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Originally Posted by
Lance
The rifle is marked as a Mk I and it has both Mk I and I* bolt head release systems, plus with the 6L s/n makes me think that it was either a bottom of the barrel receiver, it had a problem and was worked into the system later in production or was used as a trials/pattern receiver for the Mk I* conversion and then put into the system in early '42. If it only could talk.
Thanks for the wood update, one day I will bring it to a wood expert and get their opinion.
Originally Posted by
Lance
The rifle is marked as a Mk I and it has both Mk I and I* bolt head release systems, plus with the 6L s/n makes me think that it was either a bottom of the barrel receiver, it had a problem and was worked into the system later in production or was used as a trials/pattern receiver for the Mk I* conversion and then put into the system in early '42. If it only could talk.
Thanks for the wood update, one day I will bring it to a wood expert and get their opinion.
That's a very interesting rifle and I think you must be right that the receiver was converted when they were either working up the MkI* modification or setting up the production and machinery.
There were probably operating trials undertaken to ensure that everything was working as it should.
I don't remember seeing that thick a forend tip before either.
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11-10-2016 11:43 PM
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This is a UK
Enfield in maple colored by stain to look beech. Paint brush marks
on the wood surface. Gun is 308 target, not a DCRA. Have a DCRA LB no4 that
looks the same. Very heavy compared to walnut or beech. Vancouver area used
to have a lot of these for sale about 20 years ago
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