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    It's been resighted for MkVII ammo so a type 3...

    It's been resighted for MkVII ammo so a type 3 would be correct, if it was still sighted for MkVI then a type 2 would be correct
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    Very nice & in superb condition but not as it was...

    Very nice & in superb condition but not as it was manufactured in 1906, the EFD markings & the RE stamps on the underside of the butt wrist & on the barrel would indicate a Enfield repair/rebuild
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    My latest is a 1896 LSA MLE MkI purchased from...

    My latest is a 1896 LSA MLE MkI purchased from Canada by NZ in 1914


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    That pattern of cocking piece was introduced in...

    That pattern of cocking piece was introduced in August 1916 so is correct
  5. Yes NZ issue, the sale mark is expected on these...

    Yes NZ issue, the sale mark is expected on these early NZ hookies it was applied when sold to NZ so is not really "sold out of Service" as people think when thinking SoS
    The Mk2 scabbard would be...
  6. Thread: Interesting

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    Looks like 10 '43 to me, WW2 Wilkinson

    Looks like 10 '43 to me, WW2 Wilkinson
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    Its very likely there will be an overlap of serial numbers MkIII vs MkIII* as they would not have been assembled in a single file production line.
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    Called the outer band stop pin, discontinued in...

    Called the outer band stop pin, discontinued in 1909.

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    Any idea on when they stopped, my 1911 BSA MkIII...

    Any idea on when they stopped, my 1911 BSA MkIII has the s/n on the cocking piece
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    Last i heard was he discovered he had Viking...

    Last i heard was he discovered he had Viking ancestry so went all Viking, even changed his name on FB, what a turkey! lol
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    More a "can be used for" use of the auxiliary...

    More a "can be used for" use of the auxiliary spring than its actual function but dont worry the FES fellas will run with this as is only true purpose, trust the drainage hole in the mag is used to...
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    Here is a link to a thread of mine that might be...

    Here is a link to a thread of mine that might be the same type of NZ trainer as yours, old thread so thankfully the photos still appear
    My Latest | Gunboards Forums
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    Does it have a brass block brazed on to the left...

    Does it have a brass block brazed on to the left side of the receiver with the rear sight attached?
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    These butt plates were not Peddled scheme...

    These butt plates were not Peddled scheme specific, i have seen them on others
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    I have never heard, read, been advised or seen it...

    I have never heard, read, been advised or seen it being adviced or needed to do this myself, i dont get what you're saying here!
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    Here is my example 118576 118577

    Here is my example

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    Couple of photos of Flanders flaps i have seen...

    Couple of photos of Flanders flaps i have seen posted of late

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    Savage produced over 1 million No4s during WW2. ...

    Savage produced over 1 million No4s during WW2. even working 24/7 from the 1st Jan 1941 to 31 Dec 1945 (5 full years) they would have to produce over 3,800 per week, so 1L4072 to 1L 6926 is less...
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    Would love to see photos of this if you could...

    Would love to see photos of this if you could please, a 1907 SMLE would be hard to restore to 1907 correct as there were a few changes made between 1907 & 1910
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    Nothing wrong with fitting a Indian made cutoff,...

    Nothing wrong with fitting a Indian made cutoff, i wouldn't hesitate fitting one myself, you can always change it out later
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    Lithgow cutoff was till 1918 & then again from...

    Lithgow cutoff was till 1918 & then again from 1924 to 1941
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    The LES III sight is for MkVI ammo not MkVII, the...

    The LES III sight is for MkVI ammo not MkVII, the LES is for the Mk1 SMLE (MkVI) LES III the III is not marked directly after the LES & is for MkVI, the LES2 is for all SMLEs sighted for MkVII, if...
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    That does not really fit with examples seen, they...

    That does not really fit with examples seen, they are nearly all inventory number over 05 with a small number with the inventory number over numbers in the mid/high 20s what happened to all the 01,...
  24. Thread: LS & A Co Mk3

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    LSA didn't switch to the MkIII* until 1918 prior...

    LSA didn't switch to the MkIII* until 1918 prior to that they were still producing the MkIII with the cutoff.
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    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=18100&pa...

    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=18100&page=1 link to my thread on my 1918 BSA with a replacement 1939 Lithgow receiver, 10 years have passed since that thread & at that time believed it...
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