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Hi folks - I'm a newby to the forum - own a small gun shop in W. Penna. - have been collecting for 30+ years - primarily Enfields and Mausers - just liquidated my Mauser collection and am now focusing on some Enfields - have an Enfield No7 Mk1 .22cal. trainer with an incomplete bolt - for years have been searching for the parts but to no avail - if anyone has info as to where or who may have these parts I would appreciate the info - anyway am pleased to be of any help to other members...Charlie
Some were available about 2 years ago. Went VERY quickly. Have not heard of any more since.
You have 2 chances :
1) Not a chance
2) Not a hope in h*ll
having said that Brian Dick had some parts made up a few years ago, but, when I was looking for similar parts he didnt have any or any plans to have more produced.
Second thought - above applies to BSA (British) No7 not the Canadian version
The bits you need are simplicity itself to make Charlie. Just go and make them. And while you're there, go and make 100 extra sets and sell them. Because everyone else in the worlkd with a No7 rifle wants them too but won't do as I suggest. You've got to speculate to accumulate
As a bit of late interest, No32 scopes are rarer than No7 parts and guess what........? Some enterprising fellow has just had them remanufactured
I tried for five years to get 100 sets made up and none of the machine shops whom I lent my original parts to would produce them at what I considered an affordable price. I finally received my original parts back after the last shop had them for almost a year, installed them in my original rifle and carefully placed it back in the vault. I remember selling the original sets I had made by AJ Parker in 1992 I think. An excellent English machinist, (now deceased), made beautiful sets a few years later. His sets even had perfect magazines newly reproduced. At any rate; here in the USA, if you want them be prepared to have at least 500 sets made before the price gets within reason. I always thought the UK would be a better place to start but as discussed before, we need a retired machinist with the tools to produce them for us. Any takers??
As close as I can consider the (English) No7Mk1 differs from the Canadian - my particular rifle was produced for the RAF late in the war - as I understand only 2500 rifles were made - thanks to those who responded to my question and particularly Brian Dick - I was informed at one time that a Hawiian rifle club had purchased a number of the No7Mk1 rifles and was in the process of having the specific bolt parts made - was this rumor? If anyone has info please share...well, I suppose after my 10 year search I have some closure...sometimes thats the way life goes--but there's tomorrow..happy holidays, no, Merry Christmas to all..
Charlie
I just checked and according to Marstar's website up here in Canada they have all 10 pieces of the no 7 bolt in stock and complete bolts for $135 CAD
Ah, yes Granty, but Canadian No7's or British/RAF No7's, that is the question as Shakespeare once said............
As for the British bolt head parts - apart from the actual bolt head itself, all you need is a pillar drill, a vice, some decent quality spring steel and a few bits of the right diameter tough steel for the striker. I almost forgot, a hacksaw and a set of good quality files. A small lathe would be useful. My guess would be that it'd take a couple of hours to make a set. Another hour to anneal - harden - temper whatever needed doing, break a couple of bits until you got it right then you're on your way......
When the firing pin on my No7 came apart at the anvil, I just set about making another
from the diagram on their webpage I'd say C No.7Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
Marstar's parts ARE for the Canadian C-7, .22 rifle, NOT the British one.