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Original British WWI 1917-dated SMLE Wire Cutter No.I MkII by Decimals Ltd Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts and a white heading withOriginal Item. Only One Available. These are fantastically rare! Company director Christian Cranmer has only ever handled two previously, the first at The London Gun Show in 1990, and its price then was near to $3,000! Since then we purchased one of our own, which we have since sold, however these earlier TWO examples were both Marked No. 1 MK III. This example is clearly marked No. 1 MK II, although we can see no obvious difference between the two