NZ .22 Pattern 1914 No. 2 HELP!!

**Lance** · 02-05-2022 10:36 AM

Greetings All

Working away on the .22 book and I have hit a bump.

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received 500 .22 Pattern 1914 No.2's, my example, like most, was rebarreled but the butt marking disc was removed and patched over.

I need pictures of the body markings and the original butt disc for the book of these rifles ONLY. Thanks in advance for sharing but I am trying to see if I can rough out the NZ rack number range for these rifles.

Many thanks all!

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**StratA** · 02-05-2022 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by Lance

Greetings All

Working away on the .22 book and I have hit a bump.

NZ icon

received 500 .22 Pattern 1914 No.2's, my example, like most, was rebarreled but the butt marking disc was removed and patched over.

I need pictures of the body markings and the original butt disc for the book of these rifles ONLY. Thanks in advance for sharing but I am trying to see if I can rough out the NZ rack number range for these rifles.

Many thanks all!

Lance, mine has the butt disc, rebarreled by ag parker, all numbers matching. Do you want pictures of all markings?

**Lance** · 02-05-2022 05:45 PM

Please, yours sounds interesting!

**StratA** · 02-05-2022 07:56 PM

Oops I read you post too quickly. Mine is a no.2 mkIV with NZ icon

markings. Far more common than what you are looking for.

I've attempted to attach a couple pictures regardless.

**tatou** · 02-05-2022 11:34 PM

I think mine is Australian icon

marked but my .22 SR Mk III is NZ

**Lance** · 02-06-2022 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by StratA

Oops I read you post too quickly. Mine is a no.2 mkIV with NZ markings. Far more common than what you are looking for.

I've attempted to attach a couple pictures regardless.

These are nice and are helpful, is there any buttstock markings on your rifle (Australian icon

?)

---------- Post added at 06:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:21 AM ----------

Originally Posted by tatou

I think mine is Australian marked but my .22 SR Mk III is NZ

It will take them if you have pictures, I am working on NZ currently but Australia is one of my next chapters.

**Brian B** · 02-06-2022 02:04 PM

Lance,

More pictures like StratA's rifle just in case it's helpful.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/918454250

Brian B

**Lance** · 02-06-2022 04:44 PM

Thanks, if that rifle was a bit cheaper....

**StratA** · 02-06-2022 07:00 PM

5 more pics attached. No Australian icon

markings that I can discern. The date on the barrel knox is '29. Underside of the wrist is a 52 and, just below,
P-H
1941

Opposite side of the knox has 5400 in line with that same number on the receiver. Same number stamped twice on the top underside of the forend. (The wood split when the number was stamped so it looks like it was simply re-done.)

The magazine is correct for the rifle with .22 stamped on one side.