I can't place this stamp, which looks almost hand done. Is it one of the British gunmakers?
Attachment 52670
Thanks
Ed
I can't place this stamp, which looks almost hand done. Is it one of the British gunmakers?
Attachment 52670
Thanks
Ed
Probably a retailers mark
I thought so, too, but it's blued over. Nice gun, matching, with a barrel mounted target rearsight. I'm debating buying it, but really don't need another Long Lee. They're hard to resist though.
Ed
Only a wild guess:
TRC - Target Rifle Club
Any other marks as there were many associations that had this in their title such as the RAF Target Rifle Club
A man can NEVER have to many Enfields................:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by boltaction
Two clues.
First name was Luke I think, and Manningtree was the area, more to follow if that hasn't given the game away
Boy I wish a Long Lee would show up around here. SMLEs aplenty, but LLs are pretty scarce.
The only person I can think of is John or Luke Tippins as a reference to Manningtree, and I am near there today with a nice War office Minature & a Webley MkVI that need testing
Big Ball Bag, I haven't the faintest idea to what you are referring in your post about Luke and Manningtree. If you have some idea what the stamp means, then please enlighten us. This is a collecting and education forum, after all, not a "can you guess WTF I'm thinking" forum.
Thanks.
Ed
Maybe john and luke tippins??
http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Tippins-Luke_and_John.htm
These are the markings on mine. from an earlier thread
Sometimes you get Lucky
I hope this works!
Robert303, I have purchased the Lee I posted about. It has the same Tippins mark as yours on the knox form, but does not have the Tippins engraved trade name on the receiver side wall. It has a barrel mounted target sight, no fancy side folder like yours. Like yours, it is a CLLE, with an SMLE style bolt with no cocking piece mounted safety. Interestingly, it also has a DD number next to the main serial number, not that many digits off yours. Mine is DD846. I'll try to post some photos in the next day or so if folks are interested.
Ed
yes,post pics!
Looks like "LRT" to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by superbee
Interesting that Sgt. J. R. Tippins, the son of Luke Tippins, was K.I.A. serving in a machine gun section. You'd think a marksman of that ability would have been useful as a sniper or instructor. And yes, I know the Army likes to make chefs into clerks and clerks into cooks!
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