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Originally Posted by
Bandit12
Sure it is worth offering $75 and putting it away - one day a sportered early SMLE may come up at the right price and and a complete set of wood would have to be worth that (in
Australia a set of wood is worth much more), let alone what other parts which might still be serviceable.
Thats what I would do, a SMLE fore-end sold on ebay for £132 not so long (also a No8 Enfield fore-end £57 and hand guard £132) ... think its time to start building a stock duplicator.
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02-20-2015 12:57 PM
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Mike16, again I appreciate everyone's comments and willing to help out. I am new to enfields don't know the maker of this rifle I have a lot of research to do on enfields and this enfield in particular. Dishonesty is not my thing, as I think you understand that I would refinish the stock and toss the Junk receiver or whatever is wrong(if anything) . I hope I am clear, wish I could have been clearer from the start. I can see how there was confusion for sure. I'm definitely going to be cautious with buying this rifle but will definitely do my homework first. Thanks
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Until I know it is a dud I will not disable. Or do anything other than get it inspected. But I haven't bought it it is just a possibility. The man has a sporter also, he has not shot it but appears functional. Another option I suppose. But I'm in no hurry to just buy any rifle I see
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Two things to avoid, rifles with white stripes on their butts and small animals with white stripes on their butts.
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And Corporals with white stripes on their arms!
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If the gun has been DP'd or ZF'd, or is otherwise unsafe, and you decide to buy it, put a small plaque below the receiver stating "Not Safe to Shoot." Restore the gun (economically) and make it a wall-hanger with a fascinating story.
Consider removing the striker pin to prevent an accidental shooting. Then put a history of the gun and what makes it unsafe on a piece of paper, roll up the paper tightly around the striker pin, and put the pin and history in the buttstock hole for future owners to understand what you found. This will protect someone's grandchild from shooting the gun sometime ages hence.
Good luck, Robert
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Or better still, look up the photographs on this site of a real, genuine Enfield L59A1 Drill Purpose No4 rifle. Then with the aid of a small workshop, using your 'unknown quantity - or should that read 'unknown QUALITY' rifle, - convert it into a fully functioning but non firing, never to fire again UK Military DP training rifle.
Quite a simple job, taking just a few hours and.......... Hey, it won't be the real McCoy as converted in our large Base Workshops but it's a non working copy. And to be honest, the L59 DP rifle deserves a worthy place in ANY Enfield collection. I say a collection is poorer without one
And here's something else you never knew (but you all do now.........) The L59A1 rifle was the last true Lee Enfield Rifle EVER to see service in the UK Military. It out-lived the L42 and while the No8 is still in service, it's not really a Lee Enfield is it? Well, not among the big bad boys.......
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Or better still, look up the photographs on this site of a real, genuine Enfield L59A1 Drill Purpose No4 rifle. Then with the aid of a small workshop, using your 'unknown quantity - or should that read 'unknown QUALITY' rifle, - convert it into a fully functioning but non firing, never to fire again
UK Military DP training rifle.......
Great advice. I did this to a DP'd Long Branch after reading Capt. Laidler's advice. Previous owners had removed the stripes and stencils, refinished the gun, and sold it to a friend who bought it as a fully functional gun -- he then discovered it had a severely bulged barrel. I bought the gun from him to ease his pain, discovered the DP stamps on the barrel bands and stock, and put the painted markings back on it.
The gun is not just a wall hanger, but the bright DP stripes and stencils are a conversation piece; everyone wants to know about it. (No, I don't tell them DP stands for Detroit or Dublin Police, but the thought has crossed my mind with a twinkle in my eye).
Here's one of the web connections Peter is talking about:
http://www.rifleman.org.uk/L59A1_and_A2_DP_Rifles.htm
Last edited by Seaspriter; 02-22-2015 at 12:40 PM.
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That article was written by me!
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