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Cracking find and excellent project rifle, having an original No3 sniper is but a unreachable dream for most....

Let's also collate this into the thread.....

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=78972

Evening Geoff, as this is clearly a composite build, we can guarantee the kit came from Helstons, my guess would be the barrel maker ( whoever he is) had a barrel that he had issues with and couldn't...

My example Kev

AD7104498 SPF1392 oddly mine isn't .22lr.......LOL

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It depends if he sold you the...

Cheers Kev, the court has heard the evidence from the expert witness, the jury is back and the verdict is a unanimous ' Bullshit!

Someone take his pantograph machine away for god's sake!

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So here's the markings of an SPF Lithgow from my collection, as additional reference.

I've still yet to see SPF marking on the receiver on any other example?

My guess would be a .22 liner bonded into a 7.62mm barrel.

Judicious use of a Pantograph machine might possibly be involved, who knows....

Only Kev can give us chapter and verse regarding the...

The jury is still out Kev, but the evidence is certainly pointing in one direction!

I seem to recall your stories of rock'n'roll C1's and .22 kits out on the prairie Jim!

I assume you were laying waste to the local wildlife with a C2 Jim, or did you pop the giggle lever and...

Starting to drill into this, the seller states

"The Heckler & Koch .22LR bolt kits were used as Heckler & Koch was owned at that time by R.S.A.F Enfield which was 100% owned by the British...

Cheers Peter, I've bashed through my Fal books and all my Lithgow information and can find no reference what so ever to any Lithgow factory .22 L1A1.

I'm starting to smell the whiff of something,...

Hi Jim, I use my L12A1 kit in both of my L1's, always fun...

Afternoon all,

So, apparently a Singapore Police training rifle, Lithgow L1A1 marked on the left hand side L12A1 and apparently delivered as such....

Obviously British plastic, with an 8 slot...

That's highly likely the case Roger, the problem is, personally I just wouldn't spend the serious money that all L42's go for if it wasn't clearly on the list.
In my option, you would only have the...

A few very close to that S/N, but yep, that one isn't on the list...

I would hazard a guess at a space for 37 pattern slings to accompany the rifles.

That's a great piece of Enfield memorabilia!

You're welcome Georg, always happy to help.

Afternoon Georg, 00248F, 8th July 1987, no scope fitted.

No problem Brian, from the pictures it really did look the part.

The records are unfortunately not complete, they were a labour of love to compile digitally by Gil from surviving factory...

That is very reasonable Georg ....

You are very welcome Dovolski, happy to help.

Hi Brian,

Nothing in the records for 00289F unfortunately mate...

Hi Brian, my pleasure mate, I'll be back in my office in the morning and I'll look it up for you.

Hi Mossin, I'm quite happy to look up this information for you, this is a voluntary service and call me old fashioned, but a please and thank you, go a long way with me.

Afternoon Mossin, I trust you found the information for s/n 00225F useful?