Keep us informed of progress Tiriaq, photographically too. I hope you photographed yours during the manufacturing stages too Rod. Fantastic project.

Speaking of which, I wonder where the NZBC film/programme about the NZicon war production went or whether it still exists in some dusty old archive. That will show one being fired. It also showed the crates of brand new unopened No4's that were stored in the big sheds that backed onto the railway sidings. Alas, when they did open the crates the rifles were just rotted out rust heaps as they'd come over as deck cargo. According to my boss, it was filmed in '65 or so, before I went there