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Or a high degree of nickel in the steel and the item was not pickled correctly in acid before the bluing process

There are automotive primers that will/advertised to take the 350 to 400 deg. heat
I have been working with one company for some time and once they get it perfected I will give the tube restorers...

They "that site" use a vocabulary program that picks up the word or "buzz words" and then relays them to a "human bean".. NO not a spelling error...
Then some mouth breathing veggie gets to take...

Stripper clip adapter for the above rifles or any rifle with the No.4 charger guide.
This is the pop in charger guide to allow the use of 7.62 NATO charger clips.
$65.00 each delivered world wide...

Some of the repro Mk.II scopes that I have reworked have survived hundreds of miles the wilds of Canada strapped to an ATV and hundreds of shots, if not thousands.
The repro's can be "tarted up" and...

I have one No.4 trials rifle sniper with what appears to be a commercial lace on leather cheek-piece and it sure looks period.
Whether or not is/was allowed I do not know.
No evidence of...

Being that the 32TP did NOT have a soldered on base, unless it was done overseas, they would be difficult to recognize by the normal punter.
Canada did not solder on the pads nor the TP brackets...

If I recall, the picture in post no.19 is one of mine from a long time ago.
I remember taking one many years ago.

The two No.5's in .22 have different receiver profiles, but with no definitive information, one MIGHT just might be a No.6:super:
Anyone ???
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One receiver has the left side profile of the...

Sure looks kosher to me...
Most of the early 4(t) 's have galled screws as it was not a requirement to solder the early pads.
The Brits got their knickers in a knot when a lot of the screws sheared...

Parts were back and forth between Savage and Longbranch on a continual basis
Not unusual
The Maltese cross was for none standard and usually associated with modifications for sniper or other...

First, a HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all.
Secondly my apologies as I have been up to my proverbial "a** in alligators making 32 scope posts.
NOW, AT LAST...... :clap:
The picture of the bolts in the...

Tom: what a great Idea !!!!
You are more than just a great hockey player!!! :wave:
I get the odd request for parts as I still have a pile of .303 MG links.
You can modify the links to fit, or just...

I do have volume 1, but I believe Bob did 4 volumes on Indian Lee Enfields.
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I have a signed copy of British Secondary Small Arms 1914 to 1919,
Arisaka Rifles and Carbines by A.O. Edwards (Tony Edwards of the UK)
Willing to swap for any other copy of Edwards books on...

There are were 129 variances within the Mk. III alone...
Ross rifles were almost parallel manufacture.

I was told by an old acquaintance over 60 years ago, that the true price of anything is the SECOND highest bid at the auction sale.

Excellent work and looks very nice.
Thank the folks for dropping in the mail.

Over the years I have seen a number of Mk. 3 clicker plates destroyed by a seized detent plunger.
I wonder how long the owner just horsed the drum around to do that much damage.
I kept a few...

Nice workmanship....
How is the Metford coming along ??

Drop me a pm...
cheers,
Warren

The scope is a genuine Goldberg scope..
I'd really hate to put money on the rings being Chinese or Indian.
The bases and mounting is certainly not to spec, but a lot of stuff I saw in Israel was...

Another Israeli Goldberg scope but with the mount this time.
The scope and mount looks "kosher"
The rifle, other than a few Israeli markings is suspect, HOWEVER I have seem some very suspect units...

I have cleaned up a number of L1A1 scope over the last few years and a fair number I would classify as God AWFUL.
Who ever rebuilt them took a lot of liberties in the rebuild program and I wondered...

It is consistent with the early LB snipers assembled in Canada
Canada DID NOT solder the pads on the No.32 mount set up and this caused a real sh*t storm with the British.
Apparently the screws...