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Old 01-02-06, 12:42
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AFAIK, it was a WW1 derivation used exclusively with the SMLE, even into WW2. Bruce Parker can probably back me up on this. Forty years ago, you could still buy copper-wire-reinforced SMLEs for 25 bucks here, but they're all gone now.
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