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Old Joe Combining a DP Enfield, a... 10-09-2010, 08:49 PM
Amatikulu DP = Drill Purpose i.e. not... 10-09-2010, 08:52 PM
chevy1981enfield1943 sounds like the DP 1903... 10-09-2010, 11:03 PM
Old Joe I am getting all four rifles... 10-09-2010, 11:25 PM
Son Welcome to milsurps, Old Joe.... 10-10-2010, 12:25 AM
Claven2 Yikes... most Enfield guys... 10-09-2010, 10:39 PM
Edward Horton Old Joe Did you have... 10-09-2010, 10:58 PM
chevy1981enfield1943 find the guy who sold it to... 10-09-2010, 10:59 PM
Badger Old Joe, I'd like to see some... 10-09-2010, 11:00 PM
Surpmil Photos of the action would be... 10-10-2010, 01:18 AM
Alan de Enfield Sorry to hear of your... 10-10-2010, 03:49 AM
Thunderbox The receiver exploded, and... 10-10-2010, 04:27 AM
Baal He's probably left-handed. 10-10-2010, 05:06 AM
RJW NZ Hi Old Joe, Welcome and... 10-10-2010, 04:52 AM
Peter Laidler Dear o' deary... 10-10-2010, 07:23 AM
enfield303t Old Joe, sorry to hear of... 10-10-2010, 10:19 AM
bigduke6 Old Joe, Glad your ok, and... 10-10-2010, 10:49 AM
Red Herring I'm very sorry to hear about... 10-10-2010, 10:52 AM
Calif-Steve You really do need a lawyer. ... 10-10-2010, 10:55 AM
Edward Horton In the United States the... 10-10-2010, 12:53 PM
Old Joe Hello again folks and thank... 10-10-2010, 02:12 PM
Alan de Enfield What qualifies you to be a... 10-10-2010, 02:20 PM
sardaukar Wow, seriously sorry that you... 10-10-2010, 04:00 PM
Brit plumber No disrespect old joe, but... 10-10-2010, 04:15 PM
Old Joe Thats a good question, so I... 10-10-2010, 06:22 PM
enfield303t Old Joe, seriously this... 10-10-2010, 04:18 PM
Maple_Leaf_Eh I have a Pattern 1914 marked... 10-10-2010, 04:48 PM
Edward Horton Your Enfield is a Century... 10-10-2010, 04:53 PM
jrhead75 Joe...do you know who this... 10-10-2010, 05:49 PM
Amatikulu Well, that rifle was bought... 10-10-2010, 07:28 PM
enfield303t Old Joe Thank you for the... 10-10-2010, 07:31 PM
Old Joe In hindsight this indervidual... 10-10-2010, 08:45 PM
louthepou Old Joe, thanks for taking... 10-10-2010, 07:45 PM
Surpmil Rather than open the door to... 10-10-2010, 09:52 PM
jmoore I'm afraid I've nothing kind... 10-11-2010, 12:50 AM
Calif-Steve AGAIN, you need a lawyer. ... 10-11-2010, 02:04 AM
jmoore I'm not so sure "lawyering... 10-11-2010, 02:43 AM
Peter Laidler Look, and sorry to say this... 10-11-2010, 05:17 AM
Alan de Enfield Afraid I have to disagree -... 10-11-2010, 06:18 AM
Cruisey I don't think anyone with any... 10-11-2010, 07:06 AM
Old Joe Hmmmm.....If I had walked... 10-11-2010, 08:11 AM
Old Joe Do I have some responsibility... 10-11-2010, 09:04 AM
smellie Oh, my! WHAT a mess! ... 10-11-2010, 07:11 AM
jmoore The court case results can... 10-11-2010, 07:33 AM
Nickjc Hi Joe. *Sorry for your pain... 10-11-2010, 07:54 AM
jrhead75 This should be up front in... 10-11-2010, 08:57 AM
Badger Hi folks .. :) Let's not... 10-11-2010, 08:12 AM
Mk VII It's easy to not see holes... 10-11-2010, 09:10 AM
Edward Horton Below is a link to a posting... 10-11-2010, 09:48 AM
Peter Laidler I have said, in every thread... 10-11-2010, 09:22 AM
Nickjc Hi Peter, Well for those... 10-11-2010, 09:48 AM
SDoldiron First, Old Joe, along with... 10-11-2010, 10:19 AM
Edward Horton "All the information in the... 10-11-2010, 10:22 AM
Claven2 A lesson to take away from... 10-11-2010, 10:49 AM
Nickjc +1 IMO not only demilled... 10-11-2010, 11:05 AM
enfield303t To say Old Joe has a... 10-11-2010, 12:54 PM
Old Joe Thank you for weighing in... 10-11-2010, 01:32 PM
Peter Laidler 303t, I know it's getting off... 10-11-2010, 01:40 PM
enfield303t Sorry don't agree that was a... 10-11-2010, 06:06 PM
Amatikulu Having re-read this thread, I... 10-11-2010, 01:42 PM
Old Joe I believe he had a gunsmith... 10-11-2010, 01:59 PM
Parashooter Maybe it would be helpful if... 10-11-2010, 02:03 PM
Edward Horton It seems the Internet is full... 10-11-2010, 02:42 PM
Son Ah, the old TRter and his... 10-12-2010, 05:42 AM
Lithy I was tempted to make... 10-12-2010, 06:20 AM
Son Two questions.. Is there a... 10-12-2010, 06:41 AM
Claven2 Yes, well....... 10-11-2010, 05:49 PM
Old Joe This forum has been a great... 10-12-2010, 08:50 AM
Son Good luck with it, Old Joe,... 10-12-2010, 09:13 AM
read6737 Hi, Old Joe. I am glad to... 10-13-2010, 05:54 AM
Thunderbox Just a historical question... 10-13-2010, 07:19 AM
Peter Laidler I know it's off track a bit... 10-13-2010, 07:55 AM
Old Joe I believe to many "The... 10-13-2010, 02:41 PM
Badger Thread Closed to Posting !! ... 10-13-2010, 03:46 PM
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    Having re-read this thread, I noticed that Joe says the seller actually bought 20 of these DP'd rifles.

    I hope that the seller has been notified of the dangerous condition and these remaining rifles have not been put up for sale.

    I'd hate to see anyone else get hurt.

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