Need help identifying my new Enfield

[iacullopf]

It was an impulse buy. US$400

[Flying10uk]

It is probably a wiser investment than shares at the moment.

[Cheese Noodles]

I really enjoyed this posting. The Khyber Pass Enfields are fascinating. I watched a documentary a long time ago and to see a copy of a battle rifle produced with the crudest tooling and lack of any technical assistance was something. The iconic Enfield was the mark that was aimed for. Another part that was shown was making the ammunition. They used old chopped up film stock that was in various states of decay. Not really reliable but they adapted as needed to produce a rifle and ammunition. Great coverage of this subject on this forum. Thank you for the posting and all the pictures.

[browningautorifle]

They used old chopped up film stock

An old story we heard many years back...nitro cellulose film. I too would likely take this rifle at that price, it wouldn't be an accident. They don't show up around here...a nice piece for a collection...

[Peter Laidler]

We had a No1 'mix and match' or 'pick and mix' SMLE that came back from Afgh. 'in error' as the polite phrase goes, plus a reasonably good AK-SU copy. The SMLE had to be destroyed but I removed some parts and had the stock bolt wire-linked to a real one just to illustrate the quality of the real McCoy to the, er....... what we must now describe as '........foreign made non licensed copies'. There are other well known descriptions that the more worldly wise amongst you might be aware of. The bolts were left on a table in the lecture room but always attracted attention when the subject was raised.

[browningautorifle]

The whole firearm would have been nice...in a display case for courses to see.

[jrhead75]

One of the first importers to bring them into the states had their import stamps reflecting a UK origin, and was selling them as British. The import stamps I've seen on the later (and cosmetically better) ones seem to mostly reflect their Pakistani lineage. One argument for import stamping, I suppose.

Caveat Emptor...as always.

[Brian Dick]

Import markings are just another day in the history of the firearm.

[Flying10uk]

Does any-one happen to have any pictures of any of the "workshops" that actually produce these Khyber Pass Specials that they are able to share with us, please? I have a certain amount of respect for the men who produce these copies because they are in fact skilled craftsmen and they don't have access to the sort of fully equipped workshop that we would expect in the West.

[Peter Laidler]

You'd really need to see some of their attempts at workmanship before you described them as skilled craftsmen F-10! Even if you gave them a fully equipped machine shop they'd ...... Lets just leave it there. Just my opinion after having seen a few. Though not many I have to agree