UK No4T withdrawal date?

[Bindi2]

I'm surprised that so many brand new rifles were released to commercial sale if the war stock rifles were so "well used".

Having said that, we (the canadian gov't and military anyway) have made disposing of stored arms a habit ( Inglis Hi Powers + No4 rifles as just 2 examples) resulting in a need to canabalize new guns in stores, and purchase beaten debris from the open market to suplement systems still in use...

My 90L long branch was inspected by V.Ball in 1961 or 1962.

I believe the only firing was at conversion and after MOD released it.

That raises the question of British commercial proofing...are they actually ALL proof fired??

I'm really not sure how my "mummy wrapped" 1955 Fax mk2 was proof fired?? Without being unwrapped (except at the muzzle and serial number on receiver side).

Proof fired before wrapping for storage. Broken wrap to check serial and apply import stamp.

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I'm surprised that so many brand new rifles were released to commercial sale if the war stock rifles were so "well used".

Having said that, we (the canadian gov't and military anyway) have made disposing of stored arms a habit ( Inglis Hi Powers + No4 rifles as just 2 examples) resulting in a need to canabalize new guns in stores, and purchase beaten debris from the open market to suplement systems still in use...

My 90L long branch was inspected by V.Ball in 1961 or 1962.

I believe the only firing was at conversion and after MOD released it.

That raises the question of British commercial proofing...are they actually ALL proof fired??

I'm really not sure how my "mummy wrapped" 1955 Fax mk2 was proof fired?? Without being unwrapped (except at the muzzle and serial number on receiver side).

Proofed fired before wrapping for storage. Wrap broken to check serial an d to apply import stamp