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Swine! That means I'll have to stop the front end of my Tanaka swivelling... or miss! Much the same as the rest of us then.

They could have got it privately made, if they were anally retentive and wealthy.

I seem to remember hearing that chomley didn't wear pants...

Heh, I was only the second (or maybe even third or fourth) owner. I forget who had it before me though. Anyway glad you're happy with it!

The front isn't the only bit that's different... However it is the most noticeable from a distance.

Heh and here's me thinking it wasn't used at all until 1941. Apparently it was around in 1939, just not officially adopted into service. (According to...

Well get an SMLE then. There were some in Normandy in 1944, whereas there were no No4s at Dunkirk!

Ah good. My KSC 1911 spent some time with an expert on these things (Kermit) and he couldn't fix it, so I've given up and it's now just a holster fil...

Hmmm... same as the 1911 internals. This does concern me a little as my KSC 1911 (KSC is the same as KWA) is absolutely rubbish and fails to reload ...