Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
Never saw a service tool for Lanchesters, They were easyily serviced/stripped from our basic tool kts and never saw an unduly tight barrel.
It seems to fit, so hopefully it was made for the Lanchester. Admittedly it doesn't look Britishicon made. It may have to remain a mystery...

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Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
Interesting. Thanks for posting the pictures.

I have a barrel spanner, but it doesn't look that nice. More like a homemade contraption. Does the job though.

BTW, nice patina on your Lanchester.
Thanks. Unfortunately I can't give it a full test as the barrel is welded into the receiver. As for the patina, I suspect some bored Egyptian army recruit in the 50's or 60's cleaned it to with an inch of it's life - taking almost all the finish off the metal. However, they didn't bother with the finish under the woodwork so hopefully it's original.