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Lee Enfield straight from the Sea


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Found somewhere on the French coast, still with live amunition (possibly from Dunkirk?  Len Smith of the Royal Fusiliers - at Dunkirk - told me in the early 70s that they removed the bolts from their rifles before ditching them into the sea.  He spent the resrt of the war in a P.O.W. camp at Thorn/Weichsel until the Russians came in January-February 1945).
The man apparently does not know how to properly restore these parts, and the way he is handling the amunition looks rather careless.

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I have seen this guy before, he found a rusted solid luger, he oils it heat it up,  wire brushes  it, put a steel rod down the barrel & starts hammering  it to free the toggle action,  turns out it's still loaded , he manages to get the round out the chamber,  & chucks it into his wood burner ! & yes it does go off.

https://youtu.be/w_SE5FuuIg8

 

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Yes, I have seen that one, surprised I didn't post it.

He's like the butcher's dog when he sees a good steak!   "Ein Gemüt wie ein Schlachterhund"

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