Removing Enfield No 4 front handguard brakets

[EnfieldNutt84]

I wish I had as much insight to offer as I do to ask of, does anyone know how to remove the metal front brackets from the grips? The upper seems to be brass rivets, and the lower almost like pins I guess, and I suppose be a good time to ask if one knows where to get replacement brass rivets, thanks again.

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[Badger]

Hi ..

Perhaps download a complete set of manuals for the Lee Enfield, which includes operating and armourer's maintenance instructions.

The manuals may be found in the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here)


2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals (click here)

Complete Set includes:

- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Data Summary
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Parts Identification List
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Operating Instructions
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Equipment Description
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Maintenance Instructions


1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals (click here)

Complete Set includes:

- 1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Operating Instructions
- 1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Maintenance Instructions

Note: The difference between the 1991 set of No.4 Manuals and 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals, is that the 1991 manual contains armourer's information on how to properly "bed" the No.4 rifle, whereas the newer 2002 manual does not.

Hope this helps...

Regards,
Badger

[Peter Laidler]

If you want to break the wood permanently then I'd drive the rivets out with a hammer and punch. If you want to keep the wood intact, then drill them out. While there was a part number for the rivets and caps, they weren't available to us through the Ordnance supply system!

The forend cap is just pinned on and the pins push out. These pins can be used as replacement trigger and sear axis pins

[Badger]

With thanks to Dimitri, this is a good general publication which can be found in the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here)

Basic Manual of Military Small Arms by W.H.B. Smith (Expired Copyright 1943) (click here)

I've kept it on my hard disk as a reference and I've found times when I had to take apart (or put together) some old milsurp that I'm not that familiar and it sure came in handy. Covers a lot of different guns.

Regards,
Badger