Original British SMLE .22 Short Rifle Mk III Dated 1898- Serial No.1324 British Lancer since bomber pilots wore headsets

since bomber pilots wore headsets over their caps during flights

Each bears original German's maker markings and WW1 dates or other military markings

published by Collector Grade Publications (1994)

Each is a one-of-a-kind fencing rifle and is offered un-cleaned

Each mask will be serviceable with undamaged eyepieces

Original British SMLE .22 Short Rifle Mk III Dated 1898- Serial No.1324 British Lancer since bomber pilots wore headsetsOriginal Item: Serial # 1324. This rifle has the following history stamped into the receiver: First, Victoria Regina. Well, this queen, longest lived of all British monarchs, had an influence far beyond the British Isles and the British Empire during the Nineteenth Century. Victorian morals dominated the cultured classes of Great Britain and the new United States, and even now, in the Twenty First Century, nostalgic organizations such as the Victorian