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I'm resurrecting this thread I wrote last year. I also found the other one that I'd seen as opened and used in my Dad's stuff. It's just like the other one, except it has some light pitting on...

In going through my Dad's effects, I came across a 1903 test bolt. It was in a package marked "Packed October 1954" and was inside multiple layers of long term storage wrappings. Inside, the bolt...

Many thanks to mmppres. I got the military safety today and plugged it in. It all works great now and no modifications to the rifle.

That's very generous of you. Thanks. PM incoming.
Brian

I watched a couple YouTube videos on how these safeties go in and out and how they work. That enabled me to better understand what you guys have been telling me, and gave me a much clearer...

Yep, now that you guys have clued me in, I see that it says Mark II in little letters on the back end of the safety on all 4 of the rifles that I said the safety looks identical. Apparently the...

Thanks, Bill. I checked out what you said. On this rifle, the bolt is not locked when it is on safe. When I raise the bolt, it goes off safe. I compared this with several other sporterized...

I recently acquired a Spanish Model 43 short rifle mfg. by La Coruna in 1945. It has an aftermarket safety. The safety functions normally, but when it is in the FIRE position (whether bolt is open...

I honestly don't know my Enfields that well. MK2 was what the shop had on the tag. What's the difference between a MK2 and MK3?

Thanks to Jim for posting my pics. I don't understand why they wouldn't appear when I did it.

Any idea on value (in USA) of such a rifle? The gun shop that has it generally has eclectic stuff,...

It's just a picture I took in the gun shop, so it's not very good, but here it is.
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and a couple detail shots:
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I've been collecting milsurps my whole life, and my Dad before that, but this is my first post here, so first I just wanted to say hi to everyone.

I was in a LGS and saw an Enfield No 1 MK 2 in...