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    No.1 Mk 3 Firing Pin threads

    What would a No.1 Mk. 3 Firing Pin thread be? I have one that will not fit any of 5 Cocking Pieces. Hoping to carefully tap the Pieces, I hope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calif-Steve View Post
    What would a No.1 Mk. 3 Firing Pin thread be?
    Post number 16 in our threads below...read "Both SMLE and No4 are .250" diameter and have "fine" threads.
    HOWEVER: SMLE thread is 1/4" x30 TPI "Enfield Special"; No4 is 1/4" x 26.

    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=53185
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    Quote Originally Posted by Calif-Steve View Post
    What would a No.1 Mk. 3 Firing Pin thread be? I have one that will not fit any of 5 Cocking Pieces.
    You probably have a No4 striker which is a BSF thread & which is a different size and profile to the Enfield/Whitworth form

    As Jim says - a different tpi.
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    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    I've got lots of nos SMLE strikers if in need.

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