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Identify Military barrel band

hoosierhoosier Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭✭
edited May 2015 in Ask the Experts
Found a box with some, neat stuff. This one Puzzles me it a Band for a Rifle or Carbine, but can figure out what it might fit.

The swivel on the bottom Has a Hole for a Sling swivel / and slot too.
Small slot on one side has a serial number .017

I deal mostly and Enfield parts, Any Ideas.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Closest I could find. Was a woodcut of a converted Lee Metford. According to the info on the woodcut. These were converted in the very early 1900's. And were known as "Charge Loaders". The front band appears to have 2 separate components? Similar to the one in your photo. But not exactly the same?
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not the same. Found this photo, on the net.






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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That band hits something in the back of my mind.[|)]

    From long ago, I think, and this is only a feeble guess where I saw them, is on some sort of a Parade Rifle???

    Special slings for parade maneuvers???
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