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    K31 with WF diopter sights

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2021/10/kAYOGkG-1.jpg

    Here is my 1941 dated K31 rifle - I was lucky enough to find one complete with her original sling and a Waffenfabrik diopter set,...
  2. Thank you, Patrick. I think the phrase 'the...

    Thank you, Patrick. I think the phrase 'the receiver is the rifle' sums it all up and I must say I do trust Peter Laidler, whom I highly respect for his immense scholarship.
    This is an entirely...
  3. https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2021/09/w...

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2021/09/wYUBenjh-1.jpg
    Another rifle from the 1970 Enfield FTR, serial # A14412 and dated 1950 (Fazakerley), barely 52 numbers away from another 1970 FTR'd...
  4. That is very interesting indeed. I cannot tell...

    That is very interesting indeed. I cannot tell for sure whether mine has been renumbered but I was surprised to see that the other such instance of a 1966 Enfield FTR'd No. 8 rifle I could find was...
  5. I have some additional questions about the serial...

    I have some additional questions about the serial number ranges of Fazakerley-made No. 8 rifles - I have done some research on the Internet and have come to the conclusion that the serial number of...
  6. Well, Patrick, this No. 8 rifle clearly outshoots...

    Well, Patrick, this No. 8 rifle clearly outshoots my MAS 45 - I have had a go at it at the range a few days back and I must say I was particularly pleased with its accuracy and how comfortable it...
  7. I am well aware of that, but it is not my...

    I am well aware of that, but it is not my intention to take part in competitions for the time being - I am more of a leisure shooter, actually.
    My other trainers do include a MAS 45, though.
    ...
  8. Many thanks to both of you for this first hand...

    Many thanks to both of you for this first hand information - these are the details that we do not read much about on the Net although they give us a better understanding of how and why these PH and...
  9. Now finding one and being able to afford it is...

    Now finding one and being able to afford it is another matter altogether !
    Were these PH sights rather the exception or the rule at the time when No. 8 trainers were in service? They must have...
  10. Thank you for the explanation and the link. :thup:

    Thank you for the explanation and the link. :thup:
  11. I have found on the Internet another No. 8 from...

    I have found on the Internet another No. 8 from the same batch of 1966 Enfield FTR'ed trainers:

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2021/09/6gvo5s5h-1.jpg

    This one is serial # A5938; mine...
  12. Thank you. So, if I got it right, the receiver...

    Thank you.
    So, if I got it right, the receiver of my No. 8 is already threaded to accommodate such a PH No 5D sight?

    Here are some better pictures:
    ...
  13. I had not really noticed the screw on the left...

    I had not really noticed the screw on the left side, next to the safety lever, or, at least, had thought it served some practical purpose on the rifle as it is, but upon closer scrutiny I was able to...
  14. I wanted to thank everybody on here for their...

    I wanted to thank everybody on here for their messages - I now have a clearer idea of how these rifles were made and where their constitutive elements came from.
    I would be curious to know how many...
  15. I must say I had tried to find out about that for...

    I must say I had tried to find out about that for quite a long time but the question had apparently never been raised or, at least, had never seemed to attract the attention of Lee-Enfield...
  16. Thank you for your answer, Patrick. I do not own...

    Thank you for your answer, Patrick. I do not own the book and had always thought n° 4 Mk I rifles were wartime production, hence my question, but the use of brand new receivers does make sense.
    Yes,...
  17. N° 8 Mk I trainer fitted with an A. J. Parker 8/53 sight attachment

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2021/09/Is13D2Th-1.jpg

    Hello to all,

    Here is a .22 LR Lee-Enfield trainer I bought last week.
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    An additional (though rather belated) question: ...

    An additional (though rather belated) question:

    Do you think these .22 LR Irish SMLEs may have been used by the Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil (FCA), that is the Irish Reserve Force?

    I have found the...
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    Still no answer from Hege for the time being... ...

    Still no answer from Hege for the time being...

    I have tried to study the Irish serial numbers of AM-prefixed trainers - could only find four of them, actually, as my "research" relies solely on...
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    I think one of the puzzling aspects of these...

    I think one of the puzzling aspects of these AM-prefix smallbore SMLEs is the order in which their serial numbers were attributed - my rifle is AM 680 and wasn't apparently part of the original...
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    Sorry for the useless question - I have found the...

    Sorry for the useless question - I have found the relevant information in one of your posts :

    "They were re-marked by the British at Enfield lock. This occurred because at the time of the...
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    If I understood well, the renumbering of the WW1...

    If I understood well, the renumbering of the WW1 SMLEs sold to Ireland in the early 1920s took place in England - is that right?
    I have sent a message to Hege asking them about the number of Irish...
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    Thank you very much indeed for this thorough...

    Thank you very much indeed for this thorough explanation, Frederick!

    My rifle has no FF marking on the stock and, as far as I can tell, only the handguard is a replacement part from a Southern...
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    Thank you for your answer, Frederick. Could by...

    Thank you for your answer, Frederick.
    Could by any chance August of 1954 be the date of the conversion? If this is the case, I suppose that this trainer never saw "action" in the hands of ATC...
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    SMLE AM-prefix N° 2 Mk IV* training rifle

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2018/06/yKr4MPTh-1.jpg

    From what I could read here and there, these N° 2 Mk IV* SMLEs with serial numbers beginning with the AM prefix are rather atypical,...
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