Hi all,
I have a 1945 BSA no.4 mk1 T with an LB magazine.
I'd like to find one that would be more correct for the rifle.
What should I look for?
I found 2 mags, one marked m/6 and the other m/56.
Are either of these close?
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Hi all,
I have a 1945 BSA no.4 mk1 T with an LB magazine.
I'd like to find one that would be more correct for the rifle.
What should I look for?
I found 2 mags, one marked m/6 and the other m/56.
Are either of these close?
Any No.4 magazine is correct for your No.4T. The only difference is who made them. The other two are British manufacture if that makes you feel better but the truth is that no one cared about manufacture as long as it was fitted and worked correctly.
Great thanks Brian!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Dick
I do want it to be of British decent as the current one is LB.
I need a mag for my LB so I figured I'd set out for a Brit one for my T and put the LB in my LB.
The current mag in the T did not come with the rifle, it actually had a smelly mag and I traded that one for a proper no.4.
Getting closer!
M6 is the wartime code for Aluminium Bronze Co Ltd of Walsall
M56 is the wartime code for Cheney & Son Ltd of Willenham
The M series of codes were issued to Manuafacturers in the Midlands
BSA Shirley was in the midlands so either of those would be appropriate
I had an all original BSA '44 No4(T) that carried an M56 coded magazine if that helps?
This is excellent!Quote:
Originally Posted by waco16
Exactly what I was looking for thank you!
Sometimes you have to look beyond matching #'s or same makers mark and wonder how did they get that way? My Uncle once told me that he had a magazine fall out at Normandy and his rifle was basically useless. He secured another magazine and carried it to Holland.
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Originally Posted by mr.e moose
Couldn't agree more, nothing wrong with the current Mag, just more of a "treasure hunt" or "why not" situation.
My numbers matching (Mag included) Fazakerly has canadian wood and american stock metal but i wont touch it because its how the rifle should be, just as it was when it left the military.
We've been trying to say that here for some time...Quote:
Originally Posted by mr.e moose
I should leave the smle mag in it?Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
The military didn't do that. That was after the fact. Any #1 mag would be altered to #4 spec so it locks in correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonh172
Jonh172. The magazine was fitted to the rifle properly and tested and then numbered to the rifle where it stayed. They are not made to be interchangeable they are a one-man-dog. And so far as Armourers were concerned, the magazine off the shelf that was accurately fitted and numbered to your rifle was the correct one. We didn't worry about who made it or which Country it came from or whether it was new, used or refurbished - and nor should you or anyone else!
I see!Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
This is totally news to me thank you for the insight!
The SMLE mag that was in it fit, so therefore it is the correct one!?
It had no markings on it at all, would that still qualify?
No...... No1 magazines are for No1 rifles, No4 magazines are for No4 (and 5) rifles. And never the twain should meet
Ok that's what I thought!Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
My T had a no.1 nag in it when I bought it, so I traded the guy i Got it from for a no.4 mag.
That mag happens to be an LB mag which I need for my 44 LB rifle.
So once again I'm without a mag for my BSA T sniper and figure why not get a Brit mag for my Brit rifle!?