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It will be an over bore claw mount type set up. The Germans used it very commonly, & many of their WW1 Gewehr 98 sniper's rifles used such a system. The rear leg (ring) had a swan neck curve in it, &...

I can only see two serials: the original BSA 1941/42 era serial (faintly engraved) & the 53C Savage replacement marks, (deeply stamped). I can't quite make out the letter prefix to the original...

I'm sure I've seen the asterisk marked both on the top of the receiver ring & on the Knock's form, over the years.

The rifle appears to be a BSA 1942 example, retaining its original barrel (in...

Well, I'll put my hand up & admit I don't know what the No62 scope was used for, but perhaps one of the armourers will be able to shed some light. It's a little odd that the scope went from a No32 to...

That's one thing I always had in mind when we sleeved some to .22..............rebarrel with another .303 barrel & Bob's your auntie! Ok, it won't satisy the purists who want 'as it left the...

That's an interesting one. It looks to be a perfectly genuine run of production BSA Shirley 1944 4T that has been converted to .22 LR. I do not believe that it is one of the 100 rifles that we...

I doubt there's any ill intent to it...........the previous owner was probably just a big guy with long arms, & wisely kept the original butt safely with the rifle, fitting the new butt & 'piece out...

The bracket is an 'old' (early batch) example of one of mine. Would also concur with surpmil - the cheekpiece is walnut & very heavily sanded. In my experience you only see original walnut 'pieces on...

That's it!

My memory is dim, but this rifle has five digits after the C which suggests to me that it isn't an early rifle at all, but a late one. I'm no expert on Savage serials but wasn't it the case that...

He's actually a decent lad. I think the prices came from a conversation he said he had with the son of an until recently fairly active forummer on this site. I gather son is a militaria dealer who...

Yes, & it is a genuine one, too. In the last few years quite a lot of repro's have started to appear, at least here in the UK. Did it sell? I know the vendor, a nice young chap from Coventry. I...

Hi Paul. That is indeed a nice looking rifle that has survived without too much interfering with over the years. It is just possible that it could be one of a batch that came out of, IIRC,...

Agree, they weren't using the one, two, & three letter factory codes as early as 1938. I think the lfh probably indicates (in German which I won't attempt!) 'light field howitzer'.
Is there not a...

I always carefully support the muzzle in a vice (vise)............

I look at it that I'm rebuilding a rifle for the end user to zero to their ultimate satisfaction. The friend with the Mk1 SMLE...

I'm no armourer Brian, but that's exactly what I use in the workshop, too. I did it last two or three nights ago on a friend's Mk1 SMLE that he asked me to rebarrel. I can never find a tool anyway...

That Kirkee ammo shown by the OP in the 1940 & 41 dated packages would be considered highly desirable as collectors' ammo by many here in the UK. And Living History buffs love to fill their...

Thanks Surpmil. As we know, what was supposed to happen in theory often didn't, or at least, not all of the time! I really do not want to dismantle my sole unadulterated PPCo rifle (for obvious...

I'm speaking from memory now, but I am pretty sure PL once told me that the datum line on the rear sight cursor was moved 0.07" for the 7.62mm conversions. It wouldn't have the CR number on it, but...

It's funny you mention that Surpmil. I was thinking about this idly.....& I remembered years ago seeing a couple of what appeared to be genuine PPCo rifles that had had their bases removed. When we...

Without going out to check the container I think it is 58%, which is concentrated but just short of fuming. I use it outside, very carefully.

Maybe not infinite variations, but quite a few!

I gather from Instructions to Armourers (IIRC) that oil blacking was very commonly used on smaller parts & could be done locally by the armourer in question. I use it a lot in the garage workshop...

There is so much we don't know for sure about this Great War kit. That is one of the things that I find fascinating. Enclosed a few pictures of some of my scopes. Note one of them is also a T prefix....

I understand entirely where you're coming from. In the past I have restored rifles that I never made a profit out of, but I really enjoyed doing it. There's a good feeling that you've dragged a piece...