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When at HMS Victory you can also do the Mary Rose, on the same site. Also the Royal Marines Museum is now within the Historic Dockyard as well.

A 5 minute ferry ride from next to the Dock Gates...

I seem to recall that paint we got from stores was labelled IRR

Infra Red Reflective.

Not sure whether this was bronze green though.

Fultons still have them in their window. I think they are around £450

Google has plenty of images
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Why would they have retro fitted a Mk1 scope on a 1944 Rifle? Surely the Mk1 was obsolete by then?

The West will never be able to compete with China on cost until 7yr old kids are prepared to work 16hr days for a few pennies a day and the prisons are full of Political Prisoners who work for...

You should come and shoot the Historic CSR match at Bisley. No running, just position shooting and snaps. There is a 4T class.

Shipped to Donnington 18th June 1971

By Whom?

I wonder who told the author that L42's were still used in the Gulf and Afghanistan upto 2005............................ that might be an urban myth too far!

There doesn't appear to be any particular pattern to them Steve,

I have seen three types from memory, the one you have looks odd and unfinished in my mind.

If you ring Norman Clark Gunsmiths...

contact pre64win.com

They have lots for sale and can advise on pricing

Thanks for checking

Many thanks.

Having done some closer inspections, it is a Parker Hale Scout with some home modifications, in .308

Hi,
Any info on a 308 Rifle bearing the serial number C-06571 ? Or a clue as to what model it may be?
Thanks
Roy

If it didn't have the engraving it could be called a replica or composed, But IMHO, the addition of the receiver engraving just makes it a plain old fake.

Shipped to Donnington Stores on 26th Feb 1971 - EXT 68/685 - A.I.N 444015/19

Not sure what EXT and AIN are.

No end user noted.

134631The only photo you need to tell if it is genuine is the left hand side of the receiver. A3-04's were all stamped like this in order that the scope mount did not obscure the designation. If you...

I don't think so

So a composite L42, put together on a 4T action, engraved to look like an experimental one?

Not an L42 or XL42

The serial number doesn't appear in the L42 Lists.

On the bracket, just above the rear pad, there is a very sharp angular line. I thought this was representative of the angles in the repro...

Some photos for reference, the final photo is of another XL42E1 sold on Gunbroker previously

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Currently in Auction in the UK, thoughts on this?

Is the bracket a genuine JC, or a heavily filed repro?

Scope is a Mk3, description does state it's been put together.

Original action?
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The other anomaly seems to be that the serial number is stamped into the bolt handle. All the ones I have owned and seen have been electro pencilled. Anyone got a stamped one?

This has to be an assumption, unless you know of this particular rifle?

It seems like an awful lot of machining to mess up a very valuable action? And for what purpose?

If the seller told me today was Sunday, I'd have to check the Calendar