Take a look at this rifle: Armiusate.it :: Genova : Armi lunghe : Enfield No.1MkIII Conversione FAT .22 Long Rifle (maybe Doug will save it here anyway, we'll see)
It's an officially converted rifle done in 1972. Please also note the transit chest in the background!
Different.
And they did it to a 1917 BSA no less? But, it's specificly to use the military pattern sights. Training purposes...
I'm a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic, especially when money is involved. In the partially hidden chest markings I think I can see ",62M" - 7,62MM? The fake stamps on the butt disc raise a little red flag.
* Promo, have you seen other rifles like this one?
Italy had quite a lot of Enfields. The Italian Navy was using No. 4's (in fact they did not - but they had piles of them), see Euroarms - ENFIELD RIFLES FROM ITALIAN NAVY for example pictures of those.
They also had No. 4 T's with newly manufactured scopes and transit chests. I am not saying that the transit chest shown in the picture is the one the rifle came with, however I know that Italy also had transit chests for the No. 4 T snipers they were using (as they did with the M1D Garand snipers they also had).
€dit: Also take a look at this document: http://www.euroarms.net/EFD/Euroarms_leaflet.pdf
I've taken a second, closer look at the transit chest. It appears to be one of the mentioned for the M1D Garand with the M84 scope :)
Hmmm, and then wave the little red flag around.. the rear sight protector is on backwards.
Interesting adaption of the taller front sight, though... The repair on the back of the foreend has the wrong shape to it also.
If there were more of the same around then I could be swayed, but skeptical also at the moment.
Thanks promo … :thup:
Saved for posterity and future research … ;)
Regards,
Doug
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Armiusate.it :: Genova : Armi lunghe : Enfield No.1MkIII Conversione FAT .22 Long Rifle
Details Listing ID:179391
Location: Genova
Liguria ▪ Italia
Price: €1.200 Euro
Condition Usato :: con segni di usura
Manufacturer Enfield
Model No.1MkIII Conversione FAT
Caliber .22 Long Rifle
Age: Bellico (1914/1945)
Enfield SMLE No.1 MkIII, produzione BSA 1917,
convertito FAT nel 1972 per l'uso da parte della Marina.
La conversione comprende le mire regolabili a diottra derivate dal Garand M1, ricameratura della canna originale in .303
con liner in 22lr.
Serbatoio originale svuotato, l'arma è monocolpo.
Meccanica in eccellenti condizioni, segni di camolatura sulla canna esterna, legni in discrete condizioni.
Provata nel poligono interno dell'armeria, precisione eccellente.