My new toy, No4Mk1 T

[Brian Dick]

I have the telescope booklets by Peter Laidler available. You need one if you plan on using the rifle/scope.

[Badger]

Even genuine No.4(T)'s may have undergone some factory repairs. A good example is a rifle that went through one of the W.R.S. (Weedon Repair Standard) sub-contractors. A rifle having undergone W.R.S. repairs may be identified by a six (6) pointed star stamped into the wood, with a letter stamped underneath it indicating the specific sub-contractor who did the work. For example, W.R.S. work to W.W. Greene was indicated by the six (6) pointed star and the letter V, which was their sub-contractor code letter.

[rayg]

I left immediately.
Had to get to work, however I did stop & pick up a few Powerball tickets just in case there was any LUCK left in me!!!!
I'll give you 1 guess whether or not I had any left!!!

Congratulations, that's a winner. We all need a winner once in a while. Let us know if the Powerball tickets are winners also. Lol, Ray

[NearSightedSniper]

I have the telescope booklets by Peter Laidler available. You need one if you plan on using the rifle/scope.

I just checked the site for the book, couldn't find it. I would like to buy a copy. Just let me know how to proceed. Thanks Brian. Mick/NSS

[JerryEAL]

That is the magic that keeps us going into the same old shops day after day. I love to see these stories, gives us hope!

[NearSightedSniper]

That is the magic that keeps us going into the same old shops day after day. I love to see these stories, gives us hope!

Yeah but now I'm afraid to go back into that shop, One of those guys might try to kill me!!!

[husk]

Fantastic score! Love these type of stories.

[Roger Payne]

This business of the six pointed star on No4 (T) butts has come up before. I know there was a scheme involving various prominent members of the gun trade in refurbishing rifles, but I'm not sure about these stars on 4T butts. I really don't have a 'pat' explanation, but I own a number of & have seen plenty of identical brand new old stock Sykes walnut butts kicking about. I think most if not all came out of Edna Parker's ten to fifteen years ago, & Greener's were also Birmingham based, so it's quite possible there may have been exchanges of bits & pieces between them. However, I think there remains the possibility that the star & or the V may have been used by Sykes themselves for some reason. The rifle in this thread has seen use (though is a peach) whereas most of the similarly marked butts that I've seen have never been on a rifle, which would tend to go against them being applied when a rifle was refurbished - unless Greener's marked a load in advance but then didn't use them, the butts ultimately ending up at Parker's. I s'pose that's quite possible.

Anybody have any bright ideas?

And your rifle was a steal!

[olskool]

wow! the closest I have come is I went in a pawn shop and found a pre model 10 2in. barrel S&W nickel with a round butt. I paid 300 bucks. they only made a few of them in 1940 I sold it to a collector who owned almost all of them in the country, for a whole lot more than 300 bucks! that is a nice find! one day I hope to have one,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[GeeRam]

Yeah but now I'm afraid to go back into that shop, One of those guys might try to kill me!!!

I'd be going back to check out that K98 sniper as well, and see if it looks like it could be a real one.......and whether they'd take 500 bucks for that as well