RFI NoI Mk3 in grease.

[Buccaneer]

It occured to me that we talk about many things on this forum many of them "normal and everyday" if you have been lucky enough to work with Enfields. However if you have come to them from a collecting point then much of the "normal" may be very unfamiliar.
In the wrap or in grease is just such a term very self explanitory but if you have never actually seen one you might not realise just how much crud there is to be removed.
This 1971 dated RFI NoI Mk3 has just come back from proof, yes it was proofed and passed in this condition. Whilst it was never "wrapped" as the home grown Enfields were it does give some idea of how much grease is applied to the entire rifle, woodwork included.
This rifle has almost certainly been in storage since it was made and underneath all that grease a new albeit RFI Enfield is waiting to come out, time to get my hands dirty

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