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Hi Guys,
I was at a gun show today and one of the sellers had a No1 MK3 .22 cal rifle.
The rifle is a mixmaster of numbers. That said, it looked like any other #1.
The stock #J 63010, the nose piece # 77238 and the others like wise didn't match.
The wood and the bore looks in good shape
I don't know if the calibre out weighs some of the mixed numbers. He is asking $600.
Could it be worth that much ???
Thanks,
SDMiner
aspen80--
Was the seller selling the rifle as an original No.2 MKIV or just a No.1 MKIII converted to .22LR? The quick way to tell if maybe original is to look for the proof testing on the barrel. In the states, there was plenty of .22LR parts available to convert a No.1 MKIII to .22LR as I have done it myself. If you buy a No.1 MKIII for $300.00 and invest in a .22LR barrel liner, barrel reamer, cartridge adapter for the chamber and a new .22LR Bolt head. It would run you about $600.00 or so.
--fjruple
Thanks for the info.
I will look today when I go back.
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I went back to the local gun show today and bought the .22 cal British rifle.
It is a #2 MK 4. The stock has " II M4 near the butt disk, 22 on the magazine, receiver and bolt have the same serial number F 1468.
On the right side of the socket there is a crown,GR,1917,SWT22 and IV. Left side N, broad arrow, Z...Crown,GR and an "X with an F in the bottom.
OK guys what is it? Pix tomorrow when there is some good light.
Thanks,
Aspen 80
Good buy!!
--fjruple
Sounds like a New Zealand one.
If the butt socket is just marked with the Royal cypher & the date, 1917, but no manufacturer's mark, then it may well be a National Rifle Factory/Standard Small Arms produced Peddled Scheme rifle. If that is the case, if you look to the LHS of the bolt way at the rear of the body it should be marked either NRF or SSA. On the other hand, the butt socket may have had the original markings partly linished off at the time of conversion from 303 to 22, although I wouldn't be at all surprised if it's a SSA, or less likely, a NRF.
On the the left side of the socket it does have an NZ with a broad arrow between the letters
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I looked closely at the muzzle and cannot see where a liner might have been installed. It appears that it was an original boring of .22 caliber.
It does shoot nice and I like the eject feature of ejecting the empties in the mag well.
SWT, could be SHT?
N/!\Z = New Zealand.
Crown, X (pennants?) and F (P?) on the left side (Receiver?) is the proof mark.
If it's a Peddled Scheme rifle the manufacturer's mark won't be on the butt socket, it'll be on the very back of the receiver just to the left of the hole where the bolt fits in, & 'round the corner' from the safety catch! I'd love to know if you can see SSA or NRF there......