Original British SMLE Mk I Rifle Butt Swivel Base by Enfield Hand Select:No New Made Item & Original

New Made Item & Original Item: The Germans called these "BEHALTER FUR DEN SCHIESSFEDER"

may show signs of storage age

This is the Mark 1 with two snap hooks

The sizes ran from very small of 60 cm

Original British SMLE Mk I Rifle Butt Swivel Base by Enfield Hand Select:No New Made Item & OriginalOriginal Item: Another of those rare events in antique arms: we found a small supply of the screw in butt swivel bases that were unique to the very first Mark of the SMLE. The base has a large integral screw rather than separate base and screws like later marks. Before the SMLE, Metfords and Enfields used a similar butt swivel base, but it was machined with a narrow waist. This group is a special prize in that most of the swivel bases are unissued,