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Yellow paint on No.4 (T)
Hello Everbody . I have a No 4 (T) with a spot of yellow paint on wrist of buttstock, what does it mean? it is a BSA anybody know? Great Forum and Thanks
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07-13-2011 01:39 PM
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Thanks xa-coupe im still working my way through the info. but I think I will keep the rifle a little longer I mean its all matching with scope can and chest, you would'nt want all that too wouldya? anyway thanks man
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Sounds like you got a good one. There are some people with serious and first hand knowledge about them so I would be putting as much up as you can to see what can be told.
I am supremely jealous
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This was covered before on the old Jouster site a long time ago. You will find blobs of yellow paint on No.4(T) rifles and crates. Normally it is on the crate, and may or may not be the rifle here, but one of the reasons was they were marked with yellow paint was to prevent switching between dealers. The yellow marked specimens were for ACME Surplus in Toronto Canada. I think someone we all know peeled about 5 or 6 Long branch sniper sets out of the piles once they hit this side of the water. At $99.99 they were expensive, as this was 1960's. There was a lot of surplus on the market in those days including some of the Brens found at Canadian Arsenals. Brens in both .303 and 8mm along with some FN C-1A1 and Sterlings were sold in those days from Cdn Arsenals. I'm trying to find one of the old sales receipts from Canadian Arsenals.
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Is this the colour of the yellow paint ??? This was the colour used by Acme Surplus of Toronto.
I do apologize for the small picture but it just saves me digging through a pile of no.15 chests...Attachment 25001
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I've seen yellow paint on US No.4 Mk.1(T)s and their chests as well. So maybe it's not just an importer's ID?
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hello guys The rifle has no import marks. no yellow paint on chest just dime size dab on top of wrist. I do have a question now thou. whats ZF and BLR mean? Thanks for the help.
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As it appears some importers in the US had yellow marked cases and rifles as well; this is getting interesting.
I will see if I can find out "right from the horses mouth".
I have a contact who was with Interarms for many years and is still alive so I will ask him. You never know, as the guy has a memory like a steel trap.
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