The Holy Grail arrived

**bigduke6** · 04-30-2013 06:32 PM

Some may recall I was looking for a few sizes of a LEC nose cap, so after a few kind offers and whilst knocking up a drawing for the members to fill in the blanks I received an email pointing me to a guy who had a job lot made he originally wanted only two but had around 20 made IIRC, anyway it arrived and it is excellent, the wood work has had only linseed oil icon

and then boiled linseed oil icon

, the butt when cleaning off the old shelac come up rather nice and I found a fort William roundel, still the barrel band and retaining spring to locate or fabricate.

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**Brian B** · 04-30-2013 10:17 PM

Looking very good!! What a difference!!

**Surpmil** · 05-02-2013 02:39 AM

Did this come from Canada icon

? Reportedly there was someone in Ontario making these up. Am I right that the sight ears are not tapering as much as the originals did?

Looks like a super restoration coming along there; did you make up the handguards?

Lovely little rifles, despite the rather hard to grasp bolt knobs.

**bigduke6** · 05-02-2013 04:54 AM

Nose cap and timber come from New Zealand icon

But different suppliers, the timber is made to order but I know there are a few nose caps left, have details for anyone interested, not sure regarding the taper on the sight ears as I only have pics etc to compare it to, it may of been cast from a Metford carbine as the protectors are flush with the blade ?

**S-A-M3** · 05-03-2013 05:08 PM

Great to see it finally together, regards Stuart.

**bigduke6** · 05-03-2013 05:54 PM

Thanks Stuart,

Still a bit to do, but its all down to folks like yourself that I,ve got this far, planing on giving it a run out in the next few weeks, Will have to knock up a barrel band to test it, will be using down loaded ammo, also got a bolt cover in hand to complete it.

**englishman_ca** · 08-02-2013 04:47 PM

So......

What did you use for a barrel band?

**bigduke6** · 08-03-2013 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by englishman_ca

So......

What did you use for a barrel band?

Its still on the work bench waiting to get welded, but used a SMLE one with hinge removed.

**Warren** · 08-03-2013 07:24 PM

I have two LEC handguards if someone needs one. The person who I have been holding them for has got scarce and it has been 9 month since he spoke for them.
Anyhow, contact me via PM and help clean out "the shed" (tm)

**enfield303t** · 08-05-2013 01:03 PM

PM's sent to Warren and bigduke6.

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