Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
That's what you and I were discussing in past posts... Could be an optical illusion as you haven't confirmed you've taken steps as we've suggested to see if it's canted. Also, you said you would shoot it to see if it shot before you alter it... Headspace check with an unknown milsurp is just standard practise.
Ah ok, thanks for the clarification- the only reason I was hesitant on shooting it was after learning it could be a mashup gun. My preliminary attempts at seeing if the sight is canted indeed indicates that it is, but I will be more thorough over the weekend. I will shoot it first though I think.

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Quote Originally Posted by oldfoneguy View Post
The asterisk or star you refer to is actually an indicator of an early WWII Weedon upgrade rebuild. Your correct in assuming the bolt is a force match as it was replaced during the refurb. These were replaced with a bolt with a longer right bolt lug to cure a feeding problem. There should also be a corresponding relief cut in the barrel face for the extended bolt lug. If there is no visibly machined relief cut in the barrel face then the barrel was replaced.
The Weedon process was applied to rifles that were built prior to December 1916 when the MkI version came out with the extended bolt lug already incorporated into the rifle. There should be a '16 year date stamped on the barrel on the left side just forward of the breech among the many other stamps. This would indicate that it is an original barrel. A picture of the stampings in this location can help determine originality.
I will get a picture up of the markings as soon as I can. The barrel does have a 16 date marked in it though. I thought a Weedon Repair Mark was more of a flower type mark and not an asterisk- the asterisk indicating a mk1*? This rifle does retain its front and rear volley sights, although I suppose this could be someone’s doing later in the rifles life after military service. I think it is fascinating to learn all of this history, but want to make sure this rifle is ok to shoot! Always thankful to you knowledgeable people!

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Also if it is a Weedon repair rifle, I doubt that they would have been careless enough to cant the sights? Since the extractor cut in barrel and receiver look aligned this indicates it’s correctly set up?
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