In the late 1930s, the “Ainley” rifle briefly appeared on the scene. See pages 94-96 of
Ian Skennerton
’s “
British
Sniper” book.
A sort-of “Gucci” P-13: Integral scope base, miniature Mk1 Bren-style rearsight, same dog-legged bolt handle, recoil-buffer springs in the butt, tunnel foresight protector/housing, integral scope “base”.
Only a handful of prototypes, (one of which went to
Canada
and now resides in Oz), were made and the project was abandoned by 1940. I had a quick fondle of an/the Ainley when it arrived in Oz, before shipping to its new "owner". The BSA SMLE in .276 Pederson was kinda cute, too.