Some Military firearms

[douglas2496]

Thank you, but we have no choice in Britain. All the automatic weapons and handguns would be illegal if live, even to licence holders.

[douglas2496]

My Lee Enfield No.1 Mk 3. This is an Indian Rifle with a factory rebuild mark for 1949. The barrel is dated 1944 and the stock 1930. It is shown here with a WW1 relic Enfield recovered from the western front, and also with bayonet, oil bottle and a prismatic device for checking the rifles bore.

[sunsetIE]

Thank you, but we have no choice in Britain. All these weapons would be illegal if live, even to licence holders.

That is what I meant about unfortunate, it must be terrible to have such beautiful weapons and not be able to enjoy them in a functioning state!

[douglas2496]

You are right of course, its sad to see historic weapons mutilated by deactivation. But you get used to it, especially if you have never been allowed anything else.

Also, there are some advantages to living in a country which is not awash with firearms.