1933 Trials sniper

[Roger Payne]

Yes, I think it is perhaps more likely that the fore end in lot #1402 is just a later replacement & so obscures the slot for the cut off.

ATB.

[rayg]

I say it was still cut,just hidden behind the high cut replacement wood.

Yes, you're right, I was asleep on that one, Ray

[Surpmil]

Yes, one of the perks of the trade I suppose, just like many others have theirs, and in this world of $5000. hammers, not such an important issue perhaps. But since the barred-out numbers are not recorded anywhere, and would have no official validity, I still don't see how leaving them on is going to inhibit theft. An armourer who wants to nick something can erase the numbers or add new ones as required, once he takes it home or before. Of course if he failed to do so, and got caught with said items, there might be a problem. Unless he had already satisfied "the system" by either writing his prize off for destruction or substituting another similar item, renumbered to match. I've heard it happens even in the best places!

[stencollector]

Substitutions happened at more than just the armourer's level. My last unit had 4 or 6 of the LongBranch .22 Cno7s held in the HQ battery BQ's stores. Not really sure why a regular force artillery unit was holding these....it was suggested they were held for the unit's cadet corps. At any rate, imagine the weapons techs surprise when they were doing the semi annual inspections on these and found that the beautiful LongBranch wood sets had been exchanged for non-Canadian well-used and ill fitting surplus sets. Of course the BQ and his staff had no idea how this could have happened.

[limpetmine]

Trials T sold for $6,600 and change, USD. The L-39 went at a bargain price of little more than $1,100.00.
Either everybody has all they need or the economy is still in the tank. That L-39 should have brought half again that.