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I can remember when there were bundles of these, in unissued condition, in the surplus stores. I believe that this was a late WW1 item, made in huge quantity, but which saw relatively little issuance...

I just received my two cases, and everything looks good.

The chargers are in great shape, as is the ammo. Most of the chargers are marked "B.P." (British Pens?) and "Mk4". About 25% of the...

I ordered two cases of the HXP .303 on clips, and the UPS tracking says that it should be here tomorrow.

When you consider the going price for the clips (at least $1 each, when I checked ebay...

And the Broad Arrows facing each other (making it look like a large asterisk) mean that it was sold out of service.

I have a Long Branch No. 4. Here are the markings on the left side of the receiver:

No 4 Mk I*
LONG BRANCH
1945

Just ahead of...

Actually, as far as I know, ebay doesn't have any rules against listing bayonets. There are hundreds of them on the site! Even No. 4 spikes are plentiful. This lister could easily have found the...

I've seen many No. 4 rifles, which incidentally also have the "Ishapore screw," with modified lower bands. This alteration consists of a hole drilled in the center of the band, on both sides, and...

In the last picture above, the "S" on the heel of the butt means that it's a short size. The buttstocks came in 4 lengths.

I don't see a South African mark on the receiver ring. That would be an...

I think that as a general rule, the North American No. 4's (Long Branch and Savage) were better made than the wartime British production. After all, the North Americans weren't under constant threat...

I scour ebay daily. I did find a new Mk. 1 walnut forend from a source in New Mexico sometime back, and it's now proudly on one of my rifles. (But I have two more rifles that need this treatment.)...

Thank you. I like your use of the term "variation." That gives a sort of official sanction to what I'm thinking about doing. At least it's been done before.

I have two No. 4 Mk. I rifles that are badly in need of replacement forestocks (they're shrunken, gouged, cracked, patched, etc., etc.). At the moment, however, NOS Mark I forestocks, especially in...

The label is the man's name:

1st line: Apostolou [surname]
2nd line: Achilleus [Achilles -- given name]
3rd line: Kokkinotis [native of Kokkina]

Kokkina is a Turkish-occupied enclave town on...

I've been thinking a little more about this. "Kokkina" could mean the color red (or rather, things that are red), as well as the name of the Turkish-enclave village. It doesn't seem reasonable that a...

The right side of the stock says "12 months in Kokkina" ("12 mines eis Kokkina"). The left side has the name "Leukas Papadopoulos" and "Limassol 1971." I don't know what "52B" means. Possibly a unit?