Well here are my British "Castoffs". The rifle is a BSA SMLE Mk III* (mfd. 1916) that was sporterized by Bubba. The Webley Mk VI was manufactured in 1925 and is a 45 acp conversion, but it works and it's in very good shape considering it's age.
So what's up with this motley display you ask. Well I like both of them. Yes I own a very nice milspec Lithgow SMLE Mk III* (mfd. 1918) and I have many S&W revolvers that were manufactured in the past thirty-five years.
But these two pieces just appeal to me. You can imagine them being used by some hunter in the Michigan Upper Peninsula during the early fifties. A working man driving a twenty year old pickup getting his deer meat to feed his family. They aren't pretty and they aren't "sleek" but they work. Even if they aren't American made.
Or perhaps they are being used by a British grower in Kenya during the Mau Mau Uprising. Not as well off as his neighbors, but a man determined not to be taken down without a fight. Or perhaps his counterpart in Malaysia during the Communist Uprising.
Just imagine the Sporterized Mk III* as oneof the Lee Speed sporters.
Anyway I like them. Thought I would just share.
So what's up with this motley display you ask. Well I like both of them. Yes I own a very nice milspec Lithgow SMLE Mk III* (mfd. 1918) and I have many S&W revolvers that were manufactured in the past thirty-five years.
But these two pieces just appeal to me. You can imagine them being used by some hunter in the Michigan Upper Peninsula during the early fifties. A working man driving a twenty year old pickup getting his deer meat to feed his family. They aren't pretty and they aren't "sleek" but they work. Even if they aren't American made.
Or perhaps they are being used by a British grower in Kenya during the Mau Mau Uprising. Not as well off as his neighbors, but a man determined not to be taken down without a fight. Or perhaps his counterpart in Malaysia during the Communist Uprising.
Just imagine the Sporterized Mk III* as oneof the Lee Speed sporters.
Anyway I like them. Thought I would just share.