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L42A1, pictures and question
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08-04-2016 04:26 PM
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Big Duke,
Congratulations!! It's a great day when you can acquire a special Enfield like an L42A1. They are excellent rifles and all the kit and transit case make them even neater!! Let the search begin for all the missing bits. It's part of the fun.
Enjoy it and let us know how it shoots!!
Brian B
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Cross referenced this thread in the old "L42 Photos" thread, for future use. Link below:
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=19309
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Well done Geoff, been looking forward to your pics mate. It's a very difficult rifle to acquire in the UK
for a reasonable price, really pleased for you and slightly green with jealousy too!
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Originally Posted by
Brian B
Big Duke,
Congratulations!! It's a great day when you can acquire a special Enfield like an L42A1. They are excellent rifles and all the kit and transit case make them even neater!! Let the search begin for all the missing bits. It's part of the fun.
Enjoy it and let us know how it shoots!!
Brian B
Brian, hope to get to the range soon, have sourced a few unusual items and have a Scout Reg scope ready to fill the gap.

Originally Posted by
mrclark303
Well done Geoff, been looking forward to your pics mate. It's a very difficult rifle to acquire in the
UK
for a reasonable price, really pleased for you and slightly green with jealousy too!
Thanks John, Its certainly made a dent in funds and means clearing out a lot of stuff a bit sooner than I thought, have to see what sells and doesn't also will have to let the LEC carbine go (if anyone is interested PM me)
Received a PM this morning with some good news regarding the rifle, will post more later regarding that. Its certainly one way of clearing the Gun cabinet.....
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It was easier to part with this rifle since I still have another L42A1 sitting in my gun room. But it was a hard decision between those two, since the one which now Geoff has shown is matching to the transit chest, while the other one isn't (but in a bit better condition).
I feels great to know that it now has a good home and someone who also gives the old horse some more care than I did (not that I didn't care - but I wouldn't have been able to do the restorations that Geoff is doing). And I'm especially keen to find out more on its history and markings! It definately had seen useage as a sniper, so anything will be highly interesting!
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Georg, you may wish you had of sold the other...... but a big thanks again, when I mentioned a clean and oil, its just me I like to dose my rifles with oil etc (must be the Engineer side of me), I,m very happy as it is and a perfect example of a used sniper rifle, just the shiny bits on the scope !!! but posting it has brought some info to light and thanks to forum member XL39E1 who sent a PM this morning which was much appreciated,
It is listed in the original batch of XL42E1 rifles that were converted in January 1970.
From what he has managed to work out from the Serial number lists, this rifle was Converted in early 1970, then again converted to true L42A1 spec in early 1971.
I sent a picture of the side of the body as it would of had XL.... but it looks like this was linished and then re engraved to L42A1. I will add a few more pics to the original post, to show the wear and tear and the body side.
Its certainly got a good home for many years to come......
Last edited by bigduke6; 08-05-2016 at 10:06 PM.
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After a lot of handling one thing it does need, is the fore end repairing, quite clear in picture #8, this part has snapped off at some point and has just been glued so no support etc. Will follow Peters instructions regarding the repair in service that he posted in the Knowledge Library
, will need to do the draws also...... there is a lot of creeks and groans coming from it, also a few areas that need a touch up with Suncorite but thats about it, if it was a run of the mill rifle it would get the full monty, but want to do the bare minimum, it will be up to the next owner if he/she wants to make it look all shiny and new.
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As mentioned, the rifle got the home it deserved! I am glad that it found such a good home and such a new owner! I don't regret selling this rifle instead of the other one - without you I'd never had known that the rifle originally was a XL42E1! Does this also explain the original question if Peter once had repaired the scope?
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Georg, been that busy it was only last night had a good look at what it needs, I'm not planning on shooting it every week in fact I don't do much full bore at all these days, but be nice to take it out once in a while, so the bits I mentioned will give it some new life, as regards to scope I need to speak to Peter and see what he says. I'm sure he will chime in at the end of the week.
I'm working against a deadline at present regarding another project, all will be explained nearer the time and trying to sort out a few rifles to sell plus bits etc, so everything else on hold.
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