British SMLE Mk III Magazine Cutoff and Screw Assembly Hand Select:Yes d) Pair of Heavy black

d) Pair of Heavy black leather thigh boots

Again an area which sat on the sidelines in WW2 since the principal arena between Britain and Italy turned out to be the Libyan Dessert on the Mediterranean

and comfort for each wearer

Original Item: Mostly manufactured by Hobson and Sons these were made surplus by the Hertfordshire constabulary as a different model Bobby Helmet was adopted

Original Item: Designed to permit easy loading of the MG 13 magazines from 5-round stripper clips

British SMLE Mk III Magazine Cutoff and Screw Assembly Hand Select:Yes d) Pair of Heavy blackOriginal Item: The Royal Army decided during the First World War that all the SMLE Mk III rifles that had been built with magazine cutoffs did not need cutoffs, so just about all of them were removed, often crudely by breaking the pivot screw. IMA has been fortunate to find a few cutoffs WITH screws.