The quality of the woodwork/stocks was absolutely dire in many cases. We had loads of replacement stocks and bits at our big workshops or via the Naval Ordnance blokes but even then, the stocks needed fitting and patching.

If you do find who is making decent black walnut replacements, let us all know. If anyone has a Lanchester with the No1 butt plate and butt sling swivel aperture patched and replaced with a No4 butt plate and swivel, then that was a UKicon Naval modification authorised in their OBR's (the Navy EMER's!)

Very sweet gun to shoot - if there is such a thing as a sweet gun!