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    The E.A.L. Rifle

    There was an aircraft survival rifle (apparently) issued during ww2, then the EAL types.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BurtonP View Post
    I've just seen a webpage describing scoped EAL survival rifles in use by the Canadianicon military, and the scope setup rang a bell. It had a Parker Hale A29 mount, RALS-3 rings and a Tasco 4X scope. Mine is a wartime Maltby with a Canadian use stamp, and the same scope base and scope setup. How common was this scope and base setup? Was mine a survival rifle possibly?
    Which site was that?

    What you have there is a typical home sporterization of which there were tens if not hundreds of thousands in this country.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Enfield View Post
    The E.A.L. Rifle

    There was an aircraft survival rifle (apparently) issued during ww2, then the EAL types.
    Nice site.

    So the EAL's all have Jostam recoil pads?

    From this photo it seems there was more than one butt length offered:The E.A.L. Rifle - Military Use

    Overall, a "commercial blue" is a strange finish for a survival rifle presumably expected to be used in extreme situations. Would have made a lot more sense to have a handguard as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Surpmil View Post
    Which site was that?
    The E.A.L. Rifle - Scoped Variants

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