Hmmm well I went and looked and the rpices seem quite good which is more than I can say for the descriptions
the sights that he claims are south african are actually pretty standard on british sporting rifles of that time:-
The one on the right is a BSA commercial sporting rifle built on a Metford carbine action the ones on the left are Battaue Sights on a Swinburns patent sporting Martini that i used to have.
These sights were standard trade pattern sights, two versions being available to suit either MkV1 215 grain or MkV11 174 grain ammunition
If you compare the butt stock of his Long lee by LSA and that on my BSA you'll see they are the same type and probably came from the same supplier and I'll bet his has a lightly engraved steel butt plate like this:-
Horn caps and tips were also standard for these.
The Lightly engraved cheaper Martini with the pannel of swirl engraving is possibly of Belgian manufacture. I say thsi as the engravign is very similar to a 303 bore Martini Muscat I have. Muscat of course is in Oman and these were made for the Omani tribal warriors soem were English made and other belgain the proofs would help. The Belgian ones are metric and the parts will not interchange with British std military weapons. I tried swoppign the breechblocks out fo interest with my Muscat and an Enfield AC11 converted by HRB & Co for 577/450 to 303 in 1898.
As for the Boers not liking British weapons?
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if you read besters book then this is clearly incorrect.
