Who produced No.4 Mags that had a phosphated finish?
Might be hard to tell in the picture - but there is a green hew ...
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo..._zps7184-1.jpg
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Who produced No.4 Mags that had a phosphated finish?
Might be hard to tell in the picture - but there is a green hew ...
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo..._zps7184-1.jpg
Picture shows a No 1 magazine, rather than a No 4. These are often phosphate finshed/ "parkerized".
Well, here's an associated very old and lengthy thread discussing Enfield magazines, which might help add to the discussion ... :)
Amatuer's guide to Enfield magazines??
Regards,
Doug
That thread was a great help. So if I have this correct then (from Left to Right) are:
1. SMLE Magazine with cutout for the mag cutoff
2. A No.1 Magazine that may have had a No.4 follower added? ( mag from the initial post )
3. A No.4 Magazine
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...de2ebb1d-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...433fe8a8-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...f690145f-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...b6d49b31-1.jpg
The one in the middle appears to be a standard later-made Australian SMLE mag.
L to R 3rd variation No1 mag, case should be stamped with a 3 that is most likely over a 2, conversion of earlier No1 mags for use with MkVI & VII ammo, auxillary spring should be stamped with a 3 & the follower a 2.'
4th variation No1 mag for use with MkVI & VII ammo, case & auxillary spring stamped with a 4 the follower a 3, both of these mags were fitted to MkIIIs & MkIII*s
No4 mag.