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A SCARCE .303 (BRIT.) 'SHT. L.E. III' BOLT-MAGAZINE SNIPER RIFLE, serial no. M8979,
dated 1915, 25 1/4in. nitro reproved barrel, elevating 'H.V.' tangent rear sight, block and blade fore-sight with side protectors, receiver fitted with a side mounted telescopic sight the ocular bell marked 'ALDIS BROTHERS BIRMINGHAM. No67231. 1915.' and 'M 8979.', the body engraved 'W.G.B. McKECHNIE, RHUBEG, STRONE, ARGYLL.', in quickly-detachable mounts the front mount engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS.', together with a period leather case, the lid embossed 'W.G.B. Mc.K.', the lid interior with paper scope adjustment label, main compartment embossed with a broad arrow and 'Z. 1410.', receiver with fixed charger bridge, manual safety, oval cocking-piece, magazine cut-off, detachable box magazine, full stock with front and rear long-range volley sights, 13 1/8in. pull including brass buttplate with trapdoor, the right side of the butt stock with brass identity disc marked 'R.P. 9.14. M.I.S.L. 315.', canvas sling, weight 9lb. 5oz. (unscoped), 10lb. 12oz. (scoped)

Provenance: W.G.B. McKechnie was a British military officer who served during the First World War as a Flying Officer (Observer) and Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and Seaforth Highlanders. Records indicate his service as a Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant in these regiments, with mention of him in the London Gazette in 1916.
He served as a Flying Officer (Observer) on the General List, with seniority from April 29, 1916.

A W.G.B. McKechnie appears in records related to the Merchant Navy (1939-1943) and as a Temporary Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. in 1943, though it is not explicitly confirmed if this is the same individual as the WWI officer



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Estimate £3,000-5,000

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

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