Is This Magazine Genuine?

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Originally Posted by vintage hunter

In the UK a charger is the thingy filled with cartridges you insert into the charger bridge of a Lee Enfield rifle for the purpose of filling the magazine, in the U.S. a charger is something you plug you smarty phone, tablet, laptop, ect into in order to replenish its depleted battery.

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Exactly - a consistent use of the term.

The Lee Enfield 'charger' is fitted into the 'charger bridge' and the result is charging the rifle with ammunition.
The Battery 'charger' is fitted into the 'charging port' and the result is charging the appliance with electricity.

(A 'Charger' is also a large plate / dish and a 'War Horse')

I don't see the difficulty in using the word that the designers, specifiers and users of a piece of equipment gave to that piece of equipment.

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Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield

Exactly - a consistent use of the term.

The Lee Enfield 'charger' is fitted into the 'charger bridge' and the result is charging the rifle with ammunition.
The Battery 'charger' is fitted into the 'charging port' and the result is charging the appliance with electricity.

(A 'Charger' is also a large plate / dish and a 'War Horse')

I don't see the difficulty in using the word that the designers, specifiers and users of a piece of equipment gave to that piece of equipment.

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Neither do I, but at the same time I dont see the difficulty in some one using a modern, more commonly used word that actually offers a more accurate definition in reference to the same object without being subjected to a lesson in antiquated terminology based on the writings of an organization who doesnt have its facts straight either.

Well guys, I was speaking to Peter Sarony about another matter last night and here's his answer:

It looks rather as though it was conditioned for a SMLE with the spring tab below the latching tab.
Nigel Greenaway had some prototype 20 rd No 4 mags made, it could be one of his.
We made a small number of 20 rd No 4 mags, Maurice Kanareck still has one and it still works fine.

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Originally Posted by Gil Boyd

Nigel Greenaway had some prototype 20 rd No 4 mags made, it could be one of his.
We made a small number of 20 rd No 4 mags, Maurice Kanareck still has one and it still works fine.

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I would love to have more detail. I really need two of them for practical rifle matches.

Daan,
Contact Nigel via a PM on the site mate. He might respond and help you out. Do tell where you are shooting mate I'll be there ha ha, no flying to anywhere at the moment unless you have a good reason!! Still in lockdown here, but I fear it won't be long as long as people don't kick the arse out of the TRUST!!

Will do.

Still in lockdown too. Hopefully start shooting this year sometime, probably about August or September. Loading all I can to be ready when the shooting range is open again.

Sunny South Africa is the place.

Daan,
I measured 38 degress in the garden earlier (4pm) here in the UK so things are on the up.
Mind you Table Mountain must be the place to get that perfect shooters view!

As hinted in my earlier response to this thread - people were using 7.62 No.4's in various configurations (L39A1, L42A1, Enforcer, Parker Hale T4, Envoy, etc). The emphasis here being 7.62 so the 20 round mags were straight and NOT curved. I didn't get involved in producing 20 round .303 mags but I know a man who has produced some formers but they are probably 6 months away from seeing the light of day. They will look like miniature Bren mags.

Well, what I thought was a 'strong' bid in the 'sealed bid auction' was nowhere near.

It went for a price of £184 including 'taxes' and 'add ons'

No way that TIG welding on the base is original... so has been repaired, it looks a lot newer than the rest of it.

I always though magazines were brazed.