Originally Posted by
Peter Laidler
The University of London College as in St Edwards College at the University of Oxford? Royal Artillery section?
Maybe we ought to cut to the quick and just say that locking bolt rear = safety ON or ENGAGED. Locking bolt forwards = safety OFF or DISENGAGED. now we know that the cockimng piece cam on the end of the locking bolt axis shaft is broken off.
In the great scheme of things, this is the WORST possible scenario because the safety catch part locks the bolt which is NOT a critical safety feature whereas the cocking piece cam prevents the rifle from being fired which I argue is a fairly important safety feature