FWIW, check out the beautiful Bren setup on GB if you are into them. NICE.....

[Peter Laidler]

I know that the Mk1's, especially the early Mk1's have a mystical air about them, but the Mk2 is a far, far better, simplified, more reliable, easier to use and maintain gun. As for the Mk3, well it's really a lightened Mk2 for want of a better description. Great gun Tact

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[Lee Enfield]

I know that the Mk1's, especially the early Mk1's have a mystical air about them, but the Mk2 is a far, far better, simplified, more reliable, easier to use and maintain gun. As for the Mk3, well it's really a lightened Mk2 for want of a better description. Great gun Tact

So given a MkI with an FTR Mk2 gas cylinder and a MkII with a MkII (not an Inglis MkII) gas cylinder, is there really anything to chose?


And can anyone explain why Enfield, Lithgow and Inglis continued to use the MkI (and unthreaded "MkII" at Inglis) double vented Gas Cylinder into 1945 end of production (and the 1950's FTRs) when Daimler/Monotype were (I'm told) using the unthreaded single vented "MkII" gas cylinder starting in 1942??

Can TactAdv show us a pic of his gas cylinder?

[TactAdv]

Can TactAdv show us a pic of his gas cylinder?

Yes, of course, I'd be happy to. Give me till tonight to go dig it out of the vault room and grab a couple pictures of the front end for you. Stand by.... ;-)
-TomH

[TactAdv]

Yes, of course, I'd be happy to. Give me till tonight to go dig it out of the vault room and grab a couple pictures of the front end for you. Stand by.... ;-)
-TomH

Okay, for whomever was interested, here's some quick pictures of the gas cylinder of my Daimler Mk II, dated 1942.

I -presume- this is the "original" gas cylinder as installed at the time of manufacture as there is no indications, markings on the receiver at least indicating any later FTR actions??? I'm just the owner, not an "expert" so I'll let you all guys decide what this does or doesn't mean.
-TomH

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