Here's the pics..enjoy!
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Here's the pics..enjoy!
It looks like the perfect companion for "The Mahdi" - my Egyptian Remington.
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Which also bears mysterious marks.
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Please try and get a better pic of the butt disk - there may be a clue there, but I cannot read the markings.
I'll get a better pic of the disc on here. Nice Egyptian Remington! There's a gun shop up the road from me with one, thinking about getting it.
The marking on the barrel has 2 possible meanings, either Egyptian Police or Property of Egypt. It's believed that a firearm with this marking has Egyptian Police origins but its not clear if it translates as 'Police' or was a Egypt property mark only used on Police issued weapons. There are hundreds of Enfield and Webley revolvers with the same mark and I've seen a few Lanchester SMGs marked too.
Wonder why this one was not marked 'CITADEL'?
Anzac15: my own "Citadel" Martini Enfield had both sides of the body completely scrubbed- the Citadel and crescent with star are the only markings (on the left side). As far as the Arabic script marks go, mine has the same mark as yours on the barrel but an additional more complex mark on both barrel and receiver. The disk on the butt has rather different markings from yours although there is one common mark. The barrel was not replaced at Citadel but, rather, dates from the original conversion by the Henry Rifle Barrel Co. The lack of markings lead the fellow who sold this to me to think it was a Khyber Pass special. If I can find a photo of the Arabic markings I'll add it.
Ridolpho
Photos of Citadel Rifle. Note faint hint of cypher on right side. Woodwork not great but very good bore. Have you shot yours, Anzac15? I'm reluctant to put modern .303 factory loads through it.
Ridolpho
Ridolpho, nice rifle!
I have put about 200 rounds through mine so far, both surplus and commercial. It shoots beautifully, and is pretty darned accurate. Bore is pristine on mine. I think it's about my favorite Martini to shoot right now!
I'm with ANZAC15 . My Citadel is my favourite centre fire Martini and takes anything I feed it no problems. Shoots far better than I can hold. The bore on mine is also very good. The Citadels have come in for a bad rap in the past but the half dozen or so that I have been able to examine have been in very good shooting condition. The woodwork is not up to the normal military Martini standard and I go along with the theory that they were made from some local wood and not the Italian Walnut we are used to.
The marking on the butt disk is "S" above "39".