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    Thoughts on this one?

    WWII British No4T Sniper Rifle - Live Firearms and Shotguns

    and this one? I'm no expert but they just look a little unoriginal to me.

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    Look like horrible made-up bitsas to me. Someone obviously likes their burnishing wheel, bluing tank and stamp set....

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    Obviously the deluxe model !!!
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    I'd ask to pay for it with 3.00 bills (pounds or dollars)......:-)##

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    I,ve seen that finish on a few rifles recently, the No1 Mk 111, wrist has all the signs of gun blue in a bottle. good for small touch ups and even better if the instrutions are followed to the T.

    Cant understand all the messing they go to remove the surface rust etc ,when a good boil in de ironised water for twenty minutes and a qick brush over with a scouring pad will produce the original finish if it was heavily rusted.

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    If you sort the page by price, there is a "nice" reproduction Delisle carbine. Pay attention to the front and rear sights. And (this just floors me), the gun shop will deactivate it upon request. Take a serviceable No.1, make it into a fully functional Delisle and then neuter it. Why not just set a few thousand pounds on fire with a .02 cent match?

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    I emailed him/her/them a few days ago when I saw that he/she/they were expecting in a WW1 SMLE sniper.....I did mention that I didn't want to buy back any of my repro mounts! Yes, both the PPCo & the 4T are as wrong as a nine bob note. The markings on the 41 Maltby appear to have been engraved on not stamped.....or at the very least very heavily wire mopped after stamping. The bracket hails from I know not where. The No32 is at least the real thing. The SMLE has been heavily wire brushed. The front contour of the PPCo base is wrong as are the screws. Again, the scope is at least a nice original one.

    Just my .02 of course. I am not necessarily implying the proprietor is in any way trying to fool anyone....he/she/they may be unaware as to what they have been landed with.

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    I guess they could be sold as facsimiles, IF he was an honest dealer, for $1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Payneicon View Post
    I am not necessarily implying the proprietor is in any way trying to fool anyone....he/she/they may be unaware as to what they have been landed with.
    I do believe that is the case in a lot of situations, and could be selling on commission, so in most cases they dont own the items and just selling for it for the owner, and get a % of the final price.

    The thing what takes the scent of the rifle is the original scopes, (very crafty)

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    Hmmm - shame really. I think it's fair to say that Arundel does claim to be expert in these things...so...

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