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[skiprat]

Helston gunsmiths did have a quantity of these same screws in stock until last year.
They are not war time (or even 1970s) manufacturer, but I believe them to be military issue spares ,

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[Lee Enfield]

Helston gunsmiths did have a quantity of these same screws in stock until last year.
They are not war time (or even 1970s) manufacturer, but I believe them to be military issue spares ,

As a side note, several years ago (ok maybe 15 or 20) there were take off thumb screws available.

They're relatively simple to make, other than markings, really what difference does it make as long as they are threaded correctly?

Actually I have exchanged (original) thumb screws between several mounts in order to have sufficient thread engagement.

The front pad thumb screw always worries me as I've found that quite often the thread only engages in the round barrel section. I believe this to be why front pads break (as illustrated in PL's book "Armourers Perspective").