Original British P-1888 Lee-Metford MK.1* Magazine .303 Rifle with Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1891 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The MG 08 was usually

The MG 08 was usually issued on a sled-type mount of adjustable height (SchlittenLafette08)

A set of two extra barrels in an original carrier is provided as part of this offering

Steel Action

Meine Ehre Heisst Treue (My Honor is Loyalty)

Due to shortcomings that the campaign revealed in the organization of the Light divisions

Original British P-1888 Lee-Metford MK.1* Magazine .303 Rifle with Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1891 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The MG 08 was usuallyOriginal Item: Only One Available. These rifles are as rare as hen's teeth. Dated 1891 with Victorian crown stamping over ENFIELD on the butt socket this is a . 303 caliber magazine rifle that saw service throughout the Empire in the final years of Queen Victoria's reign. Although superseded in 1895 by the Long Lee Enfield Rifle these saw service at the famous Battle of Omdurman in 1898 that was Great Britains revenge against the Mardists outside