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As promised here are some pics of my HT rifle as a comparison to the N03(T).
The scope and rifle (53234) are matched but the case is numbered to rifle 32174 so if anyone knows who the owner of rifle 32174 is I'd be happy to swap cases if he has mine.:thup:
Cheers,
Simon.
Wrong flag for the occasion Simon !
At the time the rifle was converted yes but not when it was first manufactured.:D
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Originally Posted by mike1967
No, 1901 was when we got the Southern Cross:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon
Bugger!!:banghead:
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Originally Posted by mike1967
Is the butt stamp R over MA over the date the norm? I've always thought the R meant refurbed.
A quick look at the survey pics, of a bit over 20 different rifles with clear pics of the butt markings, the "R/MA/date to store" outnumbers "MA/date to store" about 4 to 1. In the survey questions, of the just over 40 out of 210 that answered in a way that allowed me to determine if R/MA or just MA was used, the split is also about the same, 4 to 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Homer
I take the R to mean refurbished/ rebuilt/ repaired as well... I suppose it depended on the bloke doing the markings as to what he put on them, there was obviously no hard and fast rule... none that was obeyed anyway.
Thanks Son!
I've noticed that the R is a larger size than the original MA and varies in position, indicating that it was stamped after the original MA/date, probably when upgraded to HT.
But as the rifles themselves are of varying dates and mostly with replacement butts, it is difficult to work out, most HT's being converted from H rifles.
How many if any retain their original or 1930's butts?
Attachment 71556Attachment 71557
From what I have on file, the date stamp on the butts are the date the rifle was sent to store after conversion to HT.
I hadn't paid any attention to the size of the letters before, and am away from my files ATM, but here is one pic with the same prportions in the stamps to consider...Attachment 71560
Yeah I've just had a quick look at a number of like stamps in my photos and there's minor inconsistencies with all of them. There's no HT's among them but a dozen or more post war refurbs and No2 MkIV conversions that were marked the same.
My No.1 MKIII* H.T. (short bracket) rifle, serial no. 45318, has the same "R/MA" markings over "7 / 45" date and is in the same condition as the pictured rifle. My assumption was the 7/45 date was the date the rifle was sent to stores.
I would be interested to know how many N.1 MKIII* H.T. rifles are in the U.S. A good friend owns a short bracket rifle and I have a medium bracket rifle serial no. 46571 with cheek-piece. All three of these rifles have matching scopes.
Hello Tom. My survey spreadsheet now has info on just over 200 rifles (including yours) and from those that I know of, I can say there is at least 18 in the US. That figure is just under 9% of the survey responses, so I suppose it wouldn't be a stretch to say possibly as many as 9% of the total production? That would put the number at about 140.... Hmmmm... probably no way of ever knowing for sure.Quote:
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Beautiful rifle, very jealous!