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    That's them. With 2 in college, a new car...

    That's them. With 2 in college, a new car payment, and an unknown huge bill coming for a propeller overhaul I....have.....to..... walk.... away....
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    Glad I could help, enjoy the expensive hobby we...

    Glad I could help, enjoy the expensive hobby we have! If you are ready to spend more money let me know I have a couple more .22s that I have found that I would love to have but don't "need"!
  3. Thread: .22 Short Mk1*?

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    Your rifle is a converted C.G. Bonehill .22 MLM,...

    Your rifle is a converted C.G. Bonehill .22 MLM, #135 out of 300 commissioned in 1914 arriving in 1915 using retired MLM Mark I/I* rifles, not much is known about them. Your rifle has had its...
  4. Together, for the first time, at least in a long while

    Thanks to the power of the internet and the brotherhood of Enfield collectors I have just acquired a bucket list No. 32 scope in trade. One of the rarest versions (but not the rarest, I missed out...
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    The tacked bracket definitely looks like an...

    The tacked bracket definitely looks like an add-on, my best guess is a couple 20 round boxes of .303 would fit in there nicely
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    Books available again

    Greetings All

    I just wanted to give a shout-out to all the Lee-Enfield Collectors that I still have copies of both books available if you are interested in holiday gifts. For overseas collectors,...
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    Mystery Canadian Transit Chest Maker

    Greetings All

    A new to me transit chest arrived yesterday with manufacturer's marks I have never seen. The chest appears to have been partially stripped resulting in the hard-to-read markings...
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    No, I have not gotten that far yet but thanks for...

    No, I have not gotten that far yet but thanks for the suggestion.
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    Israeli No. 4 T sniper help

    Greetings All


    In the early 1950's the IDF had No. 4 T's as part of their equipment but due to embargoes, they had to manufacture replacement No. 32 scopes. They also converted some standard No....
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    Thanks for the months and years, right now I have...

    Thanks for the months and years, right now I have the year change over for UF rifles between A36K and A40K just in case!
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    ROF Fazakerley Mk 2 serial numbers were pretty...

    ROF Fazakerley Mk 2 serial numbers were pretty munch consecutive up to around April 1953. After 4/53 is when the allocated batch serial number contracts start to appear as you have noticed. I am...
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    Thanks, do you have actual description for those...

    Thanks, do you have actual description for those Vocab numbers?
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    SA No. 15 Sniper chest marking questions

    Greetings

    I was wondering if anyone knew the exact meanings of the "BA" code numbers stenciled on the chest and written on the paper tags?

    On the chest there is sometimes either BA5855 or...
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    Weird No. 32 scope mount

    This girl just popped up for sale with a mismatched rifle. WAY overpriced but does anyone recognize the stamp on the inside of the rear leg?
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    With my third book in process here is what I have...

    With my third book in process here is what I have found concerning BSA manufacture. There are, as I have classified, 6 different marking versions/styles used from 1941-1946.

    For this discussion,...
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    Another "rare" ROF Maltby, or is it??

    Greetings All

    Here for your opinion is another “rare” 1941 ROF Maltby Rifle No. 4 Mark I, but is it truly a Maltby??? I present to you what I think is a body and barrel from Maltby sent to ROF...
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    "found" the rifle you were looking at, it is a...

    "found" the rifle you were looking at, it is a 1942 BSA (B under the safety) that went through FTR at ROF Fazakerley
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    As new rifle production came to an end, ROF...

    As new rifle production came to an end, ROF Fazakerley made a run of at least 23,000 new "FTR" Mk 2 rifles in 1956-57 (possibly 1958?). They all lack the cutt off block on the body showing they were...
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    It could be a 1942 BSA No. 4, pictures will be a...

    It could be a 1942 BSA No. 4, pictures will be a big help
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    A Collectors View, back in stock

    Greetings All

    Just a quick shout-out in case I missed anyone that wants a copy. Both the SMLE and .22-inch RF books are now available again.

    A Collectors View, The SMLE is $100 USD
    A...
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    It has been a while but I found, sadly, an...

    It has been a while but I found, sadly, an Enfield Trials upper and lower bands along with hand guard ring and foresight protector all in one lot. I contacted the seller to see if he had the rifle...
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    Another Ebay Trials Treasure

    If you search long enough a piece of gold can be found. This time a Trials No. 4 rear sight modified for sniper service. Slightly different markings than my other spare (right) this one has the...
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    Greetings Roger From my "bank" the year...

    Greetings Roger

    From my "bank" the year change appears to have happened around R35000. I do not have any R34000 rifle photo's so it might have happened there!
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    I am currently working on this so here is what I...

    I am currently working on this so here is what I found. BSA seems to have had multiple assembly lines working that were assigned certain s/n blocks.

    AV prefix rifles are found with both 1943 and...
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    Thanks for that tidbit of knowledge! I know...

    Thanks for that tidbit of knowledge! I know there was a 2,000 rifle contract 1/41 at Fazakerley for "earlier trials No. 4 rifles f/ army stocks, converted at Faz" which I assumed were mostly the No....
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