Looking for info on C.No7 front sight info.

[stencollector]

Those were the bottles I found inside the chests. Not sure if they are PH marked....I'll have to check. If you need one and BAR doesn't fix you up I could likely work something out.

[rgg_7]

CNo7 accessories generally went missing from the transit chests. The rod and tips are very difficult to source these days. Expect to pay around $100 for a rod. The jag, brushes, etc are not marked as to manufacturer. I don't know if the Parker Hale ones will mate up....they are not similar at all if you do a side x side comparison. Don't know who made the Canadian ones. Ron (Canada).

[Warren]

You will find two size markings on the No.7 cleaning rods. A large C broad arrow and a smaller one. Most are rather obscure as the marking is on the bulb of the handle and subject to lots of wear.
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[stencollector]

I saw a new variation to the Cno7 receivers today. It had the type three marking, the LongBranch underneath, but no date whatsoever. Not even a shadow of a marking, and no signs of burnishing in the date area. The receiver serial had been scrubbed in the usual manner though. I'll get a closeup photo next time I go see the guy.

[D-BOMB]

Well the seller of the original C No.7 I had posted at the beginning of the thread, has decided to come down on his price to compensate for the front sight. The rest of the rifle is a real beauty. What do you gents think?

[Ridolpho]

D-Bomb: Wow- looks like it was parkerized yesterday, beautiful! You should buy it, use it for a while then sell it to me. Did you make it to the Thorncliffe show this month?

Ridolpho

[D-BOMB]

Ridolpho, that sounds like a half decent plan! I wanted to hold back on the photos at first to not distract from the topic of the front sight. And yes I did, the second C No.7 I posted in this thread was at that show.

[stencollector]

It looks very nice. Of course, the asking price is the real dealbreaker now.

I may have a source of the front sight base if you go for this purchase and need one.

[D-BOMB]

Sten Collector, it is now priced in the sane range. It is less than I have seen the last couple sell for on CGN.

It's a couple hundred more than the put together one I posted earlier.

[stencollector]

After exchanging some emails and photos with D-Bomb, the rifle pictured is also likely a put-together. You can see, even in the photos shown, some anomolies in the serial number area.

With the sales of receivers the past few years, it would seem the put together to original rifle ratio has grown even further apart. I would suggest it is now about 6 or even 8 to 1. Buyers beware.