L39 owners weekend reading............

[Thunderbox]

This was Simons reply from the sticky thread regarding the destinations that L39's & L42's ended up at.

It's also worth noting what Thunderbox said in an earlier post regarding just how scarce the Envoy is, expect in Southern England that is!

"The highest recoded envoy serial number is No 526 which is shown as being sent to Bisley although no date of despatch is recorded.

Rifle A498 (L39A1) was sent to store at Donnington on the 1st May 1970.

Cheers,
Simon."

My bold.

But was A498 an L39A1, or an identical 7.62mm CONV also built in 1970? Perhaps they were both regarded as "L39A1s" for the purposes of "the system"?

My 1970 "A498" has clearly been accepted into the military system, so the there would have been two A498s at if it also had an L39 brother built at the same time.

I still reckon we won't see an L39 and a 7.62mm CONV with the same number, but it would be nice to prove it one or the other!

Interesting that the top Envoy was 526; the 400s/500s seem to be very scarce on the ground. I'll ask to have a look at Fultons book and see if all these rifles ended up in circulation.

[Strangely Brown]

But was A498 an L39A1, or an identical 7.62mm CONV also built in 1970? Perhaps they were both regarded as "L39A1s" for the purposes of "the system"?

My 1970 "A498" has clearly been accepted into the military system, so the there would have been two A498s at if it also had an L39 brother built at the same time.

I still reckon we won't see an L39 and a 7.62mm CONV with the same number, but it would be nice to prove it one or the other!

If you get to Fultons before me perhaps you can ask our "short haired" friend if he knows the answer to this riddle.

[Simon]

I'll have a look through my notes over the weekend and see if there are two rifles noted with the same serial.

Cheers,
Simon.

If you get to Fultons before me perhaps you can ask our "short haired" friend if he knows the answer to this riddle.

[harry mac]

These are some images of one of my L39's; can anybody identify what the previous circle mark might be on the reciever, also there appears to be what's left of a Fazackerley "electric pencil" broad arrow near the serial number, which incidently is A1025, quite late in L39A1 terms.

Hiya Mick. Mine carries one of those half arsed circle stamps as well, but it's further forward on the receiver.

[harry mac]

Seeing as that's 3 of us that have the circle mark stamped on our previously used L39 bodies. Could it be an inspection mark indicating it as being in suitably good nick to be utilised in the L39 program?

[PrinzEugen]

I could be wrong but I think mine's (with half a circle stamp) a previously unused mk2 body guys.

[jmoore]

To throw a wrench in the works, I recently observed an otherwise standard Maltby w/ two of those odd circle stamps on the receiver. At least one was a full 360 degrees.

[ONESHOT]

Hi I have am ENVOY No E 444 matching bolt and mag with a T19 Stamp ANYONE any info

[No4Mk1(T)]

Hi I have am ENVOY No E 444 matching bolt and mag with a T19 Stamp ANYONE any info

Have a read through this thread and post your serial number for simon to look up for you:
Service for L42A1, Enforcer, Envoy and L39A1 Owners.