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Ross Rifle Mk.IIIB question?
I have been reading Military Small Arms of the 20th Century by Hogg & Weeks. They mention that the Ross Rifle Mk.IIIB was adopted by the British Army in 1915. This Ross was the same as the Mk.III except it had a magazine cut-off added above the magazine. Was it the same as the Lee Enfield magazine cut-off? Does anyone have a photo of the cut-off they could post?
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12-23-2006 09:51 PM
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IIIB had the same cutoff/bolt release as the Canadian model not as mentioned. IIIB differred in front and rear sights. An example of several errors in an otherwise good book.
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The IIIB rifles illustrated in "The Ross Rifle Story" show no cut-off different from the Cdn. issue rifle. Couldn't find any reference to a unique cut-off, although I only took a quick look. Doubt that anything different was used. The standard Mk. III bolt stop/bolt release/magazine cutoff is very much like the unit used on the '03 springfield.
Last edited by tiriaq; 12-23-2006 at 10:18 PM.
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