My new Ross Rifle Mk.III

[tiriaq]

The HG + serial numbers indicates Home Guard, they serialed their rifles, and many Mk. III rifles were supplied during WW2. The Canadian serial would have been on the right side of the buttstock. Send a PM to Klunk, and see if he has any nosecaps left. Your rifle has a swivel in front of the magazine. If this is original, the rifle is a fairly early one. An early Mk. III would have had a stamped nosecap, as opposed to a forged one; they are not interchangable. All Mk. III nosecaps are hard to find, stamped even more so. If you can get any nosecap, grab it. Realistically, I don't think that this stock is restorable to an issue appearance, though, but perhaps another stock will come along. The rifle also appears to have the earlier pattern boltstop. Many were fitted with a larger diameter one to reduce battering of the left rear locking lug. Is there an E or LC on the top of the barrel breech? Your rear sight is a less common variation - the aperture is very small in diameter, most are larger. Better for target shooting. Just a thought - as a Home Guard rifle, I wonder if the black paint is the remains of a Suncorite finish applied in the UK? The rivet was installed in bolts of rifles in Canadian service during WW2. You have determined that the bolt is correctly assembled, so don't worry about it. As the bolt is closed, you can see the lugs rotate to lock. How is the bore? Will probably need a good cleaning. If the bore is decent, the rifle should shoot well.

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[Oatmeal Savage]

tiriaq,

Thanks for the information. The stock is pretty toasty, so I have nothing to lose by trying to fix it, my brother is a carver de bois and will assist me. I will ask Klunk if he has any nose caps, Joe Turner may part with one, so I will ask Joe first. On the breech there are crossed flags with the letters DPC. The hole on the peep sight is tiny, about 1mm. If the paint is from the HG, I should leave the paint alone and concentrate on removing the varnish from the wood. Anyone have a sight hood or a sling swivel?

[Cantom]

tiriaq,

Thanks for the information. The stock is pretty toasty, so I have nothing to lose by trying to fix it, my brother is a carver de bois and will assist me. I will ask Klunk if he has any nose caps, Joe Turner may part with one, so I will ask Joe first. On the breech there are crossed flags with the letters DPC. The hole on the peep sight is tiny, about 1mm. If the paint is from the HG, I should leave the paint alone and concentrate on removing the varnish from the wood. Anyone have a sight hood or a sling swivel?

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