Parker Hale M85 Serial Number Checks & Provenance on Manufacture (Records)

[Gil Boyd]

Parker Hale M85 Serial Number Checks & Provenance on Manufacture

01-30-2014 02:57pm

Chosenman,

Steve,

00245F - Hand built and assembled 4th March 1988 by Bill Smallwood Parker Hale Factory fitted with a Schmidt & Bender sight 12x42
Trigger adjusted for single pull 2 and 1/4Ibs.
17.7mm Grouping of 10 rounds at 100 yards
Fitted with NATO Green Furniture
Issued to the Sri Lankan Royal Air Force

Nigel<image001.gif>,

00150F - Hand built and assembled 29th January 1988 by Bill Smallwood Parker Hale factory fitted/ordered with NO scope
17.8mm Grouping of 10 rounds at 100yards
Fitted with Black Furniture
Civ Sales

Before you ask and something I meant to put in my article F stands for FIELD
More info on each M85 rifle to read and if I come across anymore on your respective rifles will inform you. Currently wading through the total number made as well as the:
"M85 MOD Hybrid"

Hope this will suffice for now
Gil

02-01-2014 05:30pm

Dan196a1

Dan,

00408F - Hand built and assembled 23rd January 1990 by Bill Smallwood at Parker Hale factory, no scope requested.
19.1mm Group 10 rounds at 100yards
Fitted with NATO Green Stock
Home (UK) Civ sales no name logged

Gil

02-06-2014

Dan196a1

Dan,
Here are your results on your M85
00409F- Hand built by Bill Smallwood at Parker Hale on the 19/12/1989 in NATO Green stock and requested fitted with a Schmidt & bender sight 6 x 42 serial number: 78652
Range Test result : 16.6mm group at 100yards with 10 rounds
Sold to WINAMEX, Austria

Regards
Gil

01-31-2014 08:26 am

Chosenman

Steve,

00347F – Hand built on 23rd of May 1989 in Jungle Camo stock by Bill Smallwood of Parker Hake with Range Test result: 16.6mm Group at 100 yards.(10 rounds) No sight or foresight provided and sold to Fellowes in Gwynned, Wales.

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[chosenman]

Thanks Gil!! Really good idea shame it couldn't be rolled out across the board as we are all mere custodians of our fine and in some cases rare firearms. A list like this will save the next generation a lot of legwork and scratching around searching for history.

[Gil Boyd]

00413F - Hand built by Eddie Taff RIP Head Gunsmith of Parker Hale on the 17th of January 1990 in NATO Green stock, 17.8mm at 100 yards (10 shot group) sold to Buckland
My M85
Gil

[chosenman]

Hi Gil,

Have you any info on M85 00241F??

Cheers
Steve.

[Gil Boyd]

00241F - Built on the 9th of December 1987 in Desert Camo stock one of ten the same with no known destination recorded.
17.7mm at 100 yards (10 Shot Group)
Thats all recorded on that one Steve

[chosenman]

Cheers Gil!!

[Gil Boyd]

phm87
Glen,
Rifle 02078C
The rifle you have started life as an M86 not an M87 as it has a clamped foresight.
It was built on the 8/6/1989 by Bill Smallwood who can't remember it specifically but that is not surprising, as he saw hundreds.
I can tell however it was sold to Precision Sports, location UK or USA not known
It fired 20.5mm with 10 rounds at 100 yards
Gil

[Cold_Zero]

Hi Gil,

Do you have any info on M87 02088C?

Thank you,
Cold Zero

[Gil Boyd]

Rifle - M85 S/N 00203F
Built by Bill Smallwood on 28-8-1987
16.4mm group 10 round 100yds
Jungle stock
Purchased by Combat Equipment Sweden.

[Gil Boyd]

Cold Zero,

M86-M87 same action different barrels

Rifle - M87 S/N 02088C....... C- stands for CLIP a Detachable magazine

7.62 on the 30th June 1987 built by Eddie Taff
15.8mm group 10 rounds 100 yards
Purchased by West Midlands Police fitted with a PECA sight with a one piece mount

Addition: Eddie Taff 30/9/87 changed it to 7mm belted round/ Remington Magazine