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Lee Enfield .22 conversion lots of pictures
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10-02-2014 06:20 PM
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Nice looking group of trainers...if it's no trouble, could you just ship me the M1
trainer on the right? Much appreciate it...? Really!
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Very nice .22. Your collection too.
"He which hath no stomach to this fight,/ Let him depart." Henry V
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Nice looking group of trainers...if it's no trouble, could you just ship me the
M1![icon](autolinker/images/link6.gif)
trainer on the right? Much appreciate it...? Really!
Im amazed anyone recognised the Springfield M87 .although built as a trainer version of the M1 Garand , it never was adopted , too expensive to produce i guess. only 300 were made . this one is number 26
i put a period scope mount on it , so now its a wannabe Mi Garand sniper.22 lol
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We've actually discussed that very make and model here a couple of times. Others here among us also have one or two...not me though. Nice, nice...
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Yes , it is a rare bird , but far more than 300 were prob'ly made . They were stamped during production on the buttplate underside and the wood stock , prob'ly to remate them after finishing / staining which was done after fitting .These numbers start at 1 and the highest recorded on the list is 238 , but we have multiple duplicate numbers up to a current maximum of 4 . We have a list of just under 100 rifles .This would indicate a run of close to 1,000 , assuming 4 runs of 250 each .I have a nice one , though it is missing the front band . I have a ny-tie on it now.
Chris
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Thank You to emmagee1917 For This Useful Post:
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Was it ASquare10 also had one...?
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well it looks like Manton Arms in Birmingham were making them (Mk 9 royal navy version ) as late as the 1990s apparently excellent rifles and a fine reproduction for the collector and shooter of such long arms ,
so its not an original issue ,regardless its a beautiful example of a Mk 9 and i shall treasure it.
info found at Lee-Enfield Rifle No.9 for the Royal Navy
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All of yours are pristine looking...very nice.
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it would appear the proof date on barrel is T=1968 and the earlier proof pre conversion is
O=1963
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now just the enigma figuring out who actually put it together ,