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These guys are committed to the lineage.

http://bit.ly/btq0bx

Some of their models are quite popular in Australia. Highly regarded for quality and attention to detail. A whip around their site...

Completely agree with that last sentiment. There really is an urgency in all this work while we have the amazing resource of living memory. Brad, I can help with Service research, I am carrying out...

Would love to be there to meet you fine gents and show support for the museum. Sadly, I am stretched at present, working in 3 timezones out of Brisbane and can't see that easing for a bit. I...

very nice...thanks for sharing.

@Thunderbox - of course Roland [the friend mentioned] has never held any real hope of finding the rifle. I thought it worth putting out there and seeing if the Internet could throw up some magic. I...

A dear friend and hero of mine lost this rifle escaping the advancing SS Adolph Hitler Division in Greece. At the time he felt like he had lost his right arm - he relinquished it in order to not...

It is really disappointing. I am a Lithgow SMLE collector and, as much as I find the ripping off of people with the same interest aggravating, the butchery, bastardisation and contempt for the...

Some nice markings. CMF - Citizens Military Forces (militia), at the time we had the CMF and the AIF. 3MD issued to Third Military District, being Victoria. I'd pay 1/2 again if you wanted to sell...

:beerchug: Thanks all for your comments and advice. I was able to take 50 rounds to the range and put it through two No1MkIIIs, both Lithgows, a '42 and a '44. Had about 10% hangfire; small 'click'...

Ha...thanks Smellie, agree with your first rule!

I have asked him to come up with his price...thought I should do a little research in the meantime.

I want to make sure I'm not looking at brass...

I have an option to buy about 600 rounds of this in cartons of 32. My understanding is that this is corrosive MkVII from the Pakistan Ordnance Factory made in '67. Any thoughts on it's AU$ value?

another example of how useful and friendly this site is!:thup:

:lol: I'd thought of your posts on bolt re-numbering as I viewed that image! How much care would have been taken in selecting the bolt? I'm thinking this was done by the importer.

Great piece of...

Back on board after a trip and some hectic work...how did you go with the No5?

What a find! Congratulations.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I hadn't heard that theory; commercial reasons, quiet compliance yes but restraint? nup.

Can't go with Arisaka 99 or 38. The greatest weapons the Japanese Imperial Forces...

Nice touch saving the ads Badger! I bought my first SMLE No1 MkIII* from Andrew. They should come with a warning...


...something about addiction.

Congratulations! It sounds like a great buy! Can we look forward to seeing it?

The MKIII HT listed sold in 8hrs, advertised on the web at 11pm it was bought at 7am next morning.

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Quite a thing!

I'm seeing $600 to $1250, a little like Mosins, most dealers seem to throw another $3-400 on it and fish.

Ian ran his eye over my rifles, I was wrapped to see he lived less than an hour away and...

A feeder factory was set up in Orange. Are you suggesting the MA and OA bayonets come from the same factory? Or Lithgow and Orange are the same place?

Just starting out. I have two MkIIIs and two early .22s from Lithgow. Building a Lithgow collection, don't tell the wife ;)

I had the pleasure of meeting Ian Skennerton just this week, his...

I'll be getting my hands on that! Sounds like something Donald Kennedy would have done out of Segi.

It did look pretty good, nice markings, good condition...but the rear guard is missing. I'd have had it on a watch if it were under $250.00