My first No. 5

[sjuhockey10]

Found this old girl at a gunshow Saturday morning.



1945 BSA production, wood/receiver/bolt/barrel all matching, no import marks. Bore cleaned right up after a soak with some Break-Free and a few patches of copper solvent. Nice strong rifling. Wasn't expecting to find a Jungle Carbine, but I was definitely happy to get it

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[Jugs]

Great looking original condition rifle and oftern clean up nisely. However, does not look very 'jungle' where you are! I to am curently looking for such a rifle although they are now starting to get expensive here in the UK.

[sjuhockey10]

Great looking original condition rifle and oftern clean up nisely. However, does not look very 'jungle' where you are! I to am curently looking for such a rifle although they are now starting to get expensive here in the UK.

That's the truth! I found myself wondering if she might be having some flashbacks to Korea or somesuch

ETA: Ten inches of snow yesterday.

[jmoore]

More like Norway, but was there snow everywhere when the No.5s made their first visit during WWII?

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Scored a 1945 BSA Saturday. Love these things. Great No 5 there!

[A square 10]

sorry i missed you at the gunshow , but that snow prevented me making the trip in the end anyways , congrats on a very nice find ,

perhaps the next show we can meet up

[sjuhockey10]

sorry i missed you at the gunshow , but that snow prevented me making the trip in the end anyways , congrats on a very nice find ,

perhaps the next show we can meet up

Yeah, I figured the snow might cause you guys some problems. Always more shows to meet at!

[sjuhockey10]

Any thoughts on this? What appears to be a "T" just above the knox form?

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Any thoughts on this? What appears to be a "T" just above the knox form

I will look again but I think mine has a t as well.

[muffett.2008]

'T' for trouble.