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No32MkI '43, C.No32MkII '44, C.No32MkI (T.P.) '44, C.No32Mk3 '45
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No32MkI '43, C.No32MkII '44, C.No32MkI (T.P.) '44, C.No32Mk3 '45
"random pictures from the internet"
Same hand, hoping one day to find/afford an addition...
My mouth is watering!
I keep buying BSA's with the hope that someday I'll trade 2 M47C's for a C.67Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Payne
I'm pretty sure I have enough now to fill the hand....but I know both you and Lance are doing the same thing....:(
LE: Good thing you didn't post those photos before the Calgary show- might have induced a few naive rubes like myself to slap down cash for the cobbled together junk available. Seriously, is there an underground market for 4T's in Canada? Haven't seen one listed on CGN since December (which I bought). In any case, thanks for showing us your wonderful collections!
Ridolpho (the envious)
what is missing? a full house is a pair with three of a kind.
Don't be envious, I know a lot of people who have problems with cars and pharma, I am confining myself to these, but...I've been forced to sate the addiction with icky Moisens & MausersQuote:
Originally Posted by Ridolpho
besides, don't worry, I'm still short 2 Long Branch, a Savage No4MkI*, a Maltby, an Enfield, and a Fazakerly too...
Does DRP, or LL have a sample of the rest of the family?
Lee Enfield,
I have a CNo67 scope complete with its rings & base & have had it for many years, but each time I hear of a suitable rifle I always get outbid or contact the vendor a day too late!:(
ATB
Oh, quit reminding me!:banghead:Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Payne
One each, but only one scopeless LB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Enfield
Here is some more of the family, Enfield, Maltby, Savage Mk I. Have yet to find a Savage Mk I* fitted up with a scope, do have a "less telescope" example, only seen a Fazakerly T in photo's, would love to come across one.
Nice collection of unnumbered brackets on rifles w/o action swivels.
Am just about to head for the Channel Tunnel for a week on The Somme (it just keeps calling me back!) but I must try & get some photo's of a few of mine.
Have 31 & 33 Trials, 2 Maltby, one S Mk1, two S Mk1*'s (one scopeless & one scoped), LB44 with Mk2 scope, two 90L 45's but one lacking scope, 44 TP rifle, two 41 B marked BSA's & few each of BSA 43, 44, & 45 rifles. I guess I was INCREDIBLY lucky when a certain UK arms dealer was disposing of 140 No4 T's fifteen years ago - they were stripped to varying degrees, but they were, even by the prices at the time, SOOO cheap I could afford to keep pretty well as many as I wanted.....
I doubt it'll never happen again.....but I remain eternally grateful to the vendors for calling me first!
ATB
That's an interesting photo because the Maltby in the middle is wearing a Trials No4 forend. Notice the very straight bottom edge, as on the actual Trials No4 to the right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lance
That seems noteworthy to me, because if as we assume, the early Maltby and Savage No4(T) conversions were actually done at RSAF(E), not H&H, they would of course have had just those forends on hand, and if the original was found unsuitable, no doubt a replacement would have been fitted from those very same trials parts.
Of course it is conceivable that the forend was fitted by H&H or just happened to be fitted by an armourer, but the chances of that, especially the latter, seem pretty slim to me. We believe the left over trials parts were sent to Fazakerly to be used up in their learning process, but if the No.4(T) program was still in progress at RSAF(E) they might well have retained parts they thought they might need for that purpose: like forends.
Good eye, the Maltby is mysterious, only if she could talk. All the small bits are Singer made, including the waisted forsight protector. The forend is off a Trials but was never re-serial numbered to the Maltby action. No Enfield proof on the front pad and unfortuntely the butt is a mid-war replacement with the rifle s/n stamped into the flat instead of the scope number.
My last eye candy for a while, a NOS '44 BSA. Roger get some pic's up!! I too am off on vacation as of........now, so no rush:dancingbanana:
Nowhere near a full house, but grateful for the two that I do have:
'43 LB T w/ C MkI scope
'45 LB T w/ C Mk3 scope
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