Just viewed this again from 3years ago - one of the very few fully provenanced and intact Great War sniper outfits.

It is s pity Nick did not get round to opening up the middle case and hooking on the original Aldis scope to the Purdey mounts.

The story is that Methven was able to hang on to it as it was not Government property but a private purchase by Sir Abe Bailey.

The storekeeper may have thought it unwise to argue with an Officer who had killed so many Germans,

Last edited by Parabola; 11/13/25 02:52 PM.