No8 Mk1 aand No9 Mk1 Trainers

[Son]

Can anyone tell me for sure if either or both of these models are still in use with Cadets in the UK? I recall a brief discussion a while back but couldn't find it searching
TIA

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[Peter Laidler]

No9's not any more although I wouldn't be suprised if there weren't a couple with Navy Cadet corps in some out of the way places or CCF's at some large schools. No8 rifles, yep....., zillions of them. I overhauled, rebuilt and set-up 8 from my sons old school last August and they salso have another 4 that are set up with single pulkl triggers for non military target shooting too. Most of the large school CCF's have them

[Gingercat]

Will they ever reach the civilian market do you think, or will they just be scrapped?

[Brit plumber]

Unless they are owned by the Cadets or Schools then I think not. If they are owned by the Cadet force or School then I'd imagine they would be free to sell to FAC holders.

[Peter Laidler]

Scrapped unless some big organisation like the NRA or the NSRA get of their big complacent axxxx and start speaking to the disposals people. But on past performance, I wouldn't be holding my breath. I suggested that they could do something similar when the fully legal, single shot straight pull and FAC compliant L98 SA80 rifles were withdrawn. But no..........

Just read BP's thread too. If they are owned by the Cadet Corps, then by definition they are controlled stores coming wholly under the controlling authority of the Crown/MoD. It'd be difficult to be owned by the school unless they purchased them of had them gifted in the past and there'd be a paper trail if that was the case. Sorry to be a bit negative but a No8 was always something I wished to acquire. And to be brutally honest, in my fortunate position, when I wished to own something like that, it usually transpired that way.............. If you know what I mean. But, alas, it never did!

[Colonel Enfield]

How commonly encountered are the No. 8s "in the wild"? Personally, I've only ever seen one in person and its owner said he'd never seen any others about when I asked him about it.

[Son]

How commonly encountered are the No. 8s "in the wild"? Personally, I've only ever seen one in person and its owner said he'd never seen any others about when I asked him about it.

There has been a few come to light in private hands in Aust, I got real lucky over a year ago and got one of (IIRC) three that were in a private collection for sale. I know of a couple that were brought here from auctions in NZ as well. It would be interesting to know just how many "escaped captivity"....

Ok, I have one.... who else?

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[Homer]

What inspired your original question mate? I thought maybe you had your eye on a No9 as well.

[5thBatt]

I have two, both i picked up at the NZDF Cadet rifle Auction in 2009
On offer that day was
Lee-Enfield .22 - No 8 (285 rifles),
Lee-Enfield .22 - No 9 (116 rifles),and
Lee-Enfield .303 - DP No 4’s (52 rifles)
Links to a couple of pics of the auction
http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Images/No...Z-Mar-2009.jpg
http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Images/No...Z-Mar-2009.jpg


My No8s

[Maxwell Smart]

I have one; know of another 4 here in Queensland.