A really nice Lithgow visited me

**louthepou** · 06-11-2012 06:27 AM

Hi folks,

A fellow trusted me with his beautiful Lithgow icon

No1Mk3*. From the looks of it, it probably wasn't used for more than a few dozen rounds.

The forend was loose at the recoil lugs and also there was a good 0.003" gap between the back of the forend and the receiver where there shouldn't be any space. That's fixed, now I hope I can find the time to go to the range to test her out. Hope you enjoy looking at this beautiful girl

Lou

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**trooper554877** · 06-11-2012 07:13 AM

we did make the best looking rifles in the world didn't we !!!
Cheers
Ned

**ActionYobbo** · 06-11-2012 08:12 AM

looks nice, is it matching numbers
why the english screw in the nose cap,

**Son** · 06-11-2012 09:56 AM

Lou, you didn't pack the back of the foreend, did you? The .003" gap you mentioned would have either been caused by shrinkage ( not likely that much, but maybe) or by the wear on the recoil lugs allowing the forend to slip forward. The recoil lugs have to be fixed to take up that gap.

**Brian Dick** · 06-11-2012 10:51 AM

I recognize the import mark. It was imported to the USA icon

in the late 1980's and found it's way north of the border. Some of the very first LE rifles I bought when I got licensed in 1990 came from them. Lovely rifle. I think my Dad still has a 1945 in his collection.

**louthepou** · 06-11-2012 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Son

Lou, you didn't pack the back of the foreend, did you? The .003" gap you mentioned would have either been caused by shrinkage ( not likely that much, but maybe) or by the wear on the recoil lugs allowing the forend to slip forward. The recoil lugs have to be fixed to take up that gap.

Even after fixing the recoil lugs, there still was a gap behind the forend - but the bottom half. The top half was touching,

Lou

**Homer** · 06-11-2012 08:02 PM

Nice looking gun. Whats been done to the wood to bring it up like that?

**bigduke6** · 06-11-2012 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by trooper554877

we did make the best looking rifles in the world didn't we !!!
Cheers
Ned

Maybe Ned, but comparing the fitting of the butt plate, I think its down to us....

**Amatikulu** · 06-11-2012 08:37 PM

Hmmm. "SAP" could that be the South African Police, bigduke6

Must have been reworked by a South African armorer

**bigduke6** · 06-11-2012 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Amatikulu

Hmmm. "SAP" could that be the South African Police, bigduke6

Must have been reworked by a South African armorer

Certainly a SAP issue , but its a BSA commercial the sling marked SAP also and possibly the owners name on the inside of sling.

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