That's it!
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That's it!
My memory is dim, but this rifle has five digits after the C which suggests to me that it isn't an early rifle at all, but a late one. I'm no expert on Savage serials but wasn't it the case that...
He's actually a decent lad. I think the prices came from a conversation he said he had with the son of an until recently fairly active forummer on this site. I gather son is a militaria dealer who...
Yes, & it is a genuine one, too. In the last few years quite a lot of repro's have started to appear, at least here in the UK. Did it sell? I know the vendor, a nice young chap from Coventry. I...
Hi Paul. That is indeed a nice looking rifle that has survived without too much interfering with over the years. It is just possible that it could be one of a batch that came out of, IIRC,...
Agree, they weren't using the one, two, & three letter factory codes as early as 1938. I think the lfh probably indicates (in German which I won't attempt!) 'light field howitzer'.
Is there not a...
I always carefully support the muzzle in a vice (vise)............
I look at it that I'm rebuilding a rifle for the end user to zero to their ultimate satisfaction. The friend with the Mk1 SMLE...
I'm no armourer Brian, but that's exactly what I use in the workshop, too. I did it last two or three nights ago on a friend's Mk1 SMLE that he asked me to rebarrel. I can never find a tool anyway...
That Kirkee ammo shown by the OP in the 1940 & 41 dated packages would be considered highly desirable as collectors' ammo by many here in the UK. And Living History buffs love to fill their...
Thanks Surpmil. As we know, what was supposed to happen in theory often didn't, or at least, not all of the time! I really do not want to dismantle my sole unadulterated PPCo rifle (for obvious...
I'm speaking from memory now, but I am pretty sure PL once told me that the datum line on the rear sight cursor was moved 0.07" for the 7.62mm conversions. It wouldn't have the CR number on it, but...
It's funny you mention that Surpmil. I was thinking about this idly.....& I remembered years ago seeing a couple of what appeared to be genuine PPCo rifles that had had their bases removed. When we...
Without going out to check the container I think it is 58%, which is concentrated but just short of fuming. I use it outside, very carefully.
Maybe not infinite variations, but quite a few!
I gather from Instructions to Armourers (IIRC) that oil blacking was very commonly used on smaller parts & could be done locally by the armourer in question. I use it a lot in the garage workshop...
There is so much we don't know for sure about this Great War kit. That is one of the things that I find fascinating. Enclosed a few pictures of some of my scopes. Note one of them is also a T prefix....
I understand entirely where you're coming from. In the past I have restored rifles that I never made a profit out of, but I really enjoyed doing it. There's a good feeling that you've dragged a piece...
Nice find Georg.
Blimey! Well done Sam. The final result looks great, even down to the aged surface finish! I presume you will keep that for yourself?
Against my lazier instincts I got up & had a quick shufty........see the para starting 'Offset'.....My words aren't exactly what is written but I think the general idea is the same.
The Sniping pam of November 1917 does say that (& this must be an approximation as various different types of offset mount systems were in service at the time) the scope & bore should be parallel,...
Agreed. Most things can be got round with spares & a little creativity, but once you start chopping lumps off the rifle body it goes past the point of no (economic) return.......
(That assumes you...
Hello Jacob. It depends whether you have a third pattern scope that is modified or not. As originally issued (typically with Holland & Holland & Purdey mounts) there was lateral adjustment on the...
I'm inclined to agree. The original stamps used to mark the scope number on the butt are also wood marking stamps without the squared base that also leaves its impression around the number. And as...
Yes, I'd agree. Lovely typical 44 BSA with Sykes woodwork & brunofixed finish. Scope & bracket mismatched, but genuine enough. I've see a few 4T's with rifle numbers instead of or as well as scope...