Pattern 1913 quiz

**browningautorifle** · 08-14-2022 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Roger Payne

And the odd No5 grenade/ in this case the join runs horizontally around the waist of the grenade, NOT vertically,

Must have escaped being thrown, would be VERY early I would think.

Nice box of base plugs, don't have a spare for a standard M36 in there? Matter of fact, I need a whole parts set for one of my M36s. I should look up that UK icon

company and see about it.

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**Lee Enfield** · 08-16-2022 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by RCS

The Pattern 1913 rifles are quite rare and the cartridges are not common, but the five round charger is almost never seen

I have a charger in my accumulation, but I could only afford 1 of the 5 rounds in it...

**mrclark303** · 08-17-2022 04:40 AM

Four P13's!!!!

Good grief, I've only ever seen a single unmolested example in Warminster..

They must have an absolutely facinating history.

**tatou** · 12-18-2022 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by breakeyp

We have not had a quiz lately. I don't like the phrase "rare" but what pictured is seldom seen? (In my opinion)

I'm a little late in my posts viewing but i'm sure glad i saw yours, it's nice to finally see what the chargers look like.
I'm lucky enough to have found three of the .276 rounds over these last few years to display with my ''franken13''
Thank you for posting a picture, now i know what to look for... maybe one day...

**breakeyp** · 12-19-2022 08:23 AM

Speaking of stripper clips, a very odd duck is the clip for the .55 caliber Boys anti-tank rifle. All it is good for is to keep the rounds organized in the cloth bandolier. The user had to remove them from the clip to manually load the magazine.

**Strangely Brown** · 12-20-2022 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by breakeyp

Speaking of stripper clips, a very odd duck is the clip for the .55 caliber Boys anti-tank rifle. All it is good for is to keep the rounds organized in the cloth bandolier. The user had to remove them from the clip to manually load the magazine.

That says an awful lot about the British icon

military mindset of the period; don't get me started about army bed blocks in recruits battery circa 1966!

**Surpmil** · 01-01-2023 02:50 PM

Lovely rifles, a triumph of design, though the backsights could have been made much more robust. What a pity they couldn't swallow their pride and just adopt .280 Ross as the cartridge.