My New 1941 Jungle Carbine!!!????

[RJW NZ]

Nice, nice rifle, ...
I've ever puzzled over my fascination with enfields. I mean, why them? There's oodles of other's to be had, and technically enfield's could have room for improvement. The fascination is not that they were a perfect rifle and a world beater, but more probably it's that they're not and they're a world beater. Enfield's creation of better and better rifles over time is a fascinating journey to look at and touch. When I started on guns I hadn't the faintest idea I'd end up with scientific level insights about gun engineering and ballistics.
A new phrase in our lexicon, 'steam punk', is very interesting. A good example is the Will Smith movie 'Wild Wild West'. Its full of improbable iron machinery held together with giant nuts, bolts and rivets, and hissing steam out of exposed, spinning valves, a rich blend of steam, iron and brass. I've decided, for now, that steam punk sums up a great deal of my fascination with enfields. They're from a pre radio, television, plastics era when anything made of iron and wood had the hands of craftsmen in every element and was made to endure and perform. So thats it for my love of enfields, a highly functioning work of steam punk art.

Steam punk is a term thats not widely used, but if you want to see what it encompasses, go to google images, and do a search under steam punk, try steam punk motorcycles. There's everything from1930's superhero motorcycles to things Dr Frankenstein might have used.

rant off, just enjoying tinkering with my enfields today ...

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[Roy]

Steam punk is a term thats not widely used,

I reckon there are just as many people who know what 'steam punk' is as there are people who know what a charger clip is :^) Many of my friends who are in the computer / technical field are fans of steam punk and and appreciate my enfields, polished walnut, blue steel and brass. screwed and rivetted, no welding. Each one was hand fitted, then customised for the user (butt and fwd sight)
The Mk III had the fairly extraneous volley sights and cutoff. Enfields are definitely steam punk! Now if the No 1 Mk III had a Pedersen device nad a illuminated reticle scope......

[Paul S.]

"Steam Punk". That is a new one for me.

Just shows what a pedestrian life I must be living.