WIP Critique 200mm British Para mortar carrier Arnhem

[Grod]

We used on our log race during P company.

Was it a chocolate one?

 

[Gellso]

Was it a chocolate one?

It was nearly as heavy as a Yorkie right enuff!

 

[peedee]

I think that loop may be to attach a short lanyard to the magazine so it's not lost if detached. I look forward to seeing this complete, I'm loving what you've done so far.

I would love to know for sure.
As teenager my old ACF instructors both ex-scots guards, described it as a tripod mounting ring for an instructors
aim training aid !

Does anyone have the pamphlet?

Paul

Paul

 

[Nige]

Nearly missed this. Looks really good Gells and looking forward to seeing it finished. That rifle

 

[Borek]

Very interesting figure, and great start. Uniform camouflage is great and wood on the riffle is amazing . Happy painting on this one

Cheers Borek

 

[Richard Baxter]

Great stuff. Interesting use of watercolour pencils, not a medium I would have thought of (no comments please). Must try that out, do you recommend any brand or colour selection?

 

[Scotty]

I found this on an Enfield shooters forum, it sounds reasonable and it goes with what I remember from my cadet days with the .303. The loop was part of the trigger guard mechanism so maybe it just wasn't changed as the different marks evolved. I checked pams and it just comes up under trigger guard.

The loop was first used to secure the magazine by a a link/chain from the MLM Mk1 up to and including the Mk1 SMLE, the loop was reintroduced with the changes to the future manufacture of the MkIII & the introduction of the MkIII* in 1916, & was used to secure the action cover.

Scotty.