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What happened to this LSA No1Mk3*?
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12-11-2011 03:37 PM
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It reminds me of rifles I've seen cosmetically restored as presentation pieces ie someones retirement, or for display as a tribute item, there was someone in the US selling a range of bolt service rifles for that purpose. They weren't restored entirely correctly ie the finish chosen, but look nice enough. Anyone know who that business was?.
You're right, they did a careful job of it,...,
Last edited by RJW NZ; 12-11-2011 at 05:26 PM.
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You may well be right Roger. I was going to say that the rifle also looks rather like one of the specimens that were 'refurbished' by Edna Parker (AJ Parkers). She was never a one (God bless her departed soul) to let a rifle go out in good honest order......it always had to be prettified first.
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You may well be right Roger. I was going to say that the rifle also looks rather like one of the specimens that were 'refurbished' by Edna Parker (AJ Parkers). She was never a one (God bless her departed soul) to let a rifle go out in good honest order......it always had to be prettified first.
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Thats actually pretty interesting. Were her rifles ID'd as being refurbed by them? There's a bit of a trend for presentation type Enfields showing up in Canada, and I've been wondering what the source has been. Perhaps?
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Varnish, knee deep on rifle woodwork............ the pity of it all! Just try shooting one in the rain or on a hot sticky day when it's varnished and see what a pleasure it is to hold. Only my opinion of course but based on having had to shoot them in the driving rain when really, we should have all been back in our bashas, tucked up in our beds. But, as they say, if it ain't rainin' it ain't trainin' so carry on shootin'
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It almost looks like a fine black sray paint.
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Indeed, it's not blueing, it is some sort of coating. Nice though, uniform.
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The Basra Palace Guard had SMLE rifles like this. Coated in thick varnish and cheap chrome. If I showed you one, it'd put you off varnish for life - and chrome! It's like jacking up the rear and putting great big wide rim wheels on your dignified and ladylike MGB
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It's like jacking up the rear and putting great big wide rim wheels on your dignified and ladylike MGB
Hear, hear. OT, but had to jump in on this point.
RR
'64 B roadster (red)
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