Finally decided to catalogue my Lee's. Got a lot of them done, but still more to go. Grabbed a few quick photos before they went back in the safe.
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Finally decided to catalogue my Lee's. Got a lot of them done, but still more to go. Grabbed a few quick photos before they went back in the safe.
I'd forgotten about the blue and "pink" one! How that's possible?
WARNING! contains pictures that may disturb
Well, the photo saving thingie seems to have pooped out on this old thread, too bad! Or good?
Yes I have taken a bit of flak for that one. A few people thought it was a photoshop job. Did you notice the other one?
The white forend No.4 with what might be an orange dragon?
Yeah the No4 has had some treatment. I stole the colours for the No1 from this.
nice collection, but what is the red and blue one about?
Click on the link in Post #2. THat's when it made it's debut. But the photos got lost so it's just text.Quote:
Originally Posted by NRA
Nice Enfields. NICE Britten!
I tried to fix the link but it appears i cant edit the original post.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...andblue1-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...andblue2-1.jpg
interesting but why? please do tell the story.
Well the rifle itself was an ex English made MkIII which had been FTRed in India, the barrel is stuffed and the bolt is miss matched. Somebody then tried to do a volley sight conversion to the forewood and destroyed it. The furniture is full of bog to make it look good. So it was no great loss to the collecting community. We have huge amounts of sporterised Lee rifles in NZ, normally we just break them down for parts. I know in other parts of the world even a sporter has some value but over here there worth nothing.
Thanks for letting them breathe, and photographing them while doing so.
Did you find many you forgot you had?
Looks like you have a few "cast-offs" from another collector there ;)
Yeah I had to scratch my head a few times but finally remembered all of them. Cataloged 50 of them so far and still a few more to go. Yes there are some nice cast off examples!
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Thanks for letting them breathe, and photographing them while doing so.
No problems, sorry the photos are not up to much. I may post some more photos of the really nice ones at a later date.
Looks like it is from an old Beatles movie!
Yeah, it was called "Help" & trust me, he needs some! :)
The pink and blue rifle was shocking at the time, but now it just seems like a trend-setter over here in AR land. All sorts of garish color schemes on the aluminum and plastic rifles now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr303
I painted it about 10 years ago and boy I got some stick for it! Its really just a collection of rubbish parts tarted up for a bit of a giggle. Serious collectors don't seem to be too upset by it but some others get very angry.:D