Original British WWII Swift Training Rifle Series B in Original Transit Chest - Serial B5190 - Functional with Intact Fork U.S. Militaria and as an expression that

and as an expression that "heavy measures" are being taken

but there is not one installed on the handle

The buckle is maker stamped and dated on the leather tab:

Original Item- One-of-a-kind

They were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross while commanding this division

Original British WWII Swift Training Rifle Series B in Original Transit Chest - Serial B5190 - Functional with Intact Fork U.S. Militaria and as an expression thatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a British WWII produced Swift Training Rifle Mk. III in its original transit chest. This was a rifle shooting training device made in Great Britain during the Second World War. This rifle did not actually fire a cartridge, but shot out a forked probe that punctured a paper target barely an inch from the "muzzle". The system illustrated, to a recruit or trainee, the required sight