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question regarding bsa siamese marked smle.
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06-05-2013 07:50 PM
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AFAIK the bayonets were not made but reconditioned with original makers name etc linished and the Siam tiger mark and number applied, and the whole blade blued, the scabbard you speak of was a Siam addition at the time, from the original leather scabbard the chape and locket was used and the leather replaced for sheet metal, due to the leather was not up to the climate, personally I would think it was a preferance or the leather was not treated in the correct way etc, or they didnt have Kiwi boot polish, at the end of the day they never walked round in sheet metal boots.
Last edited by bigduke6; 06-06-2013 at 07:29 AM.
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Attachment 43601Original scabbards were leather.
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garyohartnett: Not shown in the reference article, the barrel originally had a matching Siamese (is it called Nagari or something similar?) number under the handguard. Looking on mine, under the barrel, I see lots of typical bsa commercial markings only. If you're seeing something else it may have been re-barreled. Try to show us some photos.
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thanks fellas ,
over the week end I will get the camera out .