Parker Hale M85 Serial Number Checks & Provenance on Manufacture (Records)

**Gil Boyd** · 08-25-2018 03:26 AM

Hi Sinned,

You have an M87 one of the batch produced on or around the 2nd December 1988 by Bill Smallwood in various calibres mostly in .243.
There is no entry for your specific number albeit I have, all up to and immediately after yours, so not sure what became of your specific rifle.

I can say, albeit it may look like a C3A1 and have all the ingredients like the McMillan stock etc, had it been one that came back to PH under the Canadian icon

Contract of 26/11/87 it would have been returned with a G at the end of its number.
Sorry I can't be much more help on it.

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**Sinned** · 08-25-2018 05:12 AM

Thank you very much. Though not a real Canadian icon

i will still enjoy it very much.

**Gil Boyd** · 08-26-2018 07:39 AM

Sinned just out of interest, what calibre is it in now, and what scope has it got on it ? and could you put up a photo

**Sinned** · 09-15-2018 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by Gil Boyd

Sinned just out of interest, what calibre is it in now, and what scope has it got on it ? and could you put up a photo

Sorry for the late reply, 308cal, didn't have a scope when i purchased it but happened to have a Schmidt & Bender 3-12 laying around. Not sure how to post pics, do we pay for that option?

**Sinned** · 09-15-2018 11:40 PM

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**Gil Boyd** · 09-16-2018 04:47 AM

No charge..........nice looking rifles.

**Lee Enfield** · 09-16-2018 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Sinned

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Congrats, looks like you beat me to it. I wish that I could have scraped my pennies together in time.

Robert built me a "modernized" C3A1 rifle (based on an M84 action) - mcmillian A5 stock, farrel 20moa rail and AICS magazines (and cdi bottom metal).

Robert does excellent work, I highly recommend him.

**Gil Boyd** · 09-17-2018 03:34 AM

Sinned,
Did you get my PM?

**Lee Enfield** · 09-20-2018 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Sinned

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Here is "your" rifle at Camp Pendleton on June 2nd 2018.

**_USER_** · 02-19-2019 03:40 AM

Hi Gil,
do you have any info on serial 00264F?
MANY THANKS!!!

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