British SMLE Mk III Magazine Cutoff and Screw Assembly Hand Select:Yes Original Item: Mostly manufactured by

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

Wonderful display items

The back of the holster has metal hook attachments for use with a P-37 web belt

This attracted dust and debris

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

British SMLE Mk III Magazine Cutoff and Screw Assembly Hand Select:Yes Original Item: Mostly manufactured byOriginal 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.