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Originally Posted by Ed Storey
That youtube video reminds me of an Egyptian mummy unwrapping that was a common party theme by the wealthy during the Victorian era. I know there are many out there who disagree, but from my perspective, this video is just as thoughtless and shortsighted as there cannot be many NOS SMLEs still in their original wrapping. In their defence, at least the Victorians had little idea of what they were going to find when they unwrapped their bundle; whereas in this case the label was pretty clear.
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1) In a perfect world a collector would buy two of those Irish contract rifles, one to unwrap and one to keep mummified.
2) I expect a purist might say that, while a No.4 is shorter than a Long Lee, it isn't technically a 'Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield.
3) All those Victorians who morbidly meddled with mummies are now cursed along with their descendant's forever.