{"id":80754,"date":"2024-12-14T01:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T07:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/?p=80754"},"modified":"2024-12-14T01:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T07:41:57","slug":"a-thing-of-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/a-thing-of-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thing of Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80763 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-WW2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-WW2.png 800w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-WW2-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-WW2-768x527.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/14\/may-i-present-and-stay-tuned-more-to-follow\/\">May I Present and Stay Tuned! More to Follow!<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>The following are pictures of Big Country&#8217;s FINISHED &amp; RESTORED 1939 Short-Magazine Lee-Enfield #3.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><em> Proudly Made in the BSA Factory in Birmingham, Small Heath, Great Britain.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80761\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE1.png 1024w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE1-850x638.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80758\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-5.png 768w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-5-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-5-300x400.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80759\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-6.png 1024w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SMLE-6-300x225.png 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Its-a-Bute-Clark.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May I Present and Stay Tuned! 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