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Another AWSOME day at the British army dump site


Steve T

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Hi All

Had a great dig with my group members at the British army dump site permission of ours. Had some truly remarkable finds again, and I got so excited I forgot to take pictures of stuff before it was cleaned. :) 

I got one of the 'group' finds, (stuff found in spoil heaps and therefore shared out at the end of the dig), so that'll have to do ya!

 

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Vickers 303 cloth belt starter tabs. Three different types, one of which was unit marked :)

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PIAT rear sight and two trigger gauges.

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Ornate trigger guard and a rear sight

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Lee-Enfield oil bottles, Bakelite, plastic and brass.

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Lee-Enfield ID discs

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Browning water jacket corks without the cork. Vickers feed block bottom pawl spring. Split pin from ammo crate.

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Lee-Enfield training rifle mock trigger and magazine.

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Bren oil bottles.

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Bakelite spike bayonet scabbards, No 3 and No 4 'Victory'

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Believe this is a bipod clamp off a water cooled MG but not sure. Recognise it?

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Browning M1917 cloth belt starter tab

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Lee-Metford butt plates

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Lee-Enfield butt plates

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Long-Lee butt plates, all the tangs nicely marked

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Vickers .50 cal MG cloth belt starter tabs

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And the best find of the day for me....

 

Browning M1919 pistol grip :)

 

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