*** March 2008 Purchases ***

**Badger** · 02-29-2008 07:14 AM

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Show us all what great deals you made this month !!!

Regards,
Badger

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**Highly Recommended** · 02-29-2008 07:14 AM

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**Badger** · 03-11-2008 05:11 PM

First of a few nice pieces this month...

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Experimental SMLE NO 1 MK III Intermediate Length "Shortened & Lightened Rifle" Serial # XP53

PROVENANCE: Stern Collection

They only made 100 of these rifles with a special bayonet having a 10" blade with the standard Pattern 1907 hilt and grips. This bayonet was later adopted for the Owen Machine Carbine. The rifle has the rear sight installed on the back half of the stripper clip guide and has the front end of the rifle shortened to 20”, as well as lightening cuts in the stock.

Reference "The Lee Enfield" by Skennerton icon

(Page 347)

Regards,
Badger

**Stevo** · 03-11-2008 08:22 PM

Dude.....I'm in awe.

Trade you my little hockey fan for it. Hell, trade you both my kids.

The Shortened and Lightened and the HT are my two dream LE's.

**Claven2** · 03-11-2008 08:30 PM

My dream Enfield is a proper Pattern 1913...

**Badger** · 03-12-2008 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by Stevo

Dude.....I'm in awe.

Trade you my little hockey fan for it. Hell, trade you both my kids.

The Shortened and Lightened and the HT are my two dream LE's.

Careful now, we really liked that little guy ... maybe take you up on that offer ....

HT eh?

Keep an eye on the monthly purchases forum ...

Regards,
Badger

**Claven2** · 03-12-2008 07:20 AM

By the way Badger, I am sure you already know, but on the rarer Australian icon

made guns with coachwood stocks, there comes a point where purchase price is so high that shooting them and risking splitting the fragile stocks becomes too grievous a proposition.

**Badger** · 03-12-2008 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Claven2

By the way Badger, I am sure you already know, but on the rarer Australian icon

made guns with coachwood stocks, there comes a point where purchase price is so high that shooting them and risking splitting the fragile stocks becomes too grievous a proposition.

Good advice ...

I doubt ~Angel~ would let me shoot this anyway ...

Regards,
Badger

**Skippy** · 03-12-2008 10:24 AM

Thats a really interesting rifle Badger. I've often fanatasized about having a shortened SMLE, I never realized that they'd toyed with the same idea.

**Stevo** · 03-12-2008 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Badger

Careful now, we really liked that little guy ... maybe take you up on that offer ....

HT eh?

Keep an eye on the monthly purchases forum ...

Regards,
Badger

One of them too?

I'm sure gonna miss that kid.

**DANCESWITHEMPTIES** · 03-12-2008 11:03 PM

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