303 sniper

That sure looks like Belgian markings to me.

Agreed. It's definitely stencilled up in French: Fusil = Rifle; Lunette = scope.

ATB

Thank you for that gentlemen.

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Originally Posted by No4Mk1(T)

OK with the kind help of Lance I have two more numbers to add to my small survey.
1944 B35324 with 24983
1945 V36106 with 24479
Thank You very much Lance!
In my PM to him I mentioned I was considering taking on the job of a full sized No4T serial number survey to which he reacted quite positively. To this end I have decided to take on the project. I don’t wish to further hijack this thread so please don’t forward any numbers to me just yet. I wish to develop the spread sheet and come up with the goals of the survey as well as consult with Badger first. I will start a new thread with in the next week or so assuming this all meats with Badgers approval.

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That's a good idea, except that how can one tell which are original scope to rifle fittings and which are not? Only by looking at detailed photos of the scope, rifle, bracket and butt wrist I assume.

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That's a good idea, except that how can one tell which are original scope to rifle fittings and which are not? Only by looking at detailed photos of the scope, rifle, bracket and butt wrist I assume.

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You got it. Any rifle still bearing it’s S51 stamp and serial number with no bared through scope serial numbers would be a prime candidate.
With regards to the No4(T) survey I am still (slowly) working toward doing this but life has stepped in the way and left me with little computer time in the last year and a half or so. As it stands at this moment I suspect it will still be into the fall of this year before I’ll be able to follow through with this. More to come in time but for now I’ll leave it at that.

Ditto: there was one for sale in Toowoomba a couple of years ago.

Same grey paint.

Interestingly, the paint is very tough and seems very similar to the finish on the Belgian FN-49s that were available in Oz in the "good old days". Those FNs basically came in two grades. Mechanically very good but externally scruffy ones were painted black and the overall nice ones generally came in that very tough grey finish. All were in .30-06 and all had their Belgian crests ground off the receiver before the finish coat was applied.

Any experts on Belgian military ordnance and maintenance procedures out there?