Capt Laidlericon,

I had the No 1 BS marked Magazine body with the welded insert to allow the use of the modified BSA magazine. What I needed was the magazine.

I found one of the BSA model 5 magazines at the show this morning. It does have the reversed clip relative to the actual No 7 magazine clip, so I have to figure out how to modify that. Otherwise it seems to be a tight fit. I was very pleased to find this magazine, which was rather expensive at 40 US.

I ended up with the No 7 because a friend bought one cheap and then decided that I should have it as he did not want to put the time (or the money) into it for something that in the end would not be correct.


Araqorn243

Now as to why I like that show, I am interested in Irish and Enfield target rifles. I found two Irish marked No 9 MK 1 bayonets, one 1953 trials serial range, the other a late 54 dated one, with scabbards. The first put me back 28, the second put me back 40. Not a steal but better then I would do on Ebay with no shipping charge. I also found in one of the spare bins a A.J. Parker equivalent to the Ph-51 adjustable aperture for 20 bucks, a deal if ever there was one.

I found a bolt for the G33/40 for 140, not cheap but I needed that bolt and have not seen one without a rifle attached for years (and the one I saw was parkarized and on a Israeli 7.62 Nato rifle).

Last I found an excellent condition M39 Finn sling, an East Germanicon marked 91/30 sling, a brand new MAS sling, a slightly used Enfield pattern sling, each for 10 dollars each. Not a bad deal.

The forks show is one of the best show for finding odd bits like this. There were three folks with significant numbers of Enfield parts, I saw a plain (no grooves) No 4 cocking piece for 5 dollars, a rear lobbing sight and a SMLE MK I type magazine. All hard to find parts if you needed them (I did not). It is a most excllent show, though you are right the rifle prices are not cheap.