enfield target rifle. need input

[arado]

here is one of mine. it is a faz mk4#1 1941 converted to 7.62x51 and fitted with a PH-5c rear sight. This apparently done by Fulton. Anyone know the history and purpose? Is it a club shooter or something else? gary

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[bow]

Beautiful rifle!

[Lee Enfield]

Does the top of the barrel have the "CA" cartouch of Canadian Arsenals Limited (CAL)?

Does the barrel have bayonet lugs?

DCRA rifles of both 7.62 and .303 are commonly found marked "Regulated by Fultons" or "AGParker" or "Parker-Hale" ect.

It seems that Commonwealth target shooters availed themselves of the sevices of the various famous UK gunsmiths during competitions (Bisley ect.) in the UK.

There are a raft of Canadian/Australian & NZ gunsmiths who also did a booming business.

I have a .303 DCRA target rifle at some point "Regulated by Fulton's" and "Targeted by Gibault" here in Canada...

[arado]

Yes the top of the barrel has "CA" cartouch. there are no bayonet lugs. What is DCRA? is that your NRA? thanks, Gary, my questions are getting answered!!!

[Lee Enfield]

Yes the top of the barrel has "CA" cartouch. there are no bayonet lugs. What is DCRA? is that your NRA? thanks, Gary, my questions are getting answered!!!

If you can remove the rear handguard, there should be a conversion number of under 2000. It is usually visible on the right side of the barrel re-inforce, rarely it is partially obscured by being below the wood line.

The conversion number should have the "rolled" maple leaf/arrowhead/crowfoot over "P" proof of the post-war Canadian military.

It should match one on the top of the bolt handle (looks like it in picture 3) and the right side of the receiver ring. Often the receiver ring marking is located below the wood line, and not visible without removing the forend.

Be very careful if you attempt to remove the forend. The guns are often quite difficult to remove from the bedding of the stocks, sometimes the guns are actually glued into the stock, which breaks the bedding if you force it.

[Brian Dick]

DCRA = Dominion of Canada Rifle Association

[Maxwell Smart]

Nice rifle.

I don't think that it is a "faz" though.
The body markings say ROF M, which shows me that it is a Maltby made rifle, rather than a Fazakerley one.

The magazine looks like one made for the Ishapore 7.62 rifle.

[arado]

Maxwell Smart...... I have your car......since 1986...

[Paul S.]

Love the two Sunbeams. Drooled over a few as a teenager in the 1960s.

[Peter Laidler]

Same here......... I always thought that the Sunbeam Tiger was the FIRST real Q car. It was these that got me into Mini Coopers - of which I have two now. Not sports cars as such but sports saloons and still good fun. But a Tiger......... 'Wow, that's something else' as the late Eddie Cochran would say. Seeing them made my Sunday morning, The Mini in the picture was made about 10km's away too