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Lithgow No.6 Mk1 and Mk1/1 Rifles MKL Article
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11-10-2010 07:36 AM
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Got to say, maybe not as fluid as the No5, but how Aussie can you get. If they ain't going to give it to us, then we improvise.
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This is awesome, can't wait to read on ...I had one of those ill reputed navy arms 'no 7 carbines' that has in common with these the stock standard butt which disperses recoil better than the no5 JC , a shortened barrel and flash hider, all criticism aside for a second, it was a really likeable package to shoot and I wish I still had it.Probably as close as I'll ever get to shooting one of these ...
The most odd thing to see here is the blend of no4 rear sight pivot and no1mk3 charger bridge with a no4 rear sight in there, it's so double take odd that it makes perfect sense ...
Any idea how many of the 100 survive to this day?
Last edited by RJW NZ; 11-12-2010 at 05:46 AM.
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Here's a couple of posts from our Commercial Auction and Sale forum showing a pair of questionable No.6 Mk1's that have been floating around for a few years.
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This is awesome, can't wait to read on ...I had one of those ill reputed navy arms 'no 7 carbines' that has in common with these the stock standard butt which disperses recoil better than the no5 JC , a shortened barrel and flash hider, all criticism aside for a second, it was a really likeable package to shoot and I wish I still had it.Probably as close as I'll ever get to shooting one of these ...
The most odd thing to see here is the blend of no4 rear sight pivot and no1mk3 charger bridge with a no4 rear sight in there, it's so double take odd that it makes perfect sense ...
Any idea how many of the 100 survive to this day?
All up there was 194 made. Of these, "a few" were used in trials, others were later converted to the RAAF prototype 7.62 rifle (believed to be a dozen), some of which (IIRC) were tested to failure. I have seen a couple that were made into range rifles by fitting a heavy barrel and full No1 MkIII woodwork. Why, you ask...? To have a receiver mounted aperture sight for target shooting (quite a few were sold off around the NSW rifle clubs). I have seen another one that has been drilled and tapped for a scope...
Upon being declared obsolete, they were ordered to be stripped. I wonder if some of the barrel mounted rear sight models were sent back through the factory to come out as No1 rifles. They seem to be the harder ones to find...
sorry, mate... no real answers, just more questions.
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To me the $6700 one had a faked up receiver and SMLE trigger gaurd but the rest seemed genuine, but could not see the bolt.
From what one could see the $700 looked genuine except for the scope mount holes - prices should have been reversed.
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