How many were estimated to have survived through the war?
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How many were estimated to have survived through the war?
I know of one in Australia
6 were in the system to be converted into L42 spec but only two made it due to non interchangeability problems with the others
Nice rifles Warren. Mine is not as nice, being as I got it as a barrelled action, but still had the cutoff, Enfield rear sight, and front waisted site protector. Price was right though. Traded a guy a bog standard No4 for it, as all he really wanted was a Enfield to shoot.
The reason I am asking is I will have a display table at the Washington Arms Collectors gun show this weekend south of Seattle. Trying to come up with an accurate blurb for the rifle.
Warren, are you available by email or PM? I finally have some needs for British gun related stuff to trade for the Swift Trainer target valise. Nothing too dear or exxy.
PETER L said 2 made it to L42s then Warren pulls 2 out of the shed. Gobsmacked just gobsmacked. By the way Warren have they ever been used they look that good from here.
I'm scratching my head Bindi......... Two were suitable for conversion to L42 and then two are pulled out of Warrens shed. But they are trials No4T's not trial No4T's converted later to L42's!
Ex trials L42 A-0417 was disposed of recently in the UK as I understand
Peter just my warped way to say 2 trials survived the war to the L42 conversion,then Warren pulls 2 very good examples of the trials Ts out of his shed. As you may guess they are more than a little rare on my part of the planet.
There's one at the Waiouru Army Museum
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../10/hrxr-1.jpg
As someone not that much into Enfields, may I comment that as far as I can see the rifles from Warren are No.4 T's, while Peter is talking about L42A1's? So if Warren has two No. 4 T based on the No. 4 Trial with Hal O'Peridol here has a barreled action, and Peter tells that at least two were updated to L42A1 (with a total of 6 to be converted) this should tell us that minimum of 9 trials rifles were converted to No. 4 T's. Or did I miss something?