Hi all. New member. I'm not exactly a collector of LEs, but I have owned two for a number of years. A #1 Lithgowicon from '42, and a #4 Mk1 from '49.

My question is about the brass butt plate. I recently purchased a "Long" buttstock to try on my Lithgow, which currently has a "Regular" length buttstock. The new Long one is in perfect condition, Aussie coachwood. But it's taller at the back end than the butt plate I have on the rifle now. I was wondering about this when I purchased the longer buttstock; makes sense that a longer stock might also be taller. But I have not been able to find any evidence of different sized butt plates for either the #1 or the #4 LEs, let alone any such sized parts being sold. What say you genuine collectors on this subject?
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