Quote Originally Posted by Enfieldlock View Post
In addition to my post above.

"Tinks" are sometimes seen. These are an armourer's tool comprising a one-eighths hardened steel plate with various threads with circular reliefs. The holes look like die plates. These are used for cleaning up lightly damaged threads.

One was offered me at a show and I snapped it up. Sadly it is dedicated to early sight screws and therefore not much use on mainstream SMLE threads.

These rare items can be found. Fortunately, only a few know what they are!
Might be more than a few but only a few collect them. But then I have bought more than one amourers tool kit.