No 4 parts question

[Longshaor]

Hi all,

Some No 4 rifle schematic breakdowns show an additional flat steel washed in front of the lock washer on the stock bolt, while other drawings don't. Was this an optional part? Maybe something required on the No 4 Mk 2 to keep the threaded end of the stock bolt from running into the machine screw across the back of the forestock? Just want to know if I need it for my No 4 Mk 2 and, if so, WHO HAS ONE???

Cheers!

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[Brian Dick]

It should be installed in the buttstock of ALL No.4 rifles. The lock washer would just cut into the wood otherwise. I've got them in stock.

[Peter Laidler]

Good question........... And Brian has it but........ If you indented for a simple, say normal butt stock, then you got a butt and that's all. Nothing else, just a plain butt. But if you indented for a butt ASSEMBLY, then you got a butt that included the washer too.

Quite why it worked this way, heaven only knows. The easy way to tell if your butt has a washer in it is to drop a drift or long screwdriver down and you'll hear a metallic click as opposed to a dead thud without one!

[Brian Dick]

Another observation I have from seeing new woodwork and restorations done by others is the washers that are always missing in SMLE forends that the headed screws should rest on. They are very small and thin but they do exist. I've scrounged them for years from forends butchered into sporters and anywhere else in scrap forend wood that I could find them. Pay attention to detail.

[Longshaor]

Thanks, guys!

Brian, I'll ring you Monday to order one.

Cheers!

[Brian Dick]

FYI: I work full time as a contractor these days so don't panic if I'm not here. Just leave a message and I'll get back to you when I get back from work.

[Mk VII]

Easy to turn them up on the lathe.

[Peter Laidler]

Easier to buy them........... No?

[enscien]

FYI Dimensions from the drawing DD(E) 450/87, Part No. CR285 are:-
OD 0.78"-.005
ID 0.47"+.01
Thickness 0.09"
Material: Mild Steel