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Hello, my Grandfather died before I was born, I’m trying to find as much as I can about him. He was the Met Police’s D11 rifle instructor, as well as an active member of D11. Here he is pictured with one of the Enfield enforcers he received. Do you have any information on these rifles? Does anyone have any paperwork indicating my grandad’s involvement with them?
Nathan, the person that taught me to shoot as a teenager would have known your Dad, as he was a fellow D11 Instructor at the time the Enforcer was introduced. Sadly, 45 years later I can't remember his name, although I can still 'see his face'. He was one of the D11 instructors that deployed with the Enforcer at the Balcombe Street Siege in Dec 1975, so it's possible so did your Grandfather?
My father was a serving Met.Police dog handler at the time, as the D11 instructor that taught me .22 ran a local small bore club to where we lived and had been deployed to Heathrow Airport in the early days of the IRA actively there when they were using MOD supplied No.4T's before the Enforcer was introduced, which is how my father had got to know him.
As Gil suggest above, contact the Met and they should be able to help.
Just the thing for putting round holes in square heads.
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Please check L42A1 N34001
L42A1 AU9026 was reportedly set up as a CLONE of an L42A1 in the 1980s using an original No. 4 Mk. I (T). Sadly the L42A1 markings were faked, so it is now being recorded here to help keep future owners honest. It therefore should NOT be on the list. Would you please confirm that this one is NOT on the L42A1 list?
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Colin MacGregor Stevens
https://www.captainstevens.com [B]Model 1918 scope ideally w P14 rings; LB Scout Sniper Rifle windmill sight & furniture; No. 4 Mk. I* 28L0844; any rifle with S/N ASE-xxxx ; No.32 Mk. I SN 1042.
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Colin,
L42A1 rifle S/N R33583 was converted on the 4th January 1971 and sent to Donnington in a Batch of 30.
L42A1 rifle S/N N34001 was converted on the 8th of February 1972 and sent to Donnington in a batch 0f 20.
The previous entry rifle does not appear on the lists: ie AU9026
Last edited by Gil Boyd; 02-01-2022 at 05:31 AM.
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Do you have any info please on L42 A1 D71 M47C 44 P39853?
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L42A1 rifle serial number P39853 was converted on the 14th July 1971 and sent to Donnington in a batch of 30.
Gil
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Thanks Gil, that is really useful and I'm impressed you found the data so quickly. I had some concerns regarding provenance and this good news has reassured me.
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Gil:
L42A1 R35128 please.
Colin MacGregor Stevens
https://www.captainstevens.com [B]Model 1918 scope ideally w P14 rings; LB Scout Sniper Rifle windmill sight & furniture; No. 4 Mk. I* 28L0844; any rifle with S/N ASE-xxxx ; No.32 Mk. I SN 1042.
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Colin,
L42A1 rifle serial number R35128 was converted on the 20th of January 1972 and sent to Donnington in a batch of 28.
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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