where was my no.4 mk.1 made?

[Peter Laidler]

Whether a BSA Shirley rifle really is of a higher quality than the others really depends on who you talk to. They ALL had to conform to the same set of gauges so........ As an Armourer who's handles and worked on thousands(?) of them, I can tell you, from my experience, that there were good and bad among them all. Just like MG cars. Some with a finish that looked like they'd been sent to the USA by deck cargo on a submarine, others were pristine examples. Most of mine looked like thay's gone there AND BACK via deck cargo!

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[ssj]

8><--- Some with a finish that looked like they'd been sent to the USA by deck cargo on a submarine, others were pristine examples. Most of mine looked like thay's gone there AND BACK via deck cargo!

LOL, one trip we did across the Pacific we hit a bad storm. There was a very expensive car as deck cargo (silly sod), it wasnt expensive when we docked....or at least it needed expensive repairs, the waves had flattened the panels, caved the roof in....it was 2 tone as well, black and uh rust. Why he hadnt containerised it I'll never know, cheap *** I suppose. Nuc subs, 500ft down, smooth as, no sea sickness great way to ride out winter north Atlantic storms. See naff all of course but not much to see in a 20000tonner in Winter north atlantic on the surfaace anyway....rain, waves, more rain, bigger waves....puke....