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    Is there such a model??

    I hope so cause someone's going to pay $350.00 for it!
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    Nope, that's sometime refered to as a "Tanker model", but it's (almost always?) home made as far as I know

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    Nice chop job.
    If you are wondering how the bayonet and front sight guard managed to fit, its rather simple. That part is cut off, then bored out. The barrel is turned down at the front and the section with the lugs is silver soldered onto the barrel.

    But someone was very good when they did that, and a bit of nice wood working as well.

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    Here's how that trick is done. This one's a US M1903. Upper band hides joint. Caveat emptor!


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    Just hold on a minute. This clearly doesn't apply to this rifle but when I was in New Zealandicon, my boss told me that when the Allies were about to invade Malaya, NZ developed a shortened No4 rifle where the muzzle end of the barrel and fore-end was brought back to the lower band area so it LOOKED like a No4 rifle where the muzzle metalwork started at the lower band. There was the remains of one at the Armourers Shop at Ngaruawahia, that's why I asked the question.

    It meant that the new fresh NZ troops could go in armed with a short carbine, similar to the Australians with their propose No6 (?) and the poms with the No5.

    Anyone any knowledge of this further.

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    Is the front sight protector an early waisted one ?? Hard to tell, but !!

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    If it was made by NZ as a prototype shortened no4, the price asked is FAR TOO LOW. Miracles may happen but I seriously doubt that in this case.
    The Lithgowicon rifles were auctioned off years ago and the prices would shock the heck out of you

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    This one isn't one of the NZicon conversions John. I saw the remains of one and had the barrel off it for many years afterwards. Maybe I will draw a sketch of it one day and ask the Kiwis is it rings any bells...................

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    Saw one about a year ago had a chance to pick it up for $150. It was a 44 longbranch. At the time Iwas told that they were made by the company the makes all of the repo guns9 I cant for the life of me rember their name) in the early to mid 60's.


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    If it was in the '60s, that would be Santa Fe, AKA Golden State Arms.

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