An iconic battle rifle

Jonathan Ferguson considered the SMLE rifle in the October issue. “True battle rifle. Reliable,

quick, accurate (enough) and historically significant,” asserted one Fielder. “Plenty of them firing on in Afghanistan,” added another. Fielders considered the photo below. “Just look

at all those rifles, almost all would have been causalities. Incredibly eloquent of the loss,” said one. “Interesting to read they would be stripped,

cleaned and reissued,” said another.