Short Rifle Mk III Dated 1898 - Serial No.4301 Fusee Spring & Cover Each head bears stamped proof

Each head bears stamped proof marks and acceptance dates but

This is the SMALL version

These are the sturdy Clasp knives issued to all British infantrymen as part of their personal equipment

The steel scabbard is in very good condition with both prongs present

Original British SMLE .22 Short Rifle Mk III Dated 1898 - Serial No.4301 Fusee Spring & Cover Each head bears stamped proofOriginal Item: Serial # 4301. This rifle has the following history stamped into the receiver: First, Victoria Regina. Well, this queen, longest lived of all British monarchs, had an influence far beyond the British Isles and the British Empire during the Nineteenth Century. Victorian morals dominated the cultured classes of Great Britain and the new United States, and even now, in the Twenty First Century, nostalgic organizations such as the Victorian