Did Canada issue any Mk.5 Stens? It looks like a Canadian Tech Services stamp which is a tri-corner maple leaf. Just a wild *** guess.
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Did Canada issue any Mk.5 Stens? It looks like a Canadian Tech Services stamp which is a tri-corner maple leaf. Just a wild *** guess.
The Bren firing pin is designed to stake the primer in the pocket after firing to remedy the problem of backed out, spent primers jamming them during trials. I don't have much experience with S&B but...
Spare parts for the scopes are no problem but the complete scopes require export licensing from BIS, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Component parts are supposed to be lodged with Customs and Border...
When I was an ITAR registrant allowing me to broker export shipments for other sellers overseas, I would have been happy to do it for you. Not enough people wanted my services, so I gave it up. I've...
Has anyone got a spare? Thanks.
Brian
I did firearm import and export work via Port Huron/Sarnia for ten years, 2-4 trips a year depending on how fast I could make the paperwork roll. I did a smaller amount of brokering work for clients...
I think I still have a few reprint Infantry training pams for these if anyone is in need. Covers the P'18 and Aldis. It's good to have in your range kit.
Looks like an honest rifle out of British service with a mismatch British telescope and bracket.
I think he's looking for a long ejector screw used to install a P-H sight. I looked at my spares and I don't have any. Scott Stonehill in Georgia used to make them for $20 and shipping. I'm not sure...
I don't see a welded rivet on the tie plate Rob. It just looks normal to me. Maybe the light in the photo makes it sort of look that way. Guessing the round impression around the head of the rivet on...
Yes Sir. When I was in my early teens in the 1970s, I got to ride across to Port Huron on the bridge with the crew and my Grandfather who arranged it with the Captain. Quite an experience. I also...
I knew Harry as a polite gentleman, former soldier and Armourer. He was retired from the CF having served from WW2 onwards. He was very knowledgeable about all manner of weapons and what made them...
Wow, I handled it in the 1980s as I used to visit Harry at his house in Sarnia on my trips to Western Ontario. I was 18 when I first met him. I spent many hours in his basement. My Grandfather, who...
It looks like a heavily sanded repro cheekpiece to me.
A very nice rifle overall. My take on the cheekpiece is it's definitely a repro. Made of beech I think or maybe birch? I've seen them from a few different suppliers in the UK and some are better than...
Gene Moisey posts on the Gun Boards forums.
Try Gene Moisey. He seems to have a lot of parts for the G/K.43.
genemoisey@verizon.net
I've been shooting Portuguese FNM 7.92 and .303 British for years. It's excellent ammo and as accurate as ball ammo gets. My second choice for 8x57 is Romanian but it has corrosive primers. It's also...
I noticed something on your rifle that's out of spec. You need to check and change out the body locking catch to a longer one. The locking catch lever should not bear on the recoil plate of the...
The short answer is no. Someone has rebarreled an 8x57 with a 7x57 barrel post service is my uneducated guess.
Email me at bdlltd@bellsouth.net.
Brian
I have a proper Enfield barrel vice from the RSAF. I've seen a few nice barrels wrecked from clamping on the thin part of the barrel instead of the Knox Form. I have a beautiful Savage two groove...
I have all of the tools. SMLE, No.4, No.5, P'14/M1917 and Sterling SMG. I still use a small brass drift and hammer. Never had a problem although I admit that the tool works smoother and is probably...
Real Armourers used a brass drift and a small ball peen hammer.
Sorry to be a smart *** but since when is the L39A1 a self-loading rifle? I get immediately dubious of these articles when they can't even get the type of rifle correct in the bloody title.