Lee Enfield in 8mm Mauser

[Littlejohn]

Spotted this at a gunshow tonight. Was unaware of these.

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[CINDERS]

Interesting find thanks for the share did you happen to buy it !

[mrclark303]

They are very interesting pieces indeed. Note the strengthener added to the action body.

A fascinating piece of Enfield history

[browningautorifle]

Neat piece. Not sure I'd be believing it though. I'd need hard confirmation before paying more than scrap prices for it.

[mrclark303]

It certainly conforms to the Turkish rebuild spec Jim. I wonder if it has any Turkish Arsenal markings on it?

[Peter Laidler]

I have seen one of these and can't get my head around it. Surely, if they'd captured sufficient quantities to make it worth converting them, then they'd have captured even greater quantities of .303 Ammo to suit.......

[CINDERS]

Be nice to see whats on the butt disc if it still retained any markings of its previous users.

[browningautorifle]

It certainly conforms to the Turkish rebuild spec

Yes, it IS completely redone, I must admit. Doesn't look like something we'd have cobbled together in days gone by. But that doesn't convince me... As Peter states, ammo...the Germans had scads of stuff at the end for the Volksturm to march out to defend Berlin and they had all the ammo to accompany. Wonder what happened here...

[Peter Laidler]

Ammo and guns BAR. My daughters godparents father was one of the 40.000 captured at Dunkirk and was in a segregated 'Offitzierlager'. One day a newly cleaned machine gun and ammo was being hauled up to the main gate watchtower by ropes when one of the magazine boxes crashed down onto the gun being lifted up, sending it to the floor, sending magazines and loose ammo flying everywhere. Amid the jeers and hoots of laughter he ambled over to add to the mocking chorus only to see that it was a British Bren laying broken on the ground together with magazines full of British .303" ammunition. Ideal for a back-water POW camp. There is also photographic evidence showing Brens doubled up in AA positions at the submarine pens in France. The Japanese captured so many Brens and .303 ammo that they issued them to their Infantry together with virtual direct Japanese copy of the Inf Trg pamphlet

[Ridolpho]

I've wanted one of these 8mm conversions since first reading about them in the big Skennerton book a few years ago. I would jump at one for the price shown but I'll likely never see one for sale up here. One can only assume that the Turks saw that side of the body failing when they first attempted the conversion and welded on the piece. It would be interesting to see if they did anything else. As much as I'd like to have one I wouldn't shoot it if I did!

Ridolpho