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    Folding stock

    Now before the "Oh No" brigade get started I should point out that no "real" Enfields were harmed to produce this flight of fantasy. The 1941 dated M47/C action complete with matching numbered bolt has been fitted with a cut down No4 barrel and fitted with a No5 flash hider. The fore end is from a sporting No4 Mk1, none I should hasten to add being done by me, but the reason for the post is the butt.
    The butt is professionally made for use on Enfield SMLE & No4 actions, it carries no markings whatsoever, so the question is, has anyone come across another & does anyone know who made it?
    I have not shot the beast but it is very comfortable to hold and very easy to sight but as it is so light I suspect it will kick like a mule.....
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    If it is not this one, then here is another :

    .303 No4 Mk1 Sporting Rifle. This is an interesting conversion using a 1944 dated M47/C "Shirlly" action and a No4 barrel fitted with a flash hider from a No5 Jungle carbine. The very good five groove barrel is fully floating and it is fitted with a very unusual folding butt stock.
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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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    Used to see similar ones decades ago in South Africa, mainly farm use at short distances, in and out of a truck, sheds, lands, etc. Used an FN para or Galil folding stock. Pistol grip generic for shotgun. Seems the same stock.

    Shooting one or two shots would be fine, extended shooting changes the shoulder piece of the stock into a knife edge, extremely unpleasant, depending on the loads of course.

    Very handy rifle, easy to carry and quick to shoot. Adding the pistol grip gave it that extra butt length all the LE need.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield View Post
    If it is not this one, then here is another :
    Yes it is the same gun I just wanted to find out a bit more about it before I moved it on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buccaneer View Post
    Yes it is the same gun I just wanted to find out a bit more about it before I moved it on.
    Judging by the 'blue rinse' on all the photos I thought it probably was the same one.
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield View Post
    Judging by the 'blue rinse' on all the photos I thought it probably was the same one.
    Photos taken under LED lighting at night so no natural light.

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    The folding butt is indeed from South Africa.
    Apparently they were made for mounted riders.
    They will kill at both ends!!!
    If looking for better photo's, let me know and I will drag it out.
    cheers,

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    What're the chances you break your wrist if you shot it one handed?

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    That folding stock looks like the Galil/R4. If it is R4 the stock should be longer than the standard Galil to fit the larger size of SA soldiers. Mounted infantry used Galil/R4 rifles, and before that FN/R1 rifles with no folding stock. Before that standard No 1 and No 4 LE rifles when it was still Union Defence Force.

    No chance of breaking your wrist except if you're extremely unwise. The same as shooting a No 5 rifle or any similar carbine one handed. Or 12 gauge shotgun with pistol grip only.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daan Kemp View Post
    That folding stock looks like the Galil/R4. If it is R4 the stock should be longer than the standard Galil to fit the larger size of SA soldiers. Mounted infantry used Galil/R4 rifles, and before that FN/R1 rifles with no folding stock. Before that standard No 1 and No 4 LE rifles when it was still Union Defence Force.
    The stock measures 35cm from the rear of the butt socket to the heel, as opposed to the normal butt length of just 32.5cm which explains why it feels more comfortable to hold and sight.

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