Canadian R.C.A.F. EAL Survival Bolt Rifle (Joe Salter)

[Badger]

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Joe Salter - Canadian R.C.A.F. EAL Survival Bolt rifle (click here) ( http://www.joesalter.com/detail.php?f_qryitem=4807)

Price: US $1095.00

A sporter type rifle built by Canadian Arsenals for R.C.A.F. Aircraft and DEW Line bases. A scarce item with only about 4000 pieces built. The Jostam recoil pad is the same as that used on the Longbranch built experimental Sniper Rifles. The left receiver is stamped "EAL 1931" and the barrel breech is stamped "Broad Arrow in C" , Canadian Military ownership mark. The bore is bright with very light frosting in the grooves. The stock shows some marks from a sniper type cheek rest. Included is a Canadian Marked 1943 dated cloth sling. This gun is correctly marked EAL on the left side of the frame which was previously drilled and tapped for a Canadian Military scope, as issued on DEW Line. The holes have been welded and filled. Import marked on the bottom of the barrel. FFL or C&R required

http://www.joesalter.com/detail.php?f_qryitem=4807

[wheaty]

I'll give anyone a 10% discount off this price for an EAL and the drinks are on me !!! :-)## LOL

AND his info is not correct, but as they say "Them's the brakes"

[tiriaq]

Wheaty - what Canadian military scope was issued on the DEW Line?
I may of course be completely wrong - have been before - but I think that this is a commercial sale EAL that someone scoped, adding a cheekpad to elevate the head behind the scope. Someone later decided to debubba the rifle a bit, and plugged the receiver holes. I really doubt that it was a forces armourer that plugged the holes.
I have heard of EALs with scope mounts, although the receiver is cut so low on EALs, I'm not familiar with one that would work. I understand that EALs were carried by SAR Techs on Hercules flights (locked up overnight with the RCMP for security), and I know to a certainty that left over EALs were issued to Canadian Rangers in the Eastern Arctic. These rifles had the flimsy 2 leaf open sights dovetailed into the Nock's form of the barrel.

[stencollector]

There was some kind of Parker Hale bracket which screwed into the sidewall. There would usually be a hole through the EAL , and another through the serial number, as well as a third.

I forget what kind of scope they used.

I passed up on an unfired military type EAL at a gun show once because I didn't like the holes. The guy even had the scope mount at home. Now I know better.

[wheaty]

Believe it or not, the mil spec EAL's had TASCO scopes. Lifetime warranty and NO quibble guarantee in those days. Blow it apart and they gave you a new scope. The mount was a PH mount, and I'll post a picture of some tomorrow. Not up to snuff right now. but I WILL DO IT !!!!

[stencollector]

As an aside, if some of you want to see some of the variety of the EAL serial number range, type in EAL as make or model onto that Ottawa Citizen database. Because guys wrote down whatever was stamped on the sidewall of the rifle, many serial numbers show up, from low low end, up into the 6000s.

[woodchopper]

thats not even the "military" EAL version,

and original rear sight has been removed and later replaced with a stock rear sight. the originals were renumbered 200 and 400

the sniper like stock pad, you can see an outline in the finish of what it might have looked like and I've never seen a cheak pad that looked like that.

Bubba's been here

[stencollector]

I'll give anyone a 10% discount off this price for an EAL and the drinks are on me !!! :-)## LOL

Come to think about it, I don't think I have ever spent much more than 10% of his price on an EAL. Of the three I have owned, they ranged from $60 to $125.

[marvin]

Little article of interest with mention of differences between civilian & military models. Has mention of the Tasco scope too.
Enjoy.

http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ri14.htm

[Badger]

Little article of interest with mention of differences between civilian & military models. Has mention of the Tasco scope too.
Enjoy.

http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ri14.htm

That is a good one.... :thup:

Thanks for the link.... :)

Regards,
Badger