22 Trainers

Hi my collection of 22 trainers.
RF short rifle MKI and MKII
Lee Enfield pattern 14 MKI and MKII
NO2 MKIV Lithgows
C no7 Canadian
NO8 on a no5 action
NO9 Royal Navy

RAF UK No7 next then!

Very nice. Thank you for sharing them with us.

Rifles that can sometimes be overlooked in collection.

Regards

Mark

Must admit to feeling somwhat envious. Very nice group!
Thanks!

Beautiful group of trainers!! Thank you for sharing them.

Thanks,

Brian

Hi I do have my eye on on RAF NO7,but i do not believe he will part with it.

You're also lacking the Parker-Hale .22 conversion of the Pattern 1914 rifle. But I guess that one is hard to get, I'm unable to find one since years now.

The irony about these little RAF .22" No7 rifles is that they were still inservice with the RAF Cadet Forces, in both the ATC and the public school RAF Cadets until well into the 80's - albeit that spare parts were non existant from RAF Ordnance stocks which as I seem to recall, all came from Stafford somewhere. The Armourers shops would occasionally reduce one to salvage just for the spare parts. But to be honest I NEVER saw one that would even remotely conform to the No8 EMER regarding CHS which was just as well because like the No8, there were 8 (or was it six for the No7 rifle.....) sizes of bolthead. Mind you, they just didn't wear out

i missed the Parker Hiscock mag on the second rifle from the top the first time I looked at the threads. Very nice!!!

Brian B

I missed the PH mag as well. Wasn't looking for it in the Sht .22 II, though. It was only approved for use in the Sht .22 MkIII and the Patt14 .22 trainers. (LoC 17621 21 Dec 1915)

Nice bunch, mate... Thanks for posting your pics!

I know most of the later trainers are hard to find here in Aust, did you import any of your pieces?

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Originally Posted by Promo

You're also lacking the Parker-Hale .22 conversion of the Pattern 1914 rifle. But I guess that one is hard to get, I'm unable to find one since years now.

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Hi on the right side of the action of the pattern 14 MKI is A J PARKER AND Westley Richards.
Would anyone know what regiment is on the butt disc thanks.

Could it be 4th Royal Munster Fusiliers?

Regards

Mark

I was referring to the Enfield No. 3 action which was originally named the "Pattern 1914". There's a .22 conversion of that "US Enfield" aswell.