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    furniture mk1 no3

    i have a chance to pick up a mk1 no3 in a plastic stock. dose anyone know where I can get some decent wood for it? I would like to bring it back to life, the gun looks to be in very good condition. of course it is missing the hardware. the man says he has the brass butt plat though. any help will be apprecheated,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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    Quote Originally Posted by olskool View Post
    i have a chance to pick up a mk1 no3 in a plastic stock. dose anyone know where I can get some decent wood for it? I would like to bring it back to life, the gun looks to be in very good condition. of course it is missing the hardware. the man says he has the brass butt plat though. any help will be apprecheated,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    Do you mean a No3 Mk1, or, a No1 Mk3 ?

    Assuming its a No1 Mk3 then the furniture is getting very difficult to find at almost 'any price', if you can find all the parts it will cost more than the completed rifle will be worth - it depends if you want to have the experience of 'building' a rifle, or if you want to save money.

    Do not think that you can simply 'bolt on' all the bits & pieces and have a functioning rifle. These rifles were 'hand built' and everyone is slightly different. Parts need to be FITTED (as in FITTED by adjusting / removing material) Using 2nd hand parts may mean that it is even harder to get them fitted properly.

    You will pick-up a complete 'original' No1 MK3 for less than the furniture and metalwork will cost you.


    No3 Mk1 furniture is a bit more available.
    The No3 Mk1 is a Mauser derivative and previously known as the Pattern (Pat) 14 which is the predecessor to US M1917 rifle.
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    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    You can still get DP Indian stock sets from Liberty Tree in the USAicon I believe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr.e moose View Post
    You can still get DP Indian stock sets from Liberty Tree in the USAicon I believe.
    About $300 for everything you need - but - they have sold out of fore ends and handguards, the only wood they have available is the Butts.

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    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    there are a few guys who reproduce some of the wood, not many make the fore end, not easy to duplicate properly for the masses....

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    Before even thinking about restoring a sportered rifle; make sure the barrel has not been cut down and that it's matching numbers for bolt and receiver.

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    If you post a few pictures we'll identify it for you and help you with the info you need. Otherwise we're guessing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield View Post
    About $300 for everything you need - but - they have sold out of fore ends and handguards, the only wood they have available is the Butts.
    I realise that the original question came from someone in the US but last time I tried to buy some woodwork and a bayonet from Liberty Tree collectors for shipping to the UKicon I was informed that I could have the bayonet but they weren't allowed to ship the woodwork as it was a "gun part" and was therefore prohibited.... And I thought some of our UK laws were odd!!!

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    I also tried to buy some SMLE butts off them a couple of years ago to be told something similar. I said I was happy to take several small lots to keep prices per lot down below 100 dollars, &/or they could ship them to a third party friend of mine in the US. However, they didn't want to know. I pointed out that a couple of months previously they'd sold me three tatty SMLE handguards through fleabay without any dramas, at which point their next communication was rather abrupt, so I just dropped it. Shame, as all I wanted to do was try to (legally) put some business their way & build up a few of the SMLE barrelled actions that I have squirrelled away doing nothing......

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    Just to clarify our ITAR law here in the USAicon as it stands today, any parts shipments to countries we are allowed to deal with that is over $100 in wholesale value requires export licensing. Shipments under $100 wholesale that don't require export licensing still require lodging with Customs and Border Protection via the ACES system. This also applies to antique shipments which don't require export licensing. You must be a registered exporter in order to register with the ACES AES system and do this required lodging with Customs/Census in order to acquire an International Transaction Number, (ITN), prior to shipment. The only exception is Canadaicon where we can ship up to $500 worth of parts without the licensing requirement. This doesn't include bolts, breech blocks, barrels or receivers which all require licensing. This is why many companies refuse to ship outside of the USA. Import permits are required in order to import parts valued at over $100 wholesale regardless.

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