Original British WWI Sam Browne Set and Boots of Lt. Col. Claude Beddington - Killed During Dunkirk Evacuation Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage The rifle is in fine

The rifle is in fine working condition

Recovered in Kathmandu

on 17 March taking Homburg on the 21st and crossing the Rhine between Worms and Hamm on the 26th

The top of the case has ink stamp Kanji characters

Overall this is a fine Percussion purpose built private purchase Snider rifle

Original British WWI Sam Browne Set and Boots of Lt. Col. Claude Beddington - Killed During Dunkirk Evacuation Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage The rifle is in fineOriginal Items: One of a Kind Set. Purchased directly from the family, this is a poignant little collection of the leather effects of One man's service to his Country spanning three Wars and ending in his tragic death during the Dunkirk Evacuation. CLAUDE BEDDINGTON, born in 1869, joined the British Army and saw service in the 1899 1901 Boer War while Queen Victoria was still on the throne. In WW1 he achieved his elevated rank with the WESTMORLAND AND