Khyber Pass Enfields (Lots of Pictures)

[Hawgeye]

The unfortunate progression of these firearms throughout the shooting community is already in motion. There are several "pakastani" No5's on GB that are on their third auction. The original offering from TG International included in the description that they were sold as non shooters. I have seen one very recognizable rifle purchased last year from TG that was sold as a shooter by it's original buyer. The new owner recently offered it up with a starting bid of $200.00, and to his credit he did specify it as being as a non-shooter . That will not always be the case and it's only a matter of time until someone is injured. The more the word goes out the less chance there is of an unfortunate failure. These pictures are a help to those who are not sure exactly what the wrist markings should look like. You are to be congratulated for your efforts. Cheers.

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[Jc5]

it's only a matter of time until someone is injured.

The sad thing about our litigious nanny state is that when someone is inevitably injured due to their own foolishness, the rest of us will be asked to give up some of our freedoms. At the least, the Lee Enfield's reputation might suffer among the general shooting public, the same way that Damascus barrels gained a general reputation as unsafe because of some that were bad. "You better be care with those Enfields---some of them blow up!" For this reason, I am hesitant to support those who deal with these Khybers, even though I wouldn't mind one as a wallhanger.

I wish the Khyber gunsmiths would realize that they could do a good business turning out repro volley sights... with some guidance, they could manage that alright, and no one would be injured!