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  1. Thread: Aldis scope case

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    The scope mount is a very neat and cleaver later...

    The scope mount is a very neat and cleaver later addition as it allows for the bolt cover to be retained as most mounts do not.
    At a guess the rifle has been built on an LSA actioned sporter in...
  2. Thread: .22 Short Mk1*?

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    Very interesting rifle and history - I have a...

    Very interesting rifle and history - I have a similar pattern rifle but converted from a commercial LSA Mk1* rifle with a Tippins barrel - probably after the war.
    It does not have the ejector device...
  3. Thread: Aldis scope case

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    I would really appreciate it if one of the...

    I would really appreciate it if one of the contributors could post some pictures of the rifle here as it is in my area of special interest these days - thank you.
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    That is an interesting rifle - the BSA logo on...

    That is an interesting rifle - the BSA logo on the barrel, the sale permit mark, the varnish finish and the 320B inspection marks all suggest a commercial sale for target use, yet it has a letter...
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    132683 Top WWII Aust No.1 Middle WWI Brit No3...

    132683
    Top WWII Aust No.1
    Middle WWI Brit No3
    Bottom WWII BritNo4
  6. Not wishing to disappoint anyone but that area on...

    Not wishing to disappoint anyone but that area on the receiver is usually covered by the fore end which also appears to show signs of looseness against the receiver.
    It has a slot for the cutoff so...
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    I do not know what the Australian military used...

    I do not know what the Australian military used but possibly similar to the original tool for the No3 T which the scope was copied from.
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    .22 MLM Mk1* conversion

    A few pics of my LSA MLM MK.1* commercial rifle converted to 22.
    The fore end fits the MLE profile barrel and handguard and has no cleaning rod groove so it is probably post 1899 replacement.
    I...
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    Interesting rifle with an SMLE profile barrel - I...

    Interesting rifle with an SMLE profile barrel - I have an MLM Mk1 converted to 22LR which has an MLE profile barrel and a similar style of bolt head.
    It is still in full military dress although...
  10. NZ - Rhodesian connection

    Thank you for that possible connection Roy - and being NZers they took their rifles home with them of course.
  11. Similar Carbine

    Interested to see Wallace's trade pattern carbine with the Boer War trophy carvings.
    I have a carbine from the same batch but unmodified apart from hard use marks.
    It is marked in the usual BSA...
  12. Thread: Interesting MLM

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    The Birmingham roundel dated 1900 on the butt...

    The Birmingham roundel dated 1900 on the butt means that it was refurbished at RSARF Sparkbrook in 1900 - should not have the clearing rod groove in the fore end.
    The 2 denotes a second class arm...
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    The cocking piece safety requires a different...

    The cocking piece safety requires a different bolt with a rear extension.
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    I think Buccaneer is right - it is based on a BSA...

    I think Buccaneer is right - it is based on a BSA territorial service pattern CCLE that has been shortened to a 19" barrel and had the nose cap, foresight, magazine butt and slightly shortened fore...
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    49122 An Australian made scabbard for sure...

    49122

    An Australian made scabbard for sure (OA) but shortened further I think.
  16. Thread: Un-dated MLE

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    Sounds like a commercial action - anything...

    Sounds like a commercial action - anything between 1896 to 1914.
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    I know the South Australian government had what...

    I know the South Australian government had what was presumed to be an old stock clean up run of 1903 dated Mk.1* Metfords - any Australian ownership markings?
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    It is a Henery rifle used by the NSW colonial...

    It is a Henery rifle used by the NSW colonial forces in the 1870's.
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    Commercial actions were usually more rounded off...

    Commercial actions were usually more rounded off and better finished, especially in the buttsocket area.
    The 1903 action is probably one of the "clean-up" run sold to the South Australian...
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    Not sure what capacity you need - but in 5 round...

    Not sure what capacity you need - but in 5 round there is the Ross or the Remington Lee - neither common but not unknown to turn up.
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    According to skennerton:- Green indicates...

    According to skennerton:-

    Green indicates approval for ball ammunition firing - yellow. 2nd grade but still suitable for live firing - red, not to be fired. (TL-E p351)
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    Used by a cadet unit - designates safe to fire...

    Used by a cadet unit - designates safe to fire live ammunition.
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    His rifle will be a commercial model for target...

    His rifle will be a commercial model for target shooting most probably made by BSA.
    BSA had some problems in 1896 with some rifles being returned from South Africa where
    they had suffered from...
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    Do any of the experts here know for how long...

    Do any of the experts here know for how long Lithgow used this system?
    It would seem to me to be pretty useless as the wood could still slide up the rods - the
    tie block at the back is only a...
  25. 31629I think the P/ is part of an almost scrubbed...

    31629I think the P/ is part of an almost scrubbed out crossed flags proof.
    Packing the handgard was a common accurising technique and was probably Fulton's work.
    My Alex'r Henry has the same type...
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