SHARP STEEL
The article on old bayonets in the July/August 2023 Magnum opened a rusty old box in the attic of my memory. At Que Que High School in Rhodesia (as it was then), where I was a boarder, the House Master, told me to report on Wednesday afternoon to the parade square and armoury. Shortly afterwards came the introduction to what we all called the ‘303’.
The rifle in those days was the SMLE Mark 1. On the range, a drum of water was boiled and then after shooting, the barrel was washed via a funnel, pulled through to dry it and again
