A .303 (British) 'Mk.I*' bolt-action rifle by Lee Metford, no. 8131
With a sword bayonet of 1888 Mk.I pattern and leather scabbard
Bolt-head safety, detachable full length magazine, magazine cut-off, full-length stock, semi-pistolgrip and brass butt-plate with trap, the barrel with block-mounted adjustable folding ladder rear-sight with ramp-mounted blade foresight (missing clearing-rod)
Weight 10lb. 7¾oz., 13½in. stock, 29½in barrel
With a sword bayonet of 1888 Mk.I pattern and leather scabbard
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With a sword bayonet of 1888 Mk.I pattern and leather scabbard
Bolt-head safety, detachable full length magazine, magazine cut-off, full-length stock, semi-pistolgrip and brass butt-plate with trap, the barrel with block-mounted adjustable folding ladder rear-sight with ramp-mounted blade foresight (missing clearing-rod)
Weight 10lb. 7¾oz., 13½in. stock, 29½in barrel
With a sword bayonet of 1888 Mk.I pattern and leather scabbard