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    some early parts

    Attachment 15426Attachment 15425Attachment 15424Attachment 15423Years ago while buying early gas trap M1icon rifle parts, I thought that now is the time to pick-up early AR-15 parts. These AR-15 parts and magazines were easy to find and the prices were right!
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    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

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    Very sweet! The early "duck bill" three prong FH and the waffle mags are worth serious money! I wish I had the ones I had in the 80s and early 90s still. At one time I had three complete sets of early green painted brown fiberglass furniture!!!!! I also had an early 1/14 barrel.

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    Early AR-15 parts

    The 1x14 twist barrel is very rare, I have a heavy barrel blank that is chambered for the 5.56mm with a 1x14 twist but never finished.

    The early flat front sight base is also found on the three digit Colt SP1 rifles

    Remember that the US Army told the G.I.'s to dump the waffle magazine (remember the comic book) and they were not worth much years ago - nobody wanted themAttachment 15428

    This old photo shows some early plastic - note the very rare black stock

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    Wow, that is one of the early SMG stocks, isn't it? That's the green furniture I had. I had one of the sets that was about 95%. I used it and the one duck bill 3 prong I had to make an SP1 into an early one. Sold it about 1992 for a lot less than it would get now! I thought it was ugly (Ugh, I was STUPID!!!!). The other stuff I traded off at gunshows.

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