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I have tubed a couple and they still have their bayonet lugs. Why would they be removed? In short original barrel, bored out and lined.

I actually wonder if any were originally tubed. Tubing was so much more a repair technique rather than for new production. Just my thoughts.

I have come across several No7s 8s and 9s with corroded or bulged barrels. Tubing them is a straight forward and economic repair.

Keep in mind that some may have originally had solid barrels that have since been tubed, a fairly common repair for rifles that had suffered damage, usually by corrosion.

Alternatively there will be plenty of 2BA taps and dies listed on ebay. Might save a bit in shipping costs.

The screw is identical to the standard pattern. Just run a 2BA tap into the inner band and a 2BA die over the screw threads, as previously stated that is what I do and it works absolutely fine....

It is 2BA, or at least very close. I run a 2BA tap into the inner band and a 2BA die over the inner band screw. Cleans things up and makes assembly easy. I still maintain that these barrels have...

Rifle not rebarrelled. Foresight base original but element is not.

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Hi, Just measured the bushing on my carbine. Outside diameter of sleeve .652". Length of sleeve .990" Barrel diameter immediately behind sleeve .575". Muzzle well crowned. Hope this helps.

I have had a lot of these, over 100. None have shown any evidence of being previously fitted to a rifle. The muzzles are not even crowned. Some have been blued, some have what appears to be a...

Looks rather like the fore stock for the Parker Hale sporting No4 rifle shown in the top illustration. I found this in a 1960s PH catalogue. "Finest European Walnut" could be stretching things!

This is a nice idea but not so easy here in the UK where each extra barrel or bolt requires a variation to your firearms certificate. In theory it is possible but in practice I can see problems if...

The Lee Metford Mk1 and 1* cut offs were unusual as they were retained in the on or off position by a leaf spring. This was the purpose of the two holes next to each other. The later mag cut offs had...

F indicates Fazakerley manufacture, RFI is Rifle Factory Ishapore.

Magazine spring rivets were available separately at some stage it seems, I've just opened this box, label states Rivets, Springs, Rifles No1 and No4. Qty 4ozs. Date stamp in red is Aug 49. These...

I've come across a few of these, mainly in the butt traps of No4 rifles. Interesting that the steel oil bottles are a little larger than the brass ones, 98mm long and 19mm in diameter against 96mm...

Mag spring is correct for early Lee Speeds, the same type as fitted to the Long Lee Enfield rifles and the cavalry carbine. Sounds like you need to replace yours as it has become weak over the last...

Interesting rearsight, obviously similar to but not the same as the standard singer sight. Wonder if its the same as the sight fitted to the trials No4.

Greetings all. Got around to signing up at last. Been collecting Victorian and early 20th century military firearms for close to thirty years. Main interest is early Lee Enfield rifles, always more...