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British Bits 'n Bobs of Brighton
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British Bits 'n Bobs of Brighton aka Alaska Enfield Headquarters British Bits 'n Bobs of Brighton specializes in British & Commonwealth Military and Militaria Reference Books, Lee-Enfield Accessories, and other British-related Militaria. We also provide research services for Collectors as our resources permit.
This site is also the only "official" outlet for back issues of "The Enfield Collector's Digest," a publication related to collecting Lee-Enfield Rifles and Accouterments, published from 1993 through 2002.
Contact Info:
G. Greg Young
P.O. Box 898
Brighton CO 80601
720-244-8008 ggy@britishbitsnbobs.com
or smle@comcast.net
QUESTIONS? Gimme a call or send me an e-mail.
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- REFERENCE BOOKS & PAMPHLETS -
NOTE: All titles listed may not be in stock at all times. Please call or Email prior to placing orders.
*** British Service Rifles and Carbines 1888-1900 [Lewis & Washburn] - $11.95 (Hard Cover)
*** Socket Bayonets of the Great Powers [Robert W. Shuey] - $22.95 (Soft Cover)
*** Telescope Sighting No. 32 Mk 1, 2, & 3 [Peter Laidler] - $16.95 (Soft Cover)
*** The Winchester-Lee Rifle [Eugene Myszkowski] - $22.95 (Soft Cover)
- Books & Pamphlets by Ian D. Skennerton -
*** British & Commonwealth Bayonets - $75.00 (Hard Cover)
*** The Broad Arrow - British and Empire production, proof, inspection, and unit markings - $55.00 (Hard Cover); $29.95 (Soft Cover)
*** Small Arms Information Series (S.A.I.S.) - $10.00 each (Soft Cover) [includes post]*** * SAIS #1 - .303 Rifle No. 1 S.M.L.E. Mks III & III*
* SAIS #2 - .303 Rifle, No. 4 Mks 1, 1*, 1/2, 1/3 & 2
* SAIS #3 - 9mm Austen Mk I & 9mm Owen Mk I Sub-Machine Guns
* SAIS #4 - .303 Rifle, No. 5 Mk 1
* SAIS #5 - .303 Bren Light Machine Gun
* SAIS #6 - British Service Sword & Lance Patterns
* SAIS #7 - .303 Magazine Lee-Metford and Magazine Lee-Enfield
* SAIS #8 - .303 Vickers Medium Machine Gun
* SAIS #9 - .455 Webley No. 1 Mk VI Revolver
* SAIS #10 - .303 Pattern 1914 Rifle & Sniping Variants
* SAIS #11 - 9mm Sten Machine Carbine Mks 1, 1*, 2 & 3
* SAIS #12 - 7.62 L1 & C1 F.A.L. Rifles
* SAIS #13 - Special Service Lee-Enfields - DeLisle Commando & Autos
* SAIS #14 - .303 Lewis Machine Gun
* SAIS #15 - .450 & .303 Martini Rifles and Carbines
* SAIS #16 - British & Empire Cadet & Training Rifles
* SAIS #17 - .45 Thompson Sub-Machine Gun
* SAIS #18 - 7.62mm L42A!, L39A1, L8 & 2A Lee-Enfield Conversions
* SAIS #19 - Australian S.M.L.E. Variations
- Books by Alan M. Petrillo -
*** British Service Rifles and Carbines 1888-1900 - $10.95 (Soft Cover)
*** British .22RF Training Rifles - $10.95 (Soft Cover)
*** Cartridge Carbines of the British Army - $10.95 (Soft Cover)
*** The Lee-Enfield Number 1 Rifles - $10.95 (Soft Cover)
*** The Lee-Enfield Number 4 Rifles - $10.95 (Soft Cover)
*** The No. 5 Jungle Carbine - $10.95 (Soft Cover)
- Books by Stephen Redgwell-
*** "Maintenance & Repair Guide for the No. 4 Lee Enfield" - $14.95 (Soft Cover)
*** "Reloading Data - .303 Epps" - $14.95 (Soft Cover)
*** "Reloading Recipes for the .303" - $14.95 (Soft Cover)
- Books by Charles R. ("Skip") Stratton -
*** British Enfield Rifles, Volume I, SMLE (No. 1) Rifles Mk I and Mk III.
History, descriptions, photographs, and part-by-part breakdown of newly manufactured Short Magazine Lee-Enfield rifles. Covers Mk I, Mk III, Mk III*, and Ishapore 2A/2A1 models. - $16.95 (Soft Cover)
*** British Enfield Rifles, Volume II, Lee-Enfield No. 4 and No. 5 Rifles.
History, descriptions, photographs, and part-by-part breakdown of No. 4 series rifles. Includes No. 4 Mk I, Mk I*, and Mk 2 rifles (and their conversions), No. 5 rifles, and L8A1 rifles. Special chapter on sniper and competition rifles and appendixes on Pakistani and Canadian E.A.L. rifles. Detailed information on serial numbers and rifle markings. - $16.95 (Soft Cover)
*** British Enfield Rifles, Volume IV, Pattern 1914 and U.S. Model of 1917 Rifles.
History, descriptions, photographs, and part-by-part breakdowns of Pattern 1914 and U.S. Model of 1917 rifles. Includes Eddystone, Remington, and Winchester P-14 Mk I, Mk I*, and Mk 2 and M1917 models. Detailed disassembly and assembly instructions. Appendixes on production estimates, Pattern 1913 rifles, and Remington Model 30 commercial rifles. - $16.95 (Soft Cover)
- OTHER AUTHORS - "Normandy: Searching for Sidney"; Thomas J Bates / Eric Lummis; Bates Books / Arc Publications; 2000. SYNOPSIS John Matheson, one of Canada's prominent citizens, wrote the Introduction to the book. Coming from one who is himself a much-wounded and gallant World War II soldier, his comments are very generous.And coming from one who is a fervent patriot for Canada, the last paragraph of his Introduction, commenting on the balanced, bilingual format of the book, makes a specially haunting plea for the unity of his troubled, bi-lingual country. The next chapter, In Memoriam, was written in grief at the news of the sudden death of Ernie Seaman, MM, the Corporal stretcher-bearer who is really the unsung hero of the book. The chapter that follows it, A Note of Explanation, was inserted just before the book went to the printer in order to answer the different queries made by many friends about various aspects of the book. In particular, it explains why Sidney Bates himself is such a 'shadowy figure'. The book proper is in three sections. The first, major section of 108 pages is the story of the search for the place where Sidney fought and fell. It is written in the form of a diary of the five days the three old soldiers, Seaman, Holden and Bates, spent together looking for Sidney's battlefield and the other battlefields on which the 1st Battalion The Royal Norfolk Regiment fought. It ends with the successful, positive identification of the field on which Corporal Bates earned the Victoria Cross. An Epilogue that describes the battlefield monument raised to commemorate Sidney and his comrades closes out the story. The second section, of 49 pages, is titled The Madame Lenauld Story. It is divided into two parts. The first, The Vow, tells the poignant story of Madame Lenauld's search, unsuccessful up to now, for the grave of the young British soldier who died in her arms on the morning of D-Day. The second part, Impossible!, examines the slander about the behaviour of Alphonse Lenauld, her father-in-law, on D-Day and clears his good name. The Epilogue that closes out The Madame Lenauld Story describes how, on the initiave of Suzanne Lenauld, Jean Brisset and Tom Bates, a statue was raised to honour Field Marshal Montgomery, Monty, in the village of Colleville-Montgomery that hyphenated its name with his. The third section, of 42 pages, is titled 1 Suffolk and D-Day. It lays to rest for all time the unwarranted slander that the 1 Suffolk dragged their feet in the capture of HILLMAN on D-Day. The Epilogue that closes out this last section describes how part of the remains of HILLMAN have been dedicated and developed by the Suffolk Regiment and its Friends in Colleville-Montgomery as a permanent monument to the soldiers who fell in its capture.
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BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH
MILITARIA and BAYONETS
ITEM 07-001 - U.S. World War I Mess Kit with knife, fork, and spoon and owner's dog tag. Mess Kit itself is marked [on handle], "U.S. over T.U.S.A over Co. over 1918. Knife is marked [on handle], "A.C.Co. U.S. 1917" and hand scratched initials, "WS". Fork is marked [front of handle] "U.S." and [back of handle] "WB/W over 1917". Spoon is marked [front of handle] "U.S." and [back of handle] "WB/W over 1918". Dog Tag [attached with 'parachute cord'] is round and marked on one side "U S A DENNIS E GARNER" and on the reverse side "2871278". All shows evidence of use and is authentic and original as far as I can determine.
$100.00 plus S&H.
ITEM 07-002 - Sealed Box of Enfield No. 4 MK 2 Parts. Marked, "CR 66SA over RIFLE No.4 Mk 2 over GUARD HAND FRONT over QTY 5" also "NOT TO BE OPENED UNTIL REQUIRED FOR USE" and "PACKED BY R.O.F." over "WOOLWICH" over "METHOD 1A" over "P.K.D. R.O.F. W/WICH" - overstamped with "67/Broad Arrow/F" and "JUL 1955".
$75.00 plus S&H.
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"The Enfield Collector's Digest"
The Enfield Collectors Digest (ECD) resulted from several Lee-Enfield collectors getting together in 1992 to form a loose confederation of like-minded associates. The first issue of the ECD was published in January of 1993. It was produced specifically for collectors of Lee-Enfield rifles and British & Commonwealth militaria and was published from 1993 through 2002. Varying from four to six issues per year, the ECD functioned as a forum for exchange of information between collectors, a learning tool for new collectors, and a source for locating information related to collecting British and Commonwealth firearms and militaria.
By January, 2000, the ECD boasted subscribers in twelve (12) countries - Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the U.S. The subscriber base included individuals, major military museums and libraries, many organized collector's clubs and organizations, and the British MOD Pattern Room Library, the Canadian War Museum Library, and the Lithgow Small Arms Museum Library.
Each issue contained an assortment of the following features: Articles about Lee-Enfield Rifles and other British and British Commonwealth firearms, accessories, and militaria, written by well known authors in the field as well as by subscribers. Well known contributors include Ian Skennerton and Peter Laidler, among others. Comments from subscribers - personal observations about collecting Lee-Enfield rifles and other British military items. Tips on new publications on British firearms, accessories, and other related subjects. A subscriber question and answer column moderated by Paul M. R. Breakey, a well known American collector and Enfield historian and scholar. Tidbits of information on a variety of subjects related to British Militaria. Both commercial and non-commercial advertisements of items For Sale, Wanted, or For Trade. Although out of print since 2002, back issues are still available (in limited numbers) at a cost of $5.00 USD each, $15.00 USD per Volume (one year), or $100.00 USD per complete set (ten volumes - 1993 - 2002), postage included, USPS Media Mail rate. Postage outside the US, obviously, is extra. (See also www.the-enfield-collectors-digest.org)
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LAST REMAINING ENFIELDS FROM MY COLLECTION Enfield Pistol No. 2 Mk I* Bobbed Hammer - Double Action Only. .38 S&W Caliber. "Early" Wood Grips (1938-1942) .Condition = "USED - Very Good. See Stamps & Skennerton, ".380 Enfield No. 2 Revolver" Chapter 4 - pgs 49-62.) $295.00 Payment required prior to shipment (+$25-$30 S&H). Payment accepted via PayPal, Cashier's Check, Money Order, Cash, Gold, Real Estate, etc. Buyer MUST have FFL or C&R and provide signed copy thereof. Money gladly refunded if not satisfied. These items are offered as "collector items" and no warranty, either express or implied, as to their safety in use is offered. Seller is not responsible for damage or injurtyresulting from operational use thereof.
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Kindly remember that I do this as a hobby, part time, subject to "Honey Do" requirements - so please don't expect same day shipping.
That said, satisfaction is guaranteed or you may return for a refund within two weeks (minus shipping charges).
ORDERING: Payment Methods Accepted: PayPal, Cashier's check, Money Order, Personal check if I know you. Send to -
British Bits 'n Bobs of Brighton
POB 898
Brighton CO 80601
NOTE: If using PayPal, "Send Money" to "ggy@comcast.net"
When ordering, be sure to include Quantity, Stock Number, if any, Item Description, and price as quoted on the web site. Be sure to include your shipping address. Standard shipping & handling is via U.S. Priority Mail @ $6.00 for up to 2 lbs. Publications are sent via USPS Media Mail, cost included in purchase price.
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