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Postscript to my last post: happened to be looking at The U.S. Enfield by I.D.S. and when fitted to the No.3 Rifle, the forward edge of the cheekrest was slightly behind the rear end of the wrist of the butt. This left the wrist or grip completely free to the hand, unlike on the No.4(T).
Could well be that the cheekrest was positioned so far forward on the No4(T) simply in order to make it easier to fit to the No4 stock instead of the No.3 it was designed for: rather than changing the profile of the inside of the cheekrest, it was simply slid forward so that it was resting principally on the front and rear edges. This gave a close fit at both ends and concealed the gap underneath.
Wouldn't be the first time a lash-up became an SOP.
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Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same.
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01-17-2014 01:26 AM
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