British Martini-Henry Mk I Striker, LSA Manufacture Military Flare Guns armed guards they dug potatoes

armed guards they dug potatoes until 11:30 when they rode back to the farm for the noon meal

This is an original shorthaired bearskin Busby helmet of the legendary LANCHASHIRE FUSILIERS

these are the upmarket Life Guard Bandsman's Red Tunics with much extra Gold braiding known as "gimp"

Original Item: The famous WW2 British Mk II Sten Machine Carbine (submachine gun) has become very scarce on the market

Of particular interest is a 12th Lancers Trumpet beautifully marked and dated "HENRY KEAT & SONS

British Martini-Henry Mk I Striker, LSA Manufacture Military Flare Guns armed guards they dug potatoesOriginal Item: The first striker issued with the early Martini Henry rifles was the Mk I. It immediately turned out to be too fragile, and before the initial field testing of the Martini was done, the Mk I was replaced with a strengthened version, the Mk II. The Mk I was in use for such a very short time that it may be the rarest Martini component part. IMA has found a very, very few original British Mk I strikers among the Mk II and Mk III Martini