Savage No. 4 conversion to Grenade Rifle

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Recently obtained this Grenade launching rifle. It is based on an Enfield No. 4 Action made by Savage in 1942, the bolt is originally matching numbers. Interesting details is the butt stock, which seems to be a No. 5 butt stock (for the rubber insert?), as well as reinforcement screw in front of trigger guard and wire wrapping. The magazine is painted red, the barrel seems to be cut down and an oversize threading has been placed on it on which an oversize grenade launching cup is sitting. This cup has something on the outside that may be slid if a nearby screw is moved. The threading on the rifle as well as the cup have matching numbers (which are off the rifle itself, just to have it mentioned).



Has anyone ever seen this type of conversion before? Where I bought it there were originally one or two boxes full of those, so they must had been a larger scale governmental conversion. I picked this one for being based on a Savage rifle. Also, is there any chance to tell if this one was for tear gas grenades or for grenades?

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