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Restoration Project of a Lifetime (so far), Pt.2.
Well, I spent much of yesterday continuing from where I left off on the 1916 EFD Mk3* aldis H&H SMLE sniper. The rear base was already on & yesterday it was a case of clean off the old solder & any corrosion from the inner faces of the front base; clean off the blue from the circumference of the barrel where the front base was destined to sit, then notch the barrel a tad so as to clear the two screws that clamp each half together. Once that was done, tin both the barrel & each half of the front base. Prior to doing that I had had a dry run of assembling everything to ensure it all fitted together, the scope locked up etc etc. I suspect I also had a measure of luck as unusually for me everything went together just as planned & once I had finished the soldering, allowed it to cool down, & then once again offered up the scope, it fitted straight away, including the lock up of the roll over catch. Mind you, I wonder what the chances are of getting away with that next time - if there ever is a next time......
I hope this little exercise is of interest to SMLE fans. Part 1 was moved over to The Restorer's Corner, where I suspect this will also go, but I wanted to post it on the Enfield forum to give more people a chance to see it should they wish to.
I'm sorry about the quality of the photo's, but the backgrounds are generally a reflection of the chaotic state of my garage workshop. If only mine was as tidy as TBones!!
The next phase will be doing the woodwork. I'll keep you posted...!
ATB
