After hours of wandering, highlights were a beat up Ishapore 2A1 for $600 (oddly enough it didn't sell). There was a BSA sporter with 30 inch barrel which I couldn't afford (but will track as I save), a .22LR Lithgowicon No.2 Mk 4 which I got beaten to by 45 minutes and after all this I came away with a Sported 1943 Faz NO.4 Mk 1 with perfect barrel. It has an A suffix, and was FTR'd in 1949 at Fazackerley. All metal intact, cost $140 and I think I have neeearly all the parts there to return it to Military Configuration. Also a No.1 Mk5 for $2260 which also hadn't sold as of the sunday afternoon.

I saw a sported No.4 being sold as a "parker hale sporter". it had a 2 groove barrel, several Savage parts and the seller assured me that it was a PH sporter made in the early 50s' though only the front sight indicated an link with PH. Question : Did Parker Hale make sporters in the 1950's and if so did they mark their sporters in any way apart from the PH on the front sight???

Lowlights were the jackasses behind tables that wont bother to speak with anyone as soon as they know you're based in CA.
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