WW1 SNAIL DRUM MAGAZINE LOADING TOOL

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VERY RARE LOADING TOOL FOR THE SNAIL DRUM MAGAZINE. ISSUED AT A RATE OF ONE PER CASE OF SIX DRUMS, VERY FEW SURVIVING BEYOND THE WAR. COMPLETELY ORIGINAL EXAMPLE OF THIS WIDELY COPIED ITEM. THE TUBE HANDLE IS MADE FROM A WRAPPED SHEET OF STEEL WELDED IN TWO PLACES TO THE BOTTOM. THE COPIES DO NOT HAVE THIS, COPIES HAVE A MACHINE HANDLE, OFTEN WITH FALSE LINE CUT INTO THE BOTTOM. RETAINS MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL WW1 BLACK PAINT FINISH. CROWN OVER “S” PROOF MARK. GOOD WORKING ORDER. NO PITTING.