Finally, the last piece for my Canadian FN collection

[Lee Enfield]

The give away of an Ex1/2 magazine is that there is no stake mark on the rear crimp.

As stencollector surely knows already...

Is your ex2 cut for a c1 folding charging handle?

The serial range O.B. 1700 thru O.B. 2000 "should be" Ex2 rifles

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[browningautorifle]

c1 folding charging handle

As in the paratrooper cocking handle?

[Lee Enfield]

As in the paratrooper cocking handle?

Are you suggesting that was it a trials version?

I've seen an Ex2 which was cut for a C1 type folding charging handle, (but had the original metric style re-installed), and one with a standard C1 type fitted.

I suspected that as a "Jump Gun" it would make sense to convert it to C1 charging handle, though they must have used Ex rifles as test beds for experimental mods.

Interesting that the original "metric" charging handle seems to be a fibre natural material like the horn they used for butt plates, rather than "plastic". Also note that the knob is longer than a "current" Metric FN cocking knob.

[browningautorifle]

a trials version

I was just confirming which cocking handle you meant.