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    mazakicon and Zamak = good old pot metal!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Dickicon View Post
    mazakicon and Zamak = good old pot metal!
    They looked good when they were new, I still preferred the brass though.
    Regards, Jim

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    They work fine but will crack/break with rough use. The brass buttplates were pretty much indestructible.

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    If it is a Britishicon WWII manufacturer's code, M.16 was Bullers Ltd.,Tipton, Staff.

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    I've never seen a 1944 dated BSA 'T' that has a split foresight block.

    Mind you that's only a few dozen....

    My other 1945 dated BSA 'T' has a split front sight block.

    My Brit 'T's are pretty evenly split between brass and zinc butt plates.

    My Long Branch 'T's are split between steel and zinc.

    Any idea who or what "M/16" was?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seaforth72 View Post
    If it is a Britishicon WWII manufacturer's code, M.16 was Bullers Ltd.,Tipton, Staff.

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    It's not "Bullers Ltd." as the forend is "Fazakerly 1956" (F56) dated.

    M over 16 is marked on it, I believe it is the fitter who restocked the rifle during it's service life.
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