No5 Mk1 from Old Western Scrounger

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My No4 only had her wood mutilated, chopped into a short forestock, to just behind the middle barrel band, all handguards removed and the ears removed from the front sight. Bubba didn't have a chance to finish it off. I had it hanging on my wall, spike bayonet proudly mounted, stock chopped, for many years.

If I find a sporterized No4, I will try to snap it up, but my finances are tight. It took me months to scrimp and save enough to get the rifle and order a plethora of parts from Liberty Tree Collectors, Numrich, Sarco and Apex. Then I got told about Springfield Sporters and realized I spent too much on some of the bits and bobs! Se La Vie!

You misunderstand, I am not Alaska Native, I am Scots/Irish/Welsh/Italian/French/German/Iroquois. The family joke was at one point one of the family had ended up on a hill, tomahawk in one hand, rifle in the other, naked, drunk, covered in war paint. they would run down the hill, screaming a warcry, shoot one shot, drop everything and surrender! I joined up as a US Navy Corpsman to avoid that, and do something really useful. I learned of the rite of passage from my wife, herself from here, and why I am here, but from my understanding it isn't practiced any longer.

Sadly I am without the funds to get much more for a long time, the pains of being a student again... So getting a 900.00 GBP No5 from EDF is not an option, and wont be unless I get a winning lottery ticket, can finagle customs, get it imported, hide it from the wife, and put it on an altar!