Hi, I'm a long time lurker on these forums but frequent many others. I have been in some discussions on the Canadiangunnutz.com website about some pictures a friend sent me of an Aluminum stocked smle rifle.

One other board member who I believe also posts here has one as well. Apparently the rifles were a trial rifle that made it's way into Canadaicon and went walking soon after. Any other info on this would be much appreciated.

The rifle also sports a modified Ross buttstock.

here is the info gathered this far from a member who has one identical to the one I will post.

"Story was that it was sent to Canada in 1945 for evaluation and 'borrowed' in 1946, spent many years on a farm.

Supposedly, there were 6 of them made.

There also were 12 Ross Mark III butts reworked to fit the SMLE."

"There were at least 2 types of aluminum stocks, one that was aluminum sheeting, the other a composite of aluminum and woodwork. Mine is the latter."

"The rifle has a Suncorite finish, badly mucked-about and chipped and it has a recycled Ross Mark III butt.

Finish on thee aluminum fore-end is some yellow material (zinc chromate, from the look) with a coat of Army Brown paint over top of that. It's original for sure."
























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