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My good friend has a virtually unused, mint BSA No.5 dated 12/47 with the number BK3945, and I've seen mention of a BK40** number, but nothing higher, so interesting to see a BK in the mid 5000's as...

I would echo what said about not bothering with the IWM, its now a sad shadow of its former self as a result of the dumbing down from the young professional curator types now running IWM sites at...

Email Richard, I'm sure he'll still have the pictures he took of it on file for the advert that went up on his website. He'll confirm whether it was normal Enforcer marked or not.

As you have the sales ledger details, you know which serial numbers that force bought, have any of those serial number rifles turned up in civilian hands, in which case a photo of the receiver...

More likely sold off for building all this new houses on that they are expecting to build, but haven't addressed the rather large elephant in the room, of where are they going to get the people from...

When they were making this choice, the UK NRA had already made the change from 303Brit to 7.62x51NATO, as the UK ROF ammunition factories had already planned their final production batches of 303 as...

You need to stop looking at this from a logical point of view......as logic was not always (often never) part of UK Govt/HO procurement processes at the time (and still isn't)

One of the...

But the P14's were even older, and also all used, there being no new old stock actions around, plus the 5-rd mag would have counted against it.
The police wanted new, not refurbished (although we...

Interesting.:)

As an 8 year old, I would held one of those loaned rifle in my hands.....and I nearly dropped it, because of the weight :madsmile:

In the summer of 1970 or could have been 1971,...

Yeah, its about double what they normally go for.....it would be expensive at $150, let alone 200+.

Yes, the Wachbatailion still use K98k's for the ceremonial drill's, as they still perform old Prussian rifle drill routines.
Sadly, under pressure from German politicians back in the 90's, all their...

Yes, I noticed that, but I've heard some saying that the fps reading is not hugely accurate.......which given I was using pukka Mk.VIIz ammo, might be an indication that rumour might be correct.
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My mother was 7 when the war started, and she along with her older sister, and older and younger brothers were all shipped off by train from London to their grandmother and aunt/uncle in Falkirk in...

Yes, four of them arrived last week, for their regular bomber deployment exercises.
One of them went tech though yesterday, squawking 7700 while out over the Atlantic heading to the Bay of Biscay in...

Lovely early warm spring day last weekend for our club shoot at 300yrds on the electronic targets at Bisley, UK.

Time for the 4T to get some use. Rifle is 1944 with original matching number Mk.3...

It is considering it spent 45 years sitting out in the Mojave desert as a bombing target for the USN......before being towed out of the desert, and then undergoing a 16 year last nut and bolt...

Seems quite low, given a single engine fighter type like a P-51 or Spitfire are in the $3500-5000 per hour.

B-29 is one of the very few WW2 era warbird I've never managed to see fly, of all the...

You are correct in both assumptions.

The jacket is indeed a D-1 jacket issued to mechanics, although, its been modified as the D-1 as issued had two zipped front pockets. It wasn't uncommon for...

Well, if its a 147 code 1939 date, that means it was made by JP Sauer & Sohn, so not one of the post-war made rifles...which have very distinctive receiver markings...and no Waffs.
Immediately...

No its not, its actually a de Haviland Australia built example, originally ordered as a FB.40, but during production it was changed to a T.43 trainer. Sold to the RNZAF in 1947 and served with them...

And down under on the other side of the Tasman Sea, the 4th Mosquito to be restored by Avspecs is about to fly.....

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Nice early 1937 Erma walnut stock :thup:

Same as my RC '36 dated BLM K98k, which also has a similar '37 Erma walnut stock.

The X usually found on RC's, is I believe supposed represent crossed...

As said, gonna need more photo's of the rest of the rifle first, but that's not an original byf 42 serial number.

In the UK, about £15 per puck at least.........maybe more.

Oh my indeed...:super:
Is it an original one, as looks a bit clean and shiney?
Eu3000 is an absolute bargain for an original MP44......there's an original but deacativated one currently for sale in...