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10-31-2007 06:57 AM
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I picked up a decent Danish return M1, 2.98mil SA (July 1944) with a 1961 VAR bbl, everything else is period-correct WW2 SA including an uncut op rod and lock-bar sights.
I suspect this one was not rebuilt prior to going to Denmark & they just swapped out the bbl.
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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Bought a really nice port k98k, h block. This will be the second time I buy this particular rifle. Nice to have it back again
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Two more Lithgow SMLEs
G'day folks,
Picked up a 1940 No1 MkIII and a 1943 No1 MkIII* this month. I'm trying to find a spread of examples of Lithgow's WW2 production, showing the gradual changes which took place throughout the war. I now have examples from 1940, 1941 and 1943.
Cheers,
Matt
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I like your 1940 Lithy. Would it be safe to say the forearm is a replacement? I'd have thought it would be queensland maple like the handguards and butt.
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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Originally Posted by
Claven2
I like your 1940 Lithy. Would it be safe to say the forearm is a replacement? I'd have thought it would be queensland maple like the handguards and butt.
Looks like a coachwood replacement to me. The rifle was covered in badly-done shellac which had turned almost black. The previous owner spent alot of time carefully removing it and did a top job. So it would appear that the forestock was replaced a long time ago. I have a spare Queensland Maple forestock, but it is WW1-dated, so I'm not too sure about replacing one incorrect forestock with another incorrect forestock at this stage.
Cheers,
Matt
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