More Fulton odd sods

[RJW NZ]

Here's a few odd/interesting bits on my smle fultons target rifle, ex RNZNavy. That awesome Queens cup smle posted below has answered a couple of questions I had, re strap and names, and now ... I have to look it over to see if that armorers name/mark is on this rifle as well.

- There's this little white rack or personnal rifle number tucked away beside the trigger guard, I wonder if our other smle fulton in the thread below has something similar?

- The brass disc, nicely done with R NZ Navy, I wonder if any of our senior kiwi members have seen the Navy shooting competitively or if this was mainly for Navy only or interservice shoot ups?
- The barrel appears to be stock no1 mk3 but has had the front milled off flush, I'd guess it used to say 'ball burnished'

- This little brass end showing below the wood grain, I have finally learned, what it is for courtesy of the fulton smle post below. Inside the front guard is two or three extra springs bearing down on the barrel, in reaction they force the hand guard up and distort the wood. There should be a brass bolt through here and flat metal strap over the top of the guard to hold the wood down. On mine the stain is underneath and I'd guess the straps been incorrectly underneath for years and finally removed as no one could figure out what the hell it was doing there.

- And finally there's the Regulated by Fulton stamp, right next to AG Parker. I'd thought this was parker hale and potentially a retail mark, but its actually the guys name, so I wonder if he or his shop made some extra tweaks on it.
I wonder, if, being Navy, they were able to request the best of the best, and had this accurized to order by both of the big names in the game?


*If anyone wants to see another Fulton enfield no1 mk3 that I've lusted after for a long time but its in the wrong country, is here, item 12231 at JoeSalter.com. There's a great photo profile there. There's a search box for the item numbers, otherwise its low down on the british rifles list.
ps if you do a general store wide search for enfield, it brings up a swathe of great enfield stuff.

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[superbee]

I have a few "regulated by fulton".One has "Vickers" stamped on the knox,Any body know what it means?
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[RJW NZ]

Stunning rifles!

[Frederick303]

Vickers barrel, they sold some target grade barrels in their day, I seem to recall seeing the ads in old match score books If you like I will try to find the dates on the ads. It might take me a few days to track those ads down.

[Simon P]

I have just re-barrelled a Fulton Regulated SMLE.

The bedding set up is really quite ammazing. Before it is assembled i will post some pictures

[Norton1]

My goodness - just gorgeous!

[Simon P]

Some pictures of the Regulated SMLE which I have just rebarrelled, it has the additional bearing face on the action which is built up with lead. Its not Fulton but probably AG Parker

Loads of cork & additional springs.

The nose cap has been overbored so that the barrel does not contact the barrel, as it no longer forms part of the bedding set up..

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Thank you for the photographic documentation of the mods. Nicely done. Stunning weapon BTW.

[Peter Laidler]

If I'm not mistaken, that build-up on the left side of the body behind the front trigger guard screw was to equate the downward loading of both sides of the body onto the fore-end at that important point, 2" or so to the rear of the front trigger guard screw.

It looks like the remainder of the cork, springs and whatever was to damp the barrel.

[Simon P]

I recently had a SMLE with a BSA heavy barrel that also had the same type of build up on the action

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