No1 MkIII rivets

[CoatiMundi]

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What about these for the rear handguard? I do not have dimensions for them, maybe someone else does.

I have a Prestigious Wood stock set install on my LSA No1 Mk3 so I am in the same boat.

[NVGuy]

I also have ordered the Prestigious Wood handguards but have not received them yet. What did you think of them?

[CoatiMundi]

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I am stuck out of town, so I haven't had them in my hand yet. Here are a couple of pics of my set.They shipped immediately and I received them in about 4-5 days which is pretty amazing considering the current craziness.

I have a No4 Mk1 (T) that I am looking for a new Sykes forend to install. If I can't find one of those, I am considering ordering a Prestigious set for it too.

[NVGuy]

Wow very nice, I cannot wait to get mine.

[WillSarchet]

Making those little brass rivets and washers (for the rear hand-guard ones) would be good therapy for someone with a little Unimat lathe and a stock of suitable brass rod, especially during "home detention". Good practice for making "N" scale rolling-stock wheels, dummy rounds for 1:35-scale machine-guns, etc., etc.

I have a couple of the "rear" rivet sets here but not exactly enough to be offering them wholesale.

I also have the dimensions of those rivets, if anyone is keen / desperate.

I would be interested in the correct dimensions. I bought a pair of rivets from Numrich and - surprise surprise - they are definitely NOT correct as they don't fit through the holes in the spring, as well as being steel.


As far as the Prestigious stocks go, I have fitted one of their forends to a No4 MkI and am very happy with it, and am now starting on a No1 MkIII* set from him. Good quality wood, some of it with a very nice figure. He's open to making anything you can loan him a pattern for - when shipping gets less crazy again im sending a finger groove 1903 stock and possibly a high-wood M1 carbine stock for duplication.

[NVGuy]

What about using a brass machine screws and threaded washers in place of the rivet? I would think you would have to grind the screw down to make it look similar to the rivet as you would see it on top of the rear handguard. The picture is just an example of what i mean and not necessarily what could be used. Just a thought.

Also, I got my front and rear handguards from Prestigious Wood today. They are very well done and should look great with my original forend. Which reminds me. The front handguard has a slight peak to it down the top center. Is this how they are supposed to be or do i need to round the top out? Their website did say there would be some minor finishing and fitting. From what i can see they are very close to being drop in. I just wanted to confirm about the peak before i started on finishing them. I picked up some raw linseed oil for that.

[WillSarchet]

I would think that a screw and nut would be too thick under the spring clip against the barrel. It might work though. Worth trying it without grinding so it's removable if it doesn't work.