Deactivated Full Matching 1911 SMLE MKIII Rifle

Non EU sales Only. Can be redeactivated to EU/ UK spec. Deactivated British SMLE MKIII, in very good deactivated condition, with lovely original wooden furniture. Full Matching Numbers, Volley Sights, 1911 LSA manufacture and broad arrow stamped, with original correct leather sling. The SMLE, or 'smelly' as it was fondly known was by far the most modern and effective rifle in use during WWI. Its ability to endure the conditions in the trenches and keep operating was second only to its rate of fire. It also had double the magazine capacity of any other weapon of the period and when you had a battalion of Tommies where each man was trained to fire at least 30 aimed shots a minute, it is no wonder that many Germans thought they were under machine gun fire. A British classic. All deactivated weapons sold by D and B Militaria are deactivated in the United Kingdom and hold London or Birmingham proof marks and a certificate stating that the weapon has been deactivated correctly. Can be redeactivated to EU/ UK spec.