Can anyone ID this rifle?!

[Thunderbox]

Look at this one.


Photo pinched from today's press about Iraq. ( US poised to ask Britain to join air-strikes in Iraq - Telegraph )







Looks like a No1 - with volley sight disk! - cut down, and fitted with what may be a Dragunov barrel.

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[Brit plumber]

Looks like a No.1, perhaps with a flash eliminator added.

[browningautorifle]

Look at the shadow cast, there's a bipod and short forend. The mag box is unmistakable...it's an LE of some sorts.

[Ridolpho]

Someone also posted this on CGN where it was suggested that the front volley sight is visible. As to the barrel, the front sight looks a bit like that on the CLLE hanging on my wall at the moment. If it were a CLLE then, of course, the barrel would look heavier than that of an SMLE. So this must be what this lad uses for the long shots- the AK on his shoulder his backup?

Ridolpho

[Father Ted]

How did Bubba make it to Iraq? Cool pic.

[RobD]

The rifle looks shiite but the weather is sunni.

[browningautorifle]

the weather is sunni

[quiet_lurker]

Looking at the brass on the ground. Bottom LH corner a pretty straight sided rimmed case, 303 british or 7.62x54R?? Also some shorter brass in the picture, likely 7.62x39. Can anyone identify the ammo belt? Maybe a clue there.

Seems a pretty heavy barrel too with, as mentioned by TB a Draganov type flash hider.

[CINDERS]

One may say he could be;

A) Taking pot shots at the herd at 2 o'clock near the telegraph pole just visible.

B) Harassing fire at who knows what.

C) Is a lousy shot.

D) Placed himself in a well defined spot ala road block for counter sniper fire. (Though we cannot see the background behind him there is a nice structure he is positioned behind as a great reference point)

[Wayne T]

Bandolier looks to be Turkish.