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I saw a rifle like this many years ago, here in NZ. It to was supposedly confirmed by the late Peter Fox too! When I saw it ,Peter had been deceased for 2-3 years, so no confirmation was possible! To me, it looked like the nosecap had been very recently modified by a disc grinder. I didn`t believe it was genuine. Stuart.
Peter Fox and I discussed this particular rifle many years ago. I'm not completely sure of the general consensus on it but I seem to recall we both thought it was a bit dodgy at the time, but then someone had something that ended up convincing Peter that it might have been kosher.
The finish on the nose cap and different fonts set off alarm bells here, as well as several other small details. Somehow, someone had convinced Peter that it was kosher and they were supposed to supply documentation on it.
Peter was more than just an accumulator and I would say he was an advanced collector and knew his caca on Commonwealth kit. Grahame Barber might be able to chime in a bit on this one....Grahame are you out there ?????
Peter, unfortunately succumbed very quickly to the second onset of cancer....
RIP old friend.