armourers drift?

[skiprat]

hi
have any of you got any idea what these are and how/why they were used.

they are packed as :- B2 5120999617739 drift dated june 66

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[Peter Laidler]

I wondered just how long it'd be before someone came up with this, DRIFTS, Armourers, No1! It is in fact a hardwood drift for driving the foreend back and down dowards the butt socket when fitting/refitting a fore-end. This little drift fits into the rear of the trigger guard recess, rounded end rearwards and the recess clears the trigger if fitted to the Mk1/2, 1/3 and 2.

If you think about it, there is no other way of seating the fore-end downwards or driving it rearwards unless you use this drift. This is a little tool/item that will sort the real Armourers from those who try to give you the impression that they were the real McCoy. Nicefind and good question Skippy

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[skiprat]

thanks for that peter
as a relative "youngster" my wood work started and stopped with removing slr furniture to replace it with the black stuff.. And trying to account for all the parts of a split carrying handle on the L4 LMG (returnable item!)

Next question … whats it worth and who wants one….

Rat

[madcratebuilder]

hi
have any of you got any idea what these are and how/why they were used.

they are packed as :- B2 5120999617739 drift dated june 66

Any chance you can post the approximate dimensions of the drift?

[Peter Laidler]

Good job you didn't have to learn all about the BUSHING, belt feed lever, axis pivot pin' on the Browning M1919 A4 and 6 MG's!

[jmoore]

Next question … whats it worth and who wants one….

Rat

I like to have one. Or a least be able to whittle one out.

[Surpmil]

The orientation of the grain will be rather important for those making their own.

[Peter Laidler]

I think that the original ones were made from hickory

[Edward Horton]

Number 23 below

[skiprat]

the size is as shown in the photo (to fit the recess for the trigger guard)
its depth is 35mm
and its length 47mm
the slot cut out is 10mm wide 8mm deep (at its deepest as its a radius) and 26 mm long.
the ones I have are made from beech with the grain runing stright from front to back but diaganal accross the face.
I do hope that makes sence.

would there be any intrest in reproductions of this tool?

(yes peter I have worked on the M1919 we had them at the Guards Depot til 1993 as blank firers (more ammo than you could ever want).
now I just have to put up with "blood grooves"and "bottle openers" on bayonets and
"the nice shiney silver ring" at the end of the barrel )