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  1. 12-25-2011 08:00 AM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    What exactly is that rifle Homer? A shortie SMLE with an aperture sight on the charger bridge? Someone did a (inconclusive.....) paper on these short rifles a year/18 months or so ago
    There's an excellent article in the MKLicon along with a 138 pic photo montage of Homer's rifle.

    1944 No.1 Intermediate Shortened Lightened Rifle (Mfg by SAF Lithgow)

    They only made 100 of these experimental rifles ...

    There's also an excellent artticle by Terry Hawker...

    Shortened No. 1 Mk III* Rifle

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