Nothing to see here, move along please!

[mrclark303]

Deactivated Lee Enfield no.4 t Sniper Rifle | no.4 t Sniper Rifle

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[Roger Payne]

Hm. Interesting. I'm too challenged to know how to stop the photo montage in order to get a closer look at the items concerned, but from what I could make out I don't think any of them are what they purport to be, although the 'L42' looks like it might possibly have been built up on a genuine 4T receiver.

I have several original brackets that have either mis-matched or missing top cradle clamps. Now, having seen the 'Home Guard Special' I can feel an idea coming on......!

[mrclark303]

Used car salesman come to mind Roger!

[browningautorifle]

The Long Branch sure looks new for an ex home guard. Don't know what he's talking about with the optic though...

[Roger Payne]

I've never heard of the Home Guard being supplied with specially set up 4T's with variant optics & mounts late in the war. The fear of invasion had totally receded by then so they wouldn't have seen much use!

Could be used car salesman speak, or the seller has been sold not one but a whole litter of puppies!

[55recce]

WW1 makes it a very rare No 4 Mk 1(T) indeed

[30Three]

The company is called Real-Guns: but only sell decativated ones!
Am I the only one who thinks that's hilarious!

[mrclark303]

Yet another cautionary buyer beware tale ...

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Just spotted the Enforcer .... plenty of them around to weld up after all NOT That makes me grind my teeth and have very uncharitable thoughts....

Its one thing selling disguised Tut, but chopping a rare survivor like that is just depressing.

[bigduke6]

I'd like a closer look at the Home Guard mount......... anyone ever seen anything like it, steel band clamps remind of the German ZF4 scope mount.

[Roger Payne]

The Willen Key Company of Wolverhampton did make, IIRC, a couple of prototype mounts to field a No42 (or 53) onto the 4T, but it looked nothing like the mount shown in the ads, which is a modified standard No32 bracket. The Willen mounts incorporated R&D adjusters into the mount, somewhat after the style of the Winchester A5 & Unertl mounts, although it was a one piece arrangement rather than two piece. I think Peter gives it a mention somewhere in his book.