Originally Posted by gnoahhh
Originally Posted by Gaschekt
The logical thing to do is keep both on hand. The 17" bayonet on the front of a SMLE might be useful if conditions deteriorate enough or if those pigs keep coming. The 10 round SMLE must have been something going against a 5 round mauser.

A moot point, considering that most casualties occurred via machine gun, disease, and artillery.
I happened to have been considering the difference in fire power between the SMLE and the German Mauser, and in a broader sense their handling characteristics when under duress. Funny I've never heard anyone else say that the 10 round magazine of SMLE was a moot point. I'll bet the Germans were wondering when those British rifles were ever going to run out of ammunition.