1888 Commission Rifle

[bob q]

You just posted what is known as a "pop " rivet . It clearly shows the TWO piece rivet and shaft . Since the 88 shows just 1 piece of metal , what you show has nothing to do with it .

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Here's a photo I found of a brutally removed SMLE charger bridge in my collection:
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...tuff0101-1.jpg
Note the barely flared end of the rivet pulled from the action body. Would be about invisible...

Generally, on most SMLEs the heads and tails have been linished off so well you can't see the rivets at all. No.4 charger bridge rivets (if installed, i.e. those Fazackerly welded bridges which never had rivets) usually are easier to detect.

All this weighed on my mind so much I plumb forgot to look at my various 1888s with the added guides. Only photos I have are of the non-modded version. MAYBE, if I remember all the folderol we'll have more pictures this week.

The rivets on Enfields are CLEARLY visible on the inside , SINCE there is a hole clean through the receiver . The Gew-88 is not visible on the inside [ since there is NO hole ] , BUT wait , why is it visible on the top !!! You can see the Enfield rivet head is LARGER than the shaft [ the 88 plug weld is the same size through out ] as that is how a rivet works . I can not wait to your next uninformed attempt to prove the impossible .