British SMLE Mk I Butt Swivel Base, LSA Manufacture British Machine Guns the helmet plume bears a

the helmet plume bears a "Rose" finial to the top unlike that of the Life Guard's which has a gilt round button to top with White horse hair plume

NOTE: All Muskets

about 70% of genuine receiver is intact

Original Item: The Nepal collection never ceases to amaze us and recently we stumbled (literally) upon an unopened crate that hid these rare knives for over a century

British SMLE Mk I Butt Swivel Base, LSA Manufacture British Machine Guns the helmet plume bears aOriginal Item: Another of those rare events in antique arms: we? ve 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