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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