I wonder how he knew they were from the French Resistance? I would suggest that 'Matching Numbers' is the first giveaway. High quality rifles would go to regular British troops. A lot of the rifles sent were marked D - Drill Only and would have been checked to a lower safety standard. Lastly, the wo...

A quote comes to mind................ ""And don't forget. That isn't your Martini you have. It belonged to others before you and will belong to others after you are gone. Look after it, and pass it on with pride. It deserves it." M. Cobb, The Martini Henry Note-book" :GBR: :GBR: ...

That appears to be a Type 'B'. The knoxform should measure 1.16" and it should have a ramp foresight.
Price over here for the condition of the metal would be around $600 - $800

Here the Bomb Disposal are called ATO - Now EOD ( Slang name FELIX ) a cat with many lives. I was chatting to one on an exercise and he said that the protective suite wasn't - just to keep all the body parts together if things went 'Bang' :shock: :shock: https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/abo...

I subscribe to a magazine called Ships Monthly shipsmonthly.com which includes news on newbuilds.

Power sources are the big thing for savings on fuel costs and reduced pollution.

Current power systems include;
Battery Electric
Hydrogen
Hybrid
Wind Sails
LNG

I have a small PROXXON lathe which should do the trick. It only needs a gnats knacker off- 0.011"