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    I think I can feel a best-seller coming on.....!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Payneicon View Post
    How did you know?!
    He has been hanging around with the Snipers to much gathering information.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    I disagree for the most part Seaspriter. The fakes and bitzers have a large quantity of marked parts because the parts are available as spares. In any case, these parts are made all over the place. And down to earth Armourers like me just use the next suitable part on the shelf or tray. Like parashooter says, for the most part they're just passing stage inspectors or examiners marks. Experience will tell you what you have. You don't really need an MG badge to tell you that the car is an MG and Lucas parts were used on MANY cars - just like M47 marked parts were used on many weapons. Just my view of course.

    The point is that we've had a LOT of these '.....what's this mark(s) stuff lately and the answer is always the same
    Ah, but, Peter, it's only because you already possess that knowledge that you know a lot of that knowledge is not worth knowing. Know what I mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    But really....., what earthly use is it to know that a letter M over a small B-3 relates to Gerald Sniffwaite who was a temporary inspector during the absence of Arthur Brockbank. Gerald was the son of the Church organist at St Ethelreds church at nearby Aston and both sang in the gospel choir at Smethwick while he wasn't working the night shift at BSA. His team manager was........
    so you have know this stuff all along and have just been holding out.

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    It's not a Garandicon so we can all take a deep breath and step back; so far the OP has not indicated any intention to swap parts until total production code uniformity is achieved!

    Besides, it would be both impossible and historically incorrect anyway.

    If you're interested, TCC002, Skennertonicon's books from "The Britishicon Service Lee" to the latest edition thereof, list most of the production codes and the factories they referred to.

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    He ain't been back so we can only assume that TCC is yet another of the many transient lurkers who home-in, pick our brains for what little we can provide and leave........ The Bren forum is another with similar transient passers by who ask lots and return zilch.......

    As for buying a well researched book or even a small booklet on the subject, Rob..... it's not going to happen!

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    May be wishing to sell it later on and show prowess at picking others brains to show the prospective seller they are really on the ball with knowledge of this type of firearm and woooo them with this knowledge and jack the price, jungle carbines seem to have a high premium well at least here they range from $900 ~ $1500+/AU depends on the seller and the condition of the weapon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    He ain't been back so we can only assume that TCC is yet another of the many transient lurkers who home-in, pick our brains for what little we can provide and leave........ The Bren forum is another with similar transient passers by who ask lots and return zilch.......

    As for buying a well researched book or even a small booklet on the subject, Rob..... it's not going to happen!
    Well I bought yours! Or at least two of them anyway.

    Keep spreading it around; some of the seeds do germinate.
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