Steel U shape front that could grasp the barbed wire and then be bent to cut the wire. Fixing bracket that will secure to the nose cap of a WW1 Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle 
 
The wire cutters show age-related wear and tear but are in working condition. The metal finish on one side of the wirecutters shows some pitting with good age-related colour to all the metal parts.  On the inside of the clamp that fits the end of the rifle is a war department arrow, a very rare-to-find original item 
 
"Hard item to find, the only stamps that I could find are the number 3 or 8? Had to edit the photo to see more detail".