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Was my understanding as well.

I only have three from the past. I had a plastic whistle that was OK but was replaced by the later acquisition of an "Acme thunderer" that I carried in military service. The plastic came from a...

Then you'll need to look for a B-17...

At 6:10, he's the third shooter. Participant.

I don't know about those, you'd need an M7 and M4 to compare measurements. Using a M4 with late bakelite handle would make measuring easy, they have enough repros around.

That might even make it harder, the FSB was pressed on, drilled and pins pressed in. They were done with a double set of tapered drills... Good luck with that one, yes they could be out of whack.

That would have been my guess also. It would make more sense than a later shipment. We've also had pics of Ethiopian combatants here on forum.

I have a feeling those might have been more inconvenient than useful. I'm sure some here have first hand experience...even if visual.

Really? That's unusual. Show us after.

OK, that explains it.

Here's the OP's 1903 pic...

Are those rear sights numbered correctly in the picture Alan?

Your pic did not survive the posting, if you need help posting I can do it for you. See your PMs.

Should be OK as long as the mechanism doesn't function auto...if you look at the depressions for the selector detent, you'll see the difference. They're cut into the side of the selector shaft. ...

Agreed, I had to do it sitting in the bush one day after going through six mags quick...loader was elsewhere.

Lanchester and Sten mags would interchange, many times the Sten mag was issued when...

That's me too...

I'd love to have a stroll inside one with an experienced guide but can't manage a wait like you had. I used to hang around the air museum in Ottawa Canada in 1979 and after the Commissionaires there...

Pretty convincing, you could get away with saying it's a workshop conversion. Many won't know the difference. Looks about right.

I had SA 3340115 last, I rebarreled it to 7.62. Sounds like you got a good one. Some people decide they have to have something and set their payments to snipe, in the last seconds it's stunning how...

Here's the other thread to link them... https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=79983&p=538653#post538653

I remember him being on a show, maybe Bill Kennedy or some such...being interviewed about his Para experiences. He discussed the physical fitness testing for paratroops which was how I knew he'd...

I knew exactly where they were but even though one was affordable, the other was unworldly. Here in Canada you can't charge the same prices for M1s and mixmasters are just that. I didn't even...

That would have been neat to have when I was offered SA 153 and SA 154...

Interesting how they're all different, not one inspector stamped.

Looks like someone collected a group of five different inspector marks on replacement stocks...