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The rifles from Navy Arms are legit. It's on the list but as stated above, has been worked on extensively and must have had a badly stripped front pad screw. I'd have to say that the vast majority of...

The engraving on the legitimate 1980 produced rifle I examined years ago bears zero resemblance to the engraving that I've examined on 1970 to 1975 dated L42A1s. I was befuddled by it too. That was...

I agree with everything you said Roger. All I can say is the one that was through here for export had the large markings like the second one in the photos Lance posted. It's the only one I've ever...

Send me an email to bdlltd@bellsouth.net when you get a chance.

If memory serves, the butchered one missing the front pad looks more like the one I had through here for export several years ago....

I've had 1973 and 1980 L42s through here in the past but don't have photos. The markings on the 1980 L42A1 are different and might be construed as dubious but the example you saw may have been...

To add to Bruce's comments that are spot on, a loose cocking piece/striker assembly can also be soft soldered as a legit, sanctioned repair.

When I visited the Vimy House of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa in 2001, they were readying a German Panzer 1 for shipment to Littlefield in California. He'd traded two other vehicles for it. I...

I wouldn't change it Charlie. Load some heavy bullets and see if it's on. If you're going to use the lighter bullets, just learn where it shoots and adjust accordingly.

The original thumbscrews worked just fine in service from the 1940s until the 1980s in British service if you include the L42A1 in 7.62. These rifles don't need the thumbscrews installed with a...

Hand tight and check them frequently if you're on the range. They will bend too. I've seen it all including people who cut grooves in the thin part of the thumbscrew to crank it on with a flat bar of...

There are no other ownership marks present. It seems like a rifle that was in Australian service for its service career, but I could be wrong. It had been worked on in service and headspace appeared...

I'm shipping it out today to a client but took a good picture of it on my mobile. If interested, send me an email request to bdlltd@bellsouth.net and I'll send the picture. It's definitely an "N"...

I don't know if shooting nitro loads like Mk.7z and handloads with open base or even modern full jacket bullets is that detrimental to accuracy in a barrel worn in with Cordite Mk.7. I've been...

What more information do you need? There's always someone who has to put an ill-fitting screwdriver on the screws and bugger them trying to tighten screws that are already soldered in.

Thanks for your response. The reason it piqued my interest is because I've had many Naval service Lees over the years and they are usually in very good to pristine condition. I still have a '41...

Check APEX Gun Parts or BRP Guns. They are photographed on their website. They should be able to sell and ship to you. I used to have spares, but they are long sold. If you email me directly to...

I was rebarreling a rifle for a client yesterday and found a "N" stamp behind the safety catch spring on the butt socket. I can't remember seeing a Naval ownership mark on an Australian rifle. Are...

The correct military gauges for checking the throat and muzzle wear have a scribed line on them to indicate when the gauge is entering the barrel further than specification allows. You can insert...

Get some gauges.

.301 must run
.307 plug must not enter the muzzle more that .25"
.310 plug must not enter the breech more than .25"

Have you checked the forend for fit? That may be your...

Seems like it's in spec. Do yourself a favor and read Peter Laidler's articles on forend fitting a few times before you dive in. It's in his list of articles on this site. Never pry down on the front...

Alan, You're talking sniper rifle conversions not service rifles. The No.4T sniper rifle required five groove barrels as that was the standard set for conversion. As Roger says, some two groove...

Both ROF Maltby and ROF Fazakerley used two groove barrels during wartime production.

There's nothing wrong with a two-groove barrel as long as it's in spec. Much like the Springfield 1903A3 and other rifles that used them, if the two groove barrel didn't perform to the same standard,...

If you're an engineer, I'd think you might want to buy the gauges from APEX or BRP to check your rifles properly.

Here are the gauging standards:

.310 plug shouldn't enter the chamber more...

I understand. You have the important part. That's all that matters.