A couple of shots across the bows today.

[muffett.2008]

Down in Sydney for the Queens, ran into a couple of mates that wanted to show off their new scores, so I'll throw them at you for your perusal.
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The top one is a BSA 1945, reworked at Fazerkerly in 1948, it has scope No.11345 Mk.2/1 and has appeared in one of P/L's publications, all bits seem to be in the right place, however it has a solid bolt knob.......bit unsure of what to make of it, as it seems to be ground around or straightened.
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The lower rifle is also a BSA 1944, S/N E34470, it appears all matching, steel buttplate and the fun part...... the scope is Israeli S/N F33775.
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Feel free to comment, more pics can be made available for the next few days.

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[mjolnir2]

Whew! Very nice rifles. Interesting stamp on the one scope having the star of David!

[Peter Laidler]

With all the paperwork, that's what I'd call a full house. Photo 2, top line. Those little heavy canvas bags called 'calico bags (?)' were what the replacement telecopes used to come in - if you needed a new telescope during a Base workshop rebuild. They usually had a few numbers on them because the old scrap/ZF telescope would go back in that (if you sent it back or just sent covering paperwork back!).

[Ridolpho]

Just observations/ comments (as I'm not an expert by any stretch): The '45 may have been through two refurbs. You can clearly see an earlier No. 4 Mk I....... just below and a little right of the Faz FTR. I've been informed by those that know that a BSA came from the factory with no lettering (or scribbling!) on the left receiver wall. In fact, the earlier lettering duplicates precisely, in style, lettering I have in that location on a '45 T and a regular '44 BSA (both in extremely good condition but from refurb). I wouldn't think it too surprising the bolt was replaced after two refurbs. The '44 rifle has that little X below the front pad that JMoore has been pointing out for a while (but hasn't yet revealed the significance?).

Ridolpho

[Surpmil]

There's something very familiar about that handwriting:

[Roger Payne]

S'funny, I thought that too.......

[muffett.2008]

He's not admitting to much.

[Peter Laidler]

He probably would comment if he thought so.............

[muffett.2008]

This rifle was imported from Kiwiland, previously owned by an ex armourer/collector, hence the red/green dots on the safety as required by customs in Oz.
The second rifle has one of the roughest scope mounts that I have seen(makes RP's early ones look pretty..........sorry Rog.)

[Roger Payne]

I'll take it on the chin muff! - fair comment, but could you get some pics of the butt socket markings & maybe the draws (barrelled action lifted out of forend) of the first (FTR'ed) rifle, if possible? It has aroused my curiosity..........

ATB.