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Karl,
Rifle No 424 was sent to Derbyshire Police on the 14th August 1974.
Rifle R32823 does not appear in the records, although as I have said previously that does not necessarily mean the rifle is a fake as there are some gaps in the records. The best option would be to post a lot of detailed photo's of the rifle and ask for the opinions of the likes of Roger Payne and Peter Laidler.
Cheers,
Simon.
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Originally Posted by KARLOS
Gundoc,
Rifle AT7291 was part batch number 38 which consisted of 15 rifles and was sent to store at Donnington on the 02nd November 1971.
Cheers,
Simon.
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Originally Posted by Gundoc
Mick,
The highest recoded envoy serial number is No 526 which is shown as being sent to Bisley although no date of despatch is recorded.
Rifle A498 was sent to store at Donnington on the 1st May 1970.
Cheers,
Simon.
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Rifle 233 was despatched to Kent Police on the 14th June 1974.
Cheers,
Simon.
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Originally Posted by borvo
Rifle G31808 doesn't appear on the conversion list.
As I have stated previously this DOES NOT mean the rifle is not genuine as there are gaps in the records. Post some detailed pics of the rifle and ask for the opinions of Roger Payne and Peter Laidler.
Cheers,
Simon.
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Gary,
It's just another piece in the jigsaw really although obviously if the serial number and shipping date etc are recorded in official paperwork it does authenticate the weapon. Keep in mind here we are talking about an item which when sold with its CES changes hands for £4000 plus pound here in the UK.
Cheers,
Simon.
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Originally Posted by arado
Simon, I am putting this on the right board. I have L42A1 X32296. The X is real. What can you tell me? Thanks, Gary
Interesting that the records aren't complete, but not altogether unexpected. (What percentage do you reckon are WOP?)
Some evidence of this rifle's past (I can eliminate the below if it doesn't suit your purposes):
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC01774-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC01728-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC01733-1.jpg
Captain Laidler states that this fellow was at Donnington- See this thread for more pics and Post #10 for specifics on the inspector:
L42 Photos - Military Surplus Collectors Forums
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC01726-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC01729-1.jpg
Thanks again for your efforts!
Maybe you can pencil this rifle into the addendum.;)
Greetings Simon,
When you have a chance, can you go through your records to see what you have on Envoy sn E329? It is one of the Bisley Palma Match rifles and marked but I'd be very interested in finding out any further information on it.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...EK7blOFl-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...C580Wbjl-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...5ooZMvyl-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...BxD0WTQl-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...vI4ZLafl-1.jpg
Best Always,
Michael:)
Simon,
Please check L42A1 1971, serial X32070.
Yet another X, and pretty close in the number, too.
Thank you,
limpetmine
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