help needed with a nose cap

[Tertle]

hey team i am after a Nose cap for a mates SMLE MkI, i see on

http://ssporters.com/parts/ENFIELD1.htm

an item right at the bottom No2 FRONT BAND (NOSE CAP) w/o numbers am i correct in thinking that this is a nose cap as i understand a nose cap to be, the reason i ask is that i have not heard of it called a front band??

cheers

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[Dad]

Yes, item No.2 listed under Enfield #1 Mk1 is a nose cap as it is know in the UK.
But the trouble is that Springfield Sporters does not ship overseas.

D.

[Tertle]

Thanks dad!

[RJW NZ]

Hey Tertle, those Mk1 nosecaps are a nice piece of work and affordable, and who knows how long that supply will last. Perhaps a forum member can grab one 4u and ship it onwards. However someone sold one of these on ebay last week for $20, UK based and shipped worldwide, so there's another avenue that might open.

[Tertle]

Hey RJW, yeah just about to make that approach, i might get a couple one for my friend and a couple for me, one for a project and another for lets be honest no doubt another poor neglected rifle i will pick up, problem with being a bloody magpie!!!!

i take it the only real variation in the nose caps between the NO1's and the latter III*'s are the ears?? or did the furniture profile change??

cheers

[mike1967]

Minor change to the furniture profile being the hole for the screw that holds the barrel band was not present on the early wood, and neither was there a recess cut for the sight protector ears.

Cheers

[Tertle]

cheers as we need to make the bottom forwood from mid band, i was going to see if the MkIII woods would be a suitable template to work from.