What would you do?

[aqbill]

Dear Fellow Enfield Enthusiasts, I have be slowly working through my late father's gun collection - cleaning, shooting, cleaning again and storing - and came across an odd duck Enfield. I have already gone through a nice 1943 Maltby No. 4 Mk 1 and a 1945 No. 5 Mk 1. I recollect his acquiring this odd duck in the late 1960s from one of his parishioners. It even had a scope on it. Not all military furniture...the butt plate replaced by a recoil pad...but there was that nice cheekpiece... Anyway, fast forward, to today when I pulled this duck out, lo and behold, it's a BSA Shirley (T) B33241 with a TR on the left side of the butt socket. The scope is missing-in-action - perhaps it's still in some of my father's effects. The scope mounts are still on the rifle though.
OK - now what to do with this duck? f I were a craftsman or even a moderately talented tinkerer - I'd try to find that scope and try to get original era furniture on it. I'd like to send this odd duck to someone who knows what they're doing and then, with his or her recommendations, decide what to do. Please give me your thoughts and ideas!!!

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[newbieDAN]

First thing is to re-aquire the scope, second thing is whilst your looking for the scope, post up some pictures.

[Jollygreenslugg]

G'day,

Sounds like you may have a very nice rifle there. If you're able to find the scope, that's certainly a bonus. If you can pst some pictures, there are people here who'll be able to show you what you need and suggest the best way to bring the rifle back to its original condition.

All the best with your project. I await further news with interest.

Cheers,
Matt

[viking guy]

Acquiring a correct No32MKII or MKIII scope and mount is a $1700USD plus proposition. By all means, secure a real scope and mount if you can. There is an alternative. Repro mounts are available. A vintage Weaver K4 blued steel tube is the correct one inch diameter, about the same 12.3 inch length and costs around$100. It is well proportioned for the gun. A Kollmorgen 4X is another nice substitute.

[RJW NZ]

A good place to browse to see other T's is gunbroker.com, you'll see everything there from 100% as they were made in ww2 to partial restorations, to look alikes, its very interesting when considering a project like yours. It will be easy to do any restorative work like as re scoping, yourself, there's no need for a gunsmith etc. They're a great rifle, I'd keep it for the family connection, and shoot it. They sure draw attention at the range and fun to shoot.