Guy said he had this Enfield parts gun. He sure did. Some :mad soul with a saw cut the barrel in half. It is a 1906 dated No. 1 with the forestock correct to the bbl and receiver. The stock has the volley sight in tact and receiver is missing the rear volley sight. (I think I have one somewhere). Also missing is the butt stock and top wood. Nice correct nosecap...no barleycorn just a blade. The cut-off is also gone. This may be as close as I get to having an early No. 1...? should I try to put something together. I do not know about available parts & costs (starting with a barrel).
Got this no.1 Mk 3 Cut-up
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If it is dated 1906 I doubt it is a MkIII (as per title) unless it is a conversion
I suspect it is a MkI*** ?
If you have the correct forestock and the bolt head charger guide (and rear handguard) you are way ahead of most restorations!
Does the rifle have a CR prefix to the serial?
I suspect it is a MkI*** ?
If you have the correct forestock and the bolt head charger guide (and rear handguard) you are way ahead of most restorations!
Does the rifle have a CR prefix to the serial?
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I think I have a spare 1908 BSA barrel....check with me in a few weeks as I am in the process of movie and my "toys" are elsewhere. Maybe we could work a trade of some sort. Good luck saving the old gal. I did such with a 1904 LSA I* ** circa 2002. It took of 11 months of concerted effort and trades/deals with people in five countries (three continents) to bring her back to life.
The serial no. is a CR prefix and under 1000. I do have the correct bolt with charger guide but no top wood. I do have a dark oily buttstock with a wooden disk filler. The wrist is a No. 1 *** dated 1906...Metal is pretty good condition fair+ to +good. Thank you for the response
Thank you. I will give it a shot. I do have Skennerton's book but some pictures and specifics, if not clear in the book, would be helpful.
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