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Yes Peter, I heard you the first time, why don't you let Mr Skennerton answer my question which was addressed to him? However, I'm sure we all thank you for butting in and offering your excellent...

Dear Surpmil,

the answer is simple: that Savage rifle came from an auction of rifles, all from the same source, which included four early No.4 Mk1s - a '41 British No.4 Mk1, a '41 Long Branch No.4...

Hi Ian,

thank you very much for the kind reply, can you tell us any more about that mid 1950's order to withdraw and scrap rifles with the 'A' Suffix - and why it seems not to have been carried...

Was yours lot 1244 by any chance?

I think you have some of the parts from my SMLE MkVI from the same auction, they all came from the same source, what is the serial no. on the bolt? I asked them...

Hi Peter,

that all makes sense, I don't think there would have been a "make do and mend" issue if an order was made to withdraw and scrap the trials rifles - they mostly had very different bodies...

Hi Peter, I did warn you that this would get very boring for a lot of people which is why I PM'd you with the initial question but you suggested asking the question on the open forum. I sincerely...

I think it's odd too.

I'm trying to ascertain if the 'ZF' mark was applied to fully serviceable rifles which happened to have an 'A' suffix to their serial number.

In Mr Skennerton's research...

Q1. I can't find any instruction that states that these will be withdran and scrapped. Just suppose they're serviceable......! - A1. Apparently Mr Skennerton did find an ORDER to withdraw and scrap...

Peter, thank you for that clear and concise answer regarding any rifles which were faulty or worn and thus marked with 'ZF'.

According to Mr Skennerton: " These ex-trials No.4 rifles which were...

I'm very sorry to open up this Pandora's Box again but I have a legitimate question to ask, I did PM Peter Laidler and he agreed it was better to ask the question on the open forum.

I wanted to...

Just order a copy of Capt. Peter Laidler's excellent reference book on the No.4(T) from BDL Ltd. you will find ALL the answers to ALL your questions in that Bible of a book, a bargain at four times...

:eek:Why don't you just buy a whole lot of parts and cobble one together yourself - that's all he'll do. You'll never be able to sell it on if you find a genuine example. The more rifles people buy...

That looks great, I like the way you have used a mount that doesn't damage the action. Rather than drill into the original butt why not buy a new butt and fit the cheekpiece to that? You'll always...

For an all-correct and genuine matched set I think you will have to be looking towards the higher of those two figures, make sure you buy one from a reputable dealer like Arundel Classic Guns.
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I think the bloke second on the left in the second photo is holding the fake stamps from eBay, these Australian cadets seem quite older than ours in the UK.

Curly

This wouldn't be another "AFAC" special would it?...

Curly

I'm guessing here but perhaps it was a club gun somewhere and whoever took it out had to zero it at 150yds?

Curly

Hi,

that is how they left the Fazakerley ROF. I've been watching that rifle for many months, the reserve is over $1000...

Curly

That's not a common rifle, hard to say without seeing photos but I would say it HAS to be worth that and a lot more. If I was in the US I'd buy it.

Curly

Hi,

there is nothing mysterious about the serial number, by that date Fazakerley had gone through the entire alphabet so they just started again by prefixing with another letter -AA, AB, AC (I've...

Personally, I wouldn't keep my rifles in a cellar, it's just inviting rust as these photos prove, has Roger got a licence for that? ;-)

Curly

You are correct that the larger set of RAF wings are a "sweetheart" badge, the AP MECHANIC badge is definitely not RAF, looks more US to me. The small spitfire badge is very interesting, many...

Thanks, Alan.
Is our (UK) Boiled Linseed Oil OK to use or should I still invest in some Raw Linseed Oil? I have to say I've been using the same bottle of Liberon (UK spec.) artist's BLO, mixed with...

That is a very good explanation, thank you. I'm off to buy some proper Raw Linseed Oil now (well, next time I'm near an art shop - which is surprisingly often as I'm an illustrator)

Curly

Mr Horton,

Perhaps this has been discussed many times (sorry) but can you explain what the difference is between Boiled Linseed Oil and "Hot" Raw Linseed Oil is? I'm guessing here but surely...