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Over the weekend I was cleaning up a BSA stamped MkI butt stock and noticed the remnants of red paint in the walnut pores on the rear most 2-3 inches of the stock... was there an official marking scheme that involved a red stripe in this location? If so it designated? I am familiar with the receiver and barrel red caliber marking bands but not one in this location. Thanks for any observations.
I would say that it is the Indian DP marking. Same as Yellow in Australia and white in the UK. Just an easy for of recognition
Here's a few links to other threads where Peter and others have discussed the pitfalls of DP and ZF marked rifles ...
ZF marking on Enfields?
DP Stock Marks Query
DP Rifles
Everyone should please read them all thoroughly before they shoot any of them ... :thup:
Regards,
Doug
Doug: This subject Bren was a cut up demil so no danger of firing any time soon...
I left out one detail... There is a 1.5" hand painted "10" in what would have been the red area... that extended from the butt plate forward to around the stock sling swivel. Rack #
or gun#?
Interestingly, I obtained two Indian 3 Mk3 DP Bren parts kits... that had white DP stripes... Mix and match colors?
That's interesting Wally because the usual Indian DP markings are a red band with two white stripes or vice verca. Maybe your complete observation confirms their DP status
This is a ex indian Mk3 being sold in the USA
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...4/xb3333-1.jpg
Yes, I saw that offering Too. I.M.A wasnt it?
It's such a pleasure to wake up and see such artistry with basic red and white paint. The skilled craftsmanship shown by those deft strokes of the shaving brush - in almost michaelangelo style. This bloke probably painted the ceiling of the cistine chapel in Rome. Then just feast your eyes onto those exquisitely finished bipod legs with a depth of shine to equal any Rolls Royce..........................
But it's a Mk3 alright And that one would be EASILY restorable because the barrel locking nut and locking shoulder and area inbetween is untouched. And that's the VITAL area from which every other restored section will need to be measured/calibrated from.
If it's an Enfield made Bren then it's one of the first 400 (?) because it had a double set of holes under the bipod sleeve. After that it changed to single set of vents. Someone ought to dive onto that
The block looks like it may be a 7.62 version but i cant tell from the pic.
:clap: Peter, I Guess India had its fair share of 'Rolf Harris'es over there Too! :lol:
[QUOTE=Brit plumber;172095]This is a ex indian Mk3 being sold in the USA
Looks like a MkI gas cylinder...
The first 1500 or so Mk3's came fitted with Mk1 gas cylinders.
That is interesting to know about the early MK3's iam going to check my MK3 gun it is in the early 1,100 range to see if it has the MK1 gas cylinder it was reworked in india prior to coming onto the surplus market.Was the MK1 cylinder used to help save crucial weight on the gun given the proplems with carbon fouling was it deemed more important to save weight than anything else.
And the first 8200 or so are marked MkIII not Mk3 which was from Aug 44.