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Grrrr. My wifi is not up to posting photos right this moment. Worse than dial up...
All of my good tools are out in storage. It may be the other side of the weekend before I can access them. I...

I have an 1871 Uruguayan Mauser, rebuilt by St Entinne in 1891. When I got it the firing pin had been clipped. I was told to try getting a Steyr Kropatchneck (sp?) as it appeared to be similar.
It...

I have a very small sample to go by, and mine is Uruguyan...My trigger guard is brass. Mine was converted to a smokeless cartridge for Uruguay in 1894. It is all blued. Since I have had this (couple...

I received the Steyer firing pin. It is oh so close, but not a drop in. It is longer by about the length of the threads for the cocking piece, and those threads are coarser than the existing threads....

Probably. Machine work is a skill set I am just beginning to learn. I am in the DC area, and no one here makes anything except bad promises and hot air. Worth the few bucks I spent as my friend is...

I was not aware of that similarity. I placed the order, and will see if it works. Thanks for the tip.

I have an 1871 Mauser converted by the arsenal at St Denis France for Uruguay. Commonly called Daudeteau or Doviitis. It is beautiful, but like many, the firing pin has been clipped. Anyone have a...

No, it is not. The U 505 was captured by Captain Dan Gallery aboard the USS Guadalcanal, one destroyer (pillsbury?) and a DE whose name I have forgotten. Between the aircraft and the escorting...

I was able to put a bolt head in a jewlers lathe and skim a tiny amount from the edge of the bolthead. I was advised on this forum to not cut the bolt body as it is a much harder part to find. I did...

If you want new wood, there is a vendor on US ebay that sells sets. I have used some of their wood, and it sure is nice. Search dodge77vashti and see what they have.

Jesse

Yeah, no foolin'. I have about worn out my keyboard and telephone calling and writing state and feral, er Federal legislators over the one party gun rights grab. I know of many others that have done...

True enough, and I used a file to true up the metal insert that fits around the stock bolt, but for shaving the "draws" for a perfect fit, slicing off a really thin curl at a time with the chisel...

If you look up the link on the bottom of Peter Laidlers post above, you can find the article on "stocking Up". I just did this on a No1MK3 with a new fore end, and while it did not just jump...

Worked perfectly!! As I expect you already knew.... I set up a model makers lathe, set it up and made 1 careful pass. Checked it w/ the bolt body, and the amout of under turn was cut by about half....

Peter, thank you for that. I wanted to get a bolt head to fit the bolt first, and then will proceed with fitting it. I will go and see one of my machinist buddies and see how it goes. I guess it...

I am actually working on 2 rifles here. The second one, the one getting the forearm has DP on the chamber. I bought it years ago to get the wood for rifle #1, ny first ever SMLE, and the one that I...

I have the full set of "okie" mil spec gauges on the way. The rifle I want to build the bolt for is ex greek I think, and has a re numbered bolt. It passed headspace on a borrowed gauge years ago,...

Sorry for the nomenclature error. It is a bolt for a No1 MK3 rifle, built as a No3*, in 1916. The bolt body is correct, and matches well with the 2 others on the bench.I will order the reference...

Nope, it is a #3 bolt body. A. it fits the rifle just fine. B. Solid rib. The "root end" of the handle is slightly different, not machined as smooth as an old bolt on the top, but functions the same....

Hello Folks,
I have a couple of questions regarding the restoration of my 1916 BSA MKIII* First, I have picked up a (supposedly) NOS bolt body. Under the handle is 1956, and M47C . I have 3 bolt...

So why is it that when I want to sell something, not enfield specific, but ANYTHING, I can't find the buyers like this? Criminy, the seller must be laughing all the way to the bank.

Holy mother of..... Parkerized? Wow!!!

Jesse

Thanks much for that update. I have looked mine over again, and no import marks on it that I can find. In the years since I first dis assembled it, I have misplaced the bolt. I have seen it fairly...

Man, I love the internet. Great info. This is why I collect the enfields. They have been places and done things.... Any idea if it would have seen combat in Australian hands?

Thanks
Jesse

Several years back I purchased this 1916 BSA for the wood to use on another project. It has sat in the back of the safe since. Over the years, I have learned more about these guns, so I have decided...