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What does the stock marking read? I can read Chinese but not Japanese language (to make the distinction), and know nothing about how the Japanese marked them. The Kanji to me reads "29 - 29"

Utterly bizarre that so much was wasted like this. The butts alone would have made a pretty penny just on ebay.

I have two items of interest that relate to the use Springfields in mainland China after 1949. Springfields were left behind by the Nationalist government in such numbers after its defeat on the...

The Chinese didn't store things, they just continued to use them! Almost everything pre-Communist soldiered on with the People's Militia for decades in good, indifferent or poor states of care. I...

This was taken to Taiwan by the Nationalists in 1949. The e-pencil is literally 'national army' and is an abbreviation for 'Republic of China Armed Forces' and this mark can be found on WWII era...

This was used by the Chinese Army in WWII and taken to Taiwan with the 'temporary relocation' by the Nationalist Government in 1949. The electro-pencil on the LHS of the receiver is 國軍 Guo Jun means ...

I tried hard to get one out of Numrich but they seem to be citing some regulation about defence restrictions on the export of optical sights or some such thing. It's not a limitation on $100, since...

Thanks all for the information and replies.

Does anyone know if the FTR process (specifically at Lithgow after WWII) included firing/sighting test for each SMLE rifle?

My MA53 FTR is unfired by me, but I wonder if (generally speaking) FTR...

The website doesn't say anything about barrels.

Interesting. At the time, it was probably worth about A$130 in 1995 money. The repro Enfield magazine (Charnwood Ordnance?) retailed here for $150 around the same time. This was all pre-internet...

I just dug out something I had completely forgotten about. A complete (less barrel and ejector) No4 Sterling conversion kit. This is the magazine, extractor and charger bridge insert.

I bought...

The most dangerous thing that has ever happened to me shooting was with my No2. I was shooting Federal HV ammo when something flew back and hit my glasses. I opened the bolt to find the rim had...

Hmmm. If only these things would hit the semi-clandestine world of ebay! They would go like the proverbial clappers through the post, no questions asked. I'm also having difficulty sourcing a ZF-41...

Are there sources of repro No.32 scope outside of the US? There seems to be some problem with exporting scopes.

I know of a French source, but they seem quite expensive. 995 Euro, mon dieu!...

What is the general opinion of 60's period Ishapore SMLEs in terms of general manufacturing quality? I have seen some picture of rough looking 1980s production, but what about 60s period examples?

"The Short Lee Enfield Mk I". Communicated by the Directory of Artillery. Royal United Services Journal, 48:1, (Jan/June 1904). Copyright as indicated

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Can anyone recommend a source for one of these? I am looking for one.

The rifles were possibly intended for the Canadian Army in Hong Kong, which fell on Christmas Day 1941.

No.4's were also used by the Volunteer Defence Corps. From the AWM collection #063000:...