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Awesome, thank you guys for the great explanations. Wont make me a better welder but it does help a lot in understanding what is going on.
Cheers :super:

Thank you for the explanation Jim. I had a feeling that was the reason but like i said, i'm pretty much useless when it comes to anything welding or brazing.:thup:

So i've finished restoring my second NZ Carbine (DP) and sure enough the firing pin looks funky.
Although the work on this one appears to be better, it lacks ''refinement''
Looks to me, he or...

I have two of them, one that was sporterized and the other that wasn't and both have DP markings.
Now that you mention it, i took a closer look at the full length stock one and the striker tip does...

My initial thought was to save the bolt head by doing something like this but the enlarged striker hole worries me too much...
Even though i don't plan to shoot it, being DP, i still like for it to...

It was broken off at some point for sure ... by who, we will never know.
One thing for sure is who ever tried to repair it wasn't a qualified gunsmith (god i hope not)
Here's a few more pictures....

Nope the pin is way too long for that.

Like gerard488 said i'm not sure headspace would have been affected by cutting the tread portion ?
The striker tip is shorter than on the other and welding evidence is visible on it so it was...

I'm in the process of restoring a NZ carbine and i always like to strip down rifles for a thorough cleaning.
Look at the gunk in the extractor spring
Well i got this surprise…. the bolt head tread...