Quote Originally Posted by bombdoc View Post
...and is there any truth to the rumour that Parker Hale went out of business because they lost the last Enfield tap and die used to make cleaning rods?
The bloke who bought them had some strange ideas about the direction he wanted the company to go, and he made it clear that it was 'his way, or the highway'. Accordingly, most of the key personnel took the highway, and shortly after they were no longer in business.

John Rothery (Wholesale) don't don't use dies, they roll the threads into the rods.