Australian LITHGOW collectors

[Promo]

Woodwork don't get me started, I wanted a reproduction M1 Bayonet for my 03A3, all good until they added the postage and it came to over $100 so sad too bad can't ship to you as we don't have an export licence.
Sellers on EBAY must be making a killing currently with these stupid UN Laws.

I have the problem the other way round since I can import about anything I want to have. I even imported prohibited material since I fullfill all legal requirements and it only took the customs some time to understand that (and ask my authority if I don't tell them BS) - BUT I have real problems to send these outside Europe, since no shipping company would accept "weapon parts". What they do is they scan everything which goes into air mail, and automatically reject such items which appear to have the shape of a gun or a gun part ... These are the same companies which deliver the stuff locally which they get from outside my country. Weird world, isn't it?

PS: Didn't only happen once that it took an item two months to arrive, only with having a sticker (yes, you already have a sticker for that) saying "MISSENT TO Australia", instead of Austria...

[Peter Laidler]

Had a rummage through half of them - about a zillion and this is what I found
'15 - 1
'20 - 1
'22 - 1
'22 overstamped 1923 - 2
'23 - 1
'25 - 1
'27 - 1
1940 - 7. hundreds of 1st and 2nd WW bodies

That's it so far. Anyone interested?

[ActionYobbo]

I am interested in the early teens or some 20's with the shield. shoot me a cost or bring them when you come over and I will furnish you with beer money

[Brian Dick]

They're here in SC. I'll sort them out for you.

[Aussie48]

How did you manage to get your hands on them Brian? If possible can I get one of the old 20's with the Shield please.

Dick

[Brian Dick]

I imported them from Canada many years ago. I'd guess they were originally imported to Canada from India since there are also British and Indian examples present. Peter took interest and sorted them all yesterday while I was engaged in other activities here. I'll be happy to sort them out for anyone who's interested at $10 each. I've saved them instead of hauling them to the scrap yard and I know they can be cleaned and dressed up as ornaments pertinent to the history we love.

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Dick, you most certainly can.

[Colonel Enfield]

These drop-sawed action remnants make fantastic pen holders for one's desk - the screw thread in the wristguard will hold a small or medium pen quite happily.

[Smellymarkfive]

Ive always been curious about the colt manufactured enfields, I've never seen even a picture of one. Any in there? Or does anybody have one?

[Brian Dick]

No, if we'd found an early trials rifle it would be a pen holder on my desk!

There is a Gent who posts here from time to time that has one of the Pratt and Whitney rifles. They weren't manufactured by Colt if memory serves. Maybe he'll elaborate.

[Robert303]

Hello,
I'd be interested in a nicely marked early WW2 as a 'Pen Holder' in the UK if it's possible to bring one back / post it without any hassle and at reasonable cost.
Thanks.
Robert