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repro cases in the UK. (only ones I know are been made)
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repro cases in the UK. (only ones I know are been made)
He is still having them made, and usually has one in stock. Shipping (even within the UK) is prohibitive due to the size
its easier to sell from the militaria shows he attends ( Stoneleigh,...
I think they may be on the "first " batch of bayonets. something like 350,000 (total numbers apparently are not known!!) SA80's were made. and as the Army now stands at some 80,000 it leaves a lot...
this is for sale in the UK as a section 1 firearm,, any original L1A1 would be section 5 !
So the barrel must be new made with no gas vent,
And in theory the receiver remains section 5 unless...
I have seen two types of No8 pommel on internet images,
Ones with the thro. oil/clearance hole (as per the No5 bayonet) and ones without the hole! Would there have been two makers for such a...
That dealer is a dealer and not a knowledgeable collector! the empty bottles sell for around £5 widely used by the British Army as the 84mm Carl Gustave sub calibre cleaning kit (at that price I...
Hi
just trying to identify the small patch with the map of Africa,
I know the Chindits badge and I believe it to be an original, but I do know there are lots of later reproductions
any...
nothing on the chest looks good,,, nothing looks like the original, the original corners were finger jointed (1/4" fingers (not dove tail joints)) and the chamber stick,,,, is a stick in a block...
the roll pin for the trigger axis pin is a standard fit towards the end of service, I don't see anything wrong as a deactivated L9 pistol....... and I am sure (!!!!) pistols were been released as...
The mix of late/early parts is fine for service in the British Army as long as they worked as they should, it looks like the types I have worked on,
But I have never seen a cut away instructional...
good guy to work with....... :thup:
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fresh from the laser cutters.....
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The one I picked up was converted to a L38 drill rifle original serial number 170
just to help watty12 out, without the kit fitted. the fittings are original ones taken from SA80 conversion kit boxes purchased from a
UK surplus dealer
...
and the tin!! Via Mr Boyce
Nope its a Repro made in Yorkshire
but has had a makers name stamped into it at a later stage ( in the last 10 years! these copies were not marked apart from the crows foot)
Enfield SMLE...
In a repro tin,,,,,
Firing pin removal tool??? was that not just the tip of a round? you only need to push out a solid pin,
Could it be the extractor removal tool ( there are a few different types, )
Butt removal...
I think the plans state the carcase been made of "Deal" Knot free pine. with the inserts made in Beech (or other authorised hard wood),
Modern pine is quick grown with all the knots that it brings,...
paper EMER available from DS-Solutions in Kent England, and they sometimes have Hythe sights
Hi :runaway::runaway: i'll empty it!
with the chests I make, externally I use NATO Green IRR paint. the same paint used on military vehicles in the 1980's. for me "Brunswick green" is more of 1950's colour as most British military...
the SA80 (all weapons of the 80's inc. the LAW 80 ) were one of the first to use the AESP EMER,s were still in use for other equipment,
The Mod 8 TMH pin can be recognised by a groove cut into the...
If this was the one from Ebay years ago (too many to be good!) I was the winning bidder, or I won one the same with cut down top cover
the optic was foggy but you could just about see through it and...
Many in Britain were converted to L38 Drill Purpose and used and Hereford for the country walks during selection,
the one I have was fitted with a "para" type rear sight when I got it dressed as a...