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Brilliant. Thanks for that, I've been wanting to find out the origin of the box.

From the limited information I've got the fact that box is nothing special is an indicator of authenticity, a lot...

Now there's a cat who is in no doubt that he's the king of beasts :D

I don't think so Mike. The shape of the cutout is exactly that of a Maglite.

As far as I know ( which isn't very far :) ) UK forces have only used M-203's until quite recently.

Right, here we go - it's a vaguely military looking fibreglass box which seems to have nothing very special about it. Looks like it was 'improvised' from whatever someone had lying around, possibly...

A mate of mine is currently refurbishing an IWS if anyone wants one, I can ask him for a price. I don't know if he's got it up and running yet, last time we spoke he was replacing the tube.

He's...

That's great :thup:

I wonder what the soldier said ? I bet it wasn't " Blimey" or "Gosh" :D

Hey, look at me ! - I'm a badass African Lion Dog

Where's that Lion ??? I can smell him, but my eyes aren't quite open yet, I'm only 4 days old.
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Pamwe Chete :D

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Cheers for that - my Grandad ( a US citizen who volunteered for the British Army ) fought in that awful battle.

He made it through the first two days but then got wounded badly enough to get sent...

How about a display of period armourers tools and a rifle or LMG in the process of being worked on ? - that would be a great piece of 'living history' and a little out of the ordinary.

If No53 scopes are still reasonably priced ( I paid £25 a few years ago for one with light damage ) then it would be much better than starting from scratch.

The square block which houses the...

I just had a look in my bits and pieces box and found a set of 1 inch Parker Hale rings marked RAHS.3 - the distance from the mounting surface to the underside of the scope tube is approximately...

Norman Clark Gunsmiths in Warwickshire are usually a good bet for anything Parker Hale, have you tried them ?

I once started making a functional replica from a No53, but life got in the way of what was a time consuming and non-paying job.

It wasn't proving an easy job, even for someone who has experience...

On the L42 inspired ( it wasn't really close enough to call a replica ) Enfield I owned I used a Tasco 1.5-5X20 scope with the brass sunshade from a ( No.53 ? ) telescope fixed to the end.

The...

I just didn't want to break any forum rules, especially as it's only my 3rd post ;)

I have a very good quality photocopy of the L1A1 EMERS, including the L12A1 .22 rf adaptor - are there any pages or subject areas which anyone would like scanning ?

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1) No way can I...

Ta for the welcome :thup:

I don't think I'll post again for a little while - there is so much to read first, the Peter Laidler articles alone are pure gold....

My name is Sid ( or at least that's what everyone calls me ) and I'm in the UK.

I found the site while looking for No4T and L42 information.

I'm interested in most military weapons but mainly...