Original British P-1888 Lee-Metford MK.I* .303 Magazine Rifle with Enfield Rifled Barrel by R.S.A.F. Enfield Dated 1890 - Serial 471 D Japanese Field Gear Carbines of either model are

Carbines of either model are exceptionally rare

The caps are nickel or nickel plated

Casehardened lockplate and mountings have a dark patina with no traces of color left

This is a lovely WWI Memorial Plaque commemorating the life and service of Ernest Frank Tibble

often called a "Potato Masher"

Original British P-1888 Lee-Metford MK.I* .303 Magazine Rifle with Enfield Rifled Barrel by R.S.A.F. Enfield Dated 1890 - Serial 471 D Japanese Field Gear Carbines of either model areOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are getting to be like Hen's Teeth! Recently purchased at a military auction, this is one of the few Lee Metford rifles we have had that was not acquired from the Royal Armory of Nepal. Like many that remained in British service, this rifle was later upgraded at arsenal to Lee Enfield specification by replacing the Metford rifled barrel with the new Enfield barrel with deeper, square cut rifling. It was