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Bloody great job!

Standing applause from me. :dancingbanana:

Well done!

G'Day All,

I'm looking for a copy of "India's Enfields" by Robert W. Edwards.

India's Enfields; The Lee-Enfield Rifle in India, 1905-2000
Robert W. Edwards
Keedysville, Maryland: The...

Yes, Alan, that's one of the good pieces that comes up.

Its interesting that with the Indian fascination for bureaucracy, there isn't much more competently researched and described history...

Damn...

Thanks Husk, at least I have a starting point for libraries.

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Thanks Aragorn, pretty much...

G'Day Folks,

I'm trying to find a little more information about the Rifle Factory Ishapore's contribution to the Lee Enfield Family. There's a chapter dedicated to Indian and Nepalese rifles in...

Technically, 100% correct. Practically, about 5% valid. :lol:

Why? Well, the matter is discipline, routine and time of the individual to do these things, consistently and regularly. Hence why...

Muff,

Time to rely on the Cloud for your storage. Microsoft and Apple give you heaps of options to get connected! Saves much stress! ;)

Daan,

Here's an interesting article that Peter Laidler shared some time ago on the LE Knowledge Forum:

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Its a copy from a document produced by the British Army (REME Corps, actually)...

"Lee-Enfield L8A5 Rifle, 7.62x51mm NATO L1A1 FAL M14 Enfield"

Well, we're missing:

1. Tactical
2. British
3. Sniper
4. Assault
5. Unissued

Geez, Ovidio. It's always a treat reading your posts, but more so when we see a new collection member whom you've become the custodian of!

Well done! Good looking piece. Agree with the comments -...

A recent acquisition that followed me home has some interesting heritage that I need a little help deciphering.

A 1954 No 1 Mk 3* .303 from RFI Ishapore.

Mechanically, very good condition,...

You have to respect a general who carries a battle rifle around rather than something to 'look the part.'

Bill,

You've done well. I recall that when I started shooting and collecting from 1980 on, the Turkish and Portuguese Verguiro Mausers were all the rage at the local sports store.

Yes, that as...

Yes, a picture tells a thousand words and isn't filtered through impression, opinion or ignorance. ;)

Thank you, that is quite a fair thing to expect. Perhaps I was too loose with my suggested words. I wasn't intending it like the specifics of butt disk markings that the British Army used to specify...

Thanks giove, that's where I was heading.

I've had a previous identificaiton odne by a very helful Hebrew speaking fellow who knows a little of the IDF history and small arms.

Here are some...

G’Day Enfielditis Sufferers,

A recent acquisition that followed me home has some interesting heritage that I need a little help deciphering.

A 1958 No 1 Mk III*from RFI Ishapore, in .303....

Excellent Muff! Well done to you and The Senior Ladies! :thup:

Aaaahh, no. It wont, without a modicum of detailed cabinetry (as opposed to basic carpentry.)

The hung trigger fitting requires additional clearance at the rear of the lower stock, hence the...

I believe you're over thinking it.

Which one do you think is in better overall physical condition?

Don't go looking for stories you cannot verify.

They were tools in Service. And treated as...

I'd suggest that a small proportion of the rifles that are still in circulation have thier original magazine in them. Hence, the varying evidence of numbered mags not matching rifles and unnumbered...

Thanks, Alan, yes that silly idea did take some time to remove from the system.

I suggest it came from muzzle loading days, when the barrel was the body, for better words. The British Army and its...

It's a Bitzer. (Bits of this, bits of that.)

"...would have had to have been a replacement receiver." No such thing. The body (action) IS the rifle in the Commonwealth system. Everything else is...

Steve,

I'm a Target Rifle shooter for discipline. My passion is Service Rifle. But there's a world of difference between Service scoring at 100/200m and variable positions on a Figure 11 target...

And now you just cringe with the thoughts of opportunity and cost foregone! ;) Recent Oz auctions have netted pretty impressive prices for those in the know.