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    Ahhh, I see. New Zealand.

    Ahhh, I see. New Zealand.
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    Cond IV advice needed

    i am thinking of selling my Cond IV. No, it is not mint or matching, so I need some advice. It was a conversion from a MLM II made by BSA in 1894 and stamped Cond IV by Enfield in 1909. It was...
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    As to "Chromed' SMLE, done officially, I was in...

    As to "Chromed' SMLE, done officially, I was in the NZ Army Base Ordnance Depot in the late 1960's. During a stocktake of the Wepons section, one crate turned out to have 10 or so fully chromed SMLE...
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    I have a No4 Mk2 with the serial number PF516715...

    I have a No4 Mk2 with the serial number PF516715 and marked 10/49. This one was one of a batch taken by Parker Hale and after fitting of a 'ball burnished' barrel, was sold as a target rifle.
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    On the subject of ribbons, I had been serving for...

    On the subject of ribbons, I had been serving for 14 years and was a Major in the NZ Army and posted to the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai. My quarters were shared with a US Army Ordnance...
  6. Thread: ANZAC Day

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    The main NZ Memorial is on the summit of Chunuk...

    The main NZ Memorial is on the summit of Chunuk Bair, taken by storm on 8th August 1915. Part of the summit is still littered with shrapnel, cartridge cases and bone fragments - it occupies a special...
  7. Thread: ANZAC Day

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    ANZAC Day

    The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - ANZAC - landed at ANZAC Cove on the Gallipoli peninsular at dawn on 25 April 1915. British and French troops landed elsewhere on the peninsular.

    There...
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    Scribing scale plates

    All you really need - as well as the two little screws to fit the arm - is a plate with scribed lines. Many years ago - when I had access to a good quality lathe - I reproduced a "Good Enough" scale...
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    Modern shooters still use the filters though...

    Modern shooters still use the filters though there are many more colours and much more expensive. Older types, well, I have a PH iris adjustable peep, with 4 different filter colours and the ability...
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    Yes, I have 2 of these and 3 different bases for...

    Yes, I have 2 of these and 3 different bases for them. As for lenses, no problems - they certainly can handle .303 recoil - virtually every optician in the known universe made the lenses and holders...
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    No, circumstances prevented it. I already had a...

    No, circumstances prevented it. I already had a No2 MkIV* and a No8 and thought really hard about getting a No9. At an average of $900, just a teensy bit out of my range but - had I been there !! - I...
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    No4 Target rifle

    What is a No 4 target Rifle ?. You have what looks like a Club Pattern target rifle, the pride of an individual shooter and possibly his club Armourer.

    One subset of my Lee Enfields is the...
  13. Thread: Where's KimW

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    Following a Trail of Breadcrumbs

    Yes, I'm here. Terribly tempted last weekend to go the the NZ Govt auction of No8 and No9 .22 ex-cadet force weapons - could not believe our Govt would ignore the UN Protocol - signed by our former...
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    Sticky: Hi everybody from KimW. I am a survivor of the...

    Hi everybody from KimW. I am a survivor of the old Gun and Knife Forum and Jouster.com. Started as a NZ NRA Target shooter in 1965 with my school rifle team, progressed to my University rifle team...
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