Hello all. I'm a new member here at Milsurps. I have recently acquired a few new to me rifles, among them is I believe a complete No5 MK1.

To make a long story much shorter, a few weeks ago my son and I were visiting a friend of his who mentioned in passing that he had a few guns that he was thinking about selling. That peaked our interest so we asked what he had. Within minutes he produced two shotguns and two rifles. They had belonged to his father, several years gone, and no one else in the family had any interest in them. The shotguns, a model 97 Winnie 12 gauge and an Ithica 16 gauge soon caught my son's eye. I was eyeing the two rifles. One was a 1917 Eddystone which had been sporterized, but it was nice. Bishop stock, Timney trigger, very nice bore. The other rifle was the No5, although he didn't promote it as such.

We made an offer for the four guns which he accepted, seeming happy that they were going to someone who cared about them. We were certainly pleased as we feel as though we made a good find at a very good price.

Now for my comments and questions about the No5 Mk1.

The rifle seems authentic, but it had spent the last thirty some years in the attic.



The serial numbers all match including the receiver, barrel, bolt and fore end of the stock. The lightening cuts are there on the receiver, and under the upper stock on the barrel. It has the correct butt pad and flash hider. There is no nose cap. Did all/ some/ none have the metal nose cap? Or is this piece cobbled together? The stock does not show any repair work.

What do I have?

A few more pics.











Thank You very much for any responses!

pake
Information
Warning: This is a relatively older thread
This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.