Canadian No7 chest for restoration

[army1882]

The C No 7 chest I have is flat OD inside and out with a black felt strip along the top of the chest. White stenciled lettering on the front and back of the chest as follows: Chest Mk. 1 .22 in C No. 7 Rifle As far as know, it's in original condition.

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[Eddie Parks]

I've taken a longer look at my chest. The gloss top coat is so flaky that I could brush it pff with a stiff brush so reluctantly I am going to have to completely sand it down and repaint. I've acquired new dome headed bolts, washers and nuts which exactly match the rusted out old ones and a couple of new old stock slings to remake the handles..

The sanding process has revealed that the original stencils actually read "CHEST RIFLE .22 IN LONG BRANCH" and I have an exact copy stencil on order.