Parking the Enfield

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   That could be it ...You know how some things got pronounced by the people in the past !!!   

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White Rhino Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: May 05 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5153	Post Options Post Reply Quote White Rhino Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 18 2011 at 1:09am
	That could be it ...You know how some things got pronounced by the people in the past !!!
	"White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields

Shamu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Logo Designer / Donating Member Joined: April 25 2007 Location: MD, USA. Status: Offline Points: 20510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shamu Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 18 2011 at 5:34am
	Not just the past & not just the pronouncing either. Remember "Tincture of Arnica"? How about "Blue bags" for insect bites & stings, or WHITCHAZEL for swellings & sprains? All in those (highly collectable) ribbed blue & green bottles that said WARNING! POISON!
	Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

LE Owner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1047	Post Options Post Reply Quote LE Owner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 18 2011 at 4:49pm
	Vaseline or petroleum jelly is the same as Mineral Jelly. Three grades of Mineral Jelly were used by the British as protective coatings and lubrication for the SMLE. Red Mineral jelly (more a reddish brown) was used to coat metal parts that were covered by wood. The other grades were White and Yellow. I forget which of the last two were used for what. One was used to lube bolt parts, the other to coat the bore and chamber if the rifle was to be stored for any length of time. Of course all lube was to be removed from the bore and especially the chamber before firing.