Poor sportered Enfield
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Restore it!
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If it was cheap, I'd buy it just for the sake of having an early CLLE in my collection. Certainly not something you come across very often!
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It’s worth that in parts, the sliding charger guide alone.
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as clearly shown. Would a No1 Mk3 stock set fit it or does this Mk1*** require a different stock set?
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At a minimum twice what you pay for the rifle and you would be going backwards if not done the right way.
Mk1 nosecaps aren’t as plentiful as they were a few years ago. You’ll have a harder time finding a forend with the proper rivet and burrs for the back end. The “belly” would need to be the earlier type to accommodate transferring the volley sight plate over to the replacement wood.
You can make the recess for the removed rear iris easily enough if you can do it correctly.
Get all that out of the way you can use Mklll/Mklll* bits to fill it out if you choose to go that direction in time.
It can be done to look like an in-service upgrade. It will still be a contemporary retrofit.
The main question belongs to you. Do you really want a facsimile of a previously converted rifle? Mind you, you might end up with something that looks good when glancing cross eyed from the other side of the room.
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Shockme77,
Very nice find. I have attached two links to rifles I have "restored." I use that term very loosely, as I am not a professional, and anyone who collects enfields could easily spot my amateur, non-factory work. Reasons for each "resto:" The first was a rare Indian produced mark I* (later upgraded to Mk I***).
The second was a "resto" inspired by boredom during the covid lockdown, with some government provided covid spending money.
SMLE MK I*** put back together (long thread/lots of pics)
I had some of the rare/hard to find parts, and was able to source the other parts from other collectors I know. As you are an Arisaka guy, an attempt to restore something this unfamiliar might be beyond your interest or capability, just as I would have no idea where to start on an Arisaka or K98 retsoration.
The simple answer is yes, a Mk III stock would work, but there is always a "but." If you want a shooter, than the available indian Mk III parts would work, although it would look "off". If you wanted to put it back to its original state, that will take much more time, money and patience.
Keep us updated on whatever you choose, and good luck.
Very nice find. I have attached two links to rifles I have "restored." I use that term very loosely, as I am not a professional, and anyone who collects enfields could easily spot my amateur, non-factory work. Reasons for each "resto:" The first was a rare Indian produced mark I* (later upgraded to Mk I***).
Ishapore Mk I***
Hello all, In the past year, I put three rifles back into military configuration, using a mix of repro and original parts. One was a SMLE Mk I*, an SMLE Mk I***, and an SMLE Mk V. They were enjoyable, therapeutic projects. I made myself a New Years resolution not to rescue any more rifles...
www.milsurps.com
The second was a "resto" inspired by boredom during the covid lockdown, with some government provided covid spending money.
SMLE MK I*** put back together (long thread/lots of pics)
I had some of the rare/hard to find parts, and was able to source the other parts from other collectors I know. As you are an Arisaka guy, an attempt to restore something this unfamiliar might be beyond your interest or capability, just as I would have no idea where to start on an Arisaka or K98 retsoration.
The simple answer is yes, a Mk III stock would work, but there is always a "but." If you want a shooter, than the available indian Mk III parts would work, although it would look "off". If you wanted to put it back to its original state, that will take much more time, money and patience.
Keep us updated on whatever you choose, and good luck.
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Prestigious has stocks, likely your best bet:
No1 MK1 Lee Enfield Set and Parts
Rifle restoration kits for hard to find wood sets, furniture, Lee Enfield, MK3,no1 mk3,no4, jungle carbine, colt 1911, browning, SMLE, Lee Enfield,NO1 MK3, No1 MK4 ,No1 MK5, P14, Pattern 14, swedish mauser
www.prestigiouswoodstocks.com
An added advantage of the Prestigious stocks - the brass reinforcement has not been installed, so you can make and install the correct brass rivet and burrs.Prestigious has stocks, likely your best bet:
No1 MK1 Lee Enfield Set and Parts
Rifle restoration kits for hard to find wood sets, furniture, Lee Enfield, MK3,no1 mk3,no4, jungle carbine, colt 1911, browning, SMLE, Lee Enfield,NO1 MK3, No1 MK4 ,No1 MK5, P14, Pattern 14, swedish mauserwww.prestigiouswoodstocks.com
They do take a lot of fitting, and the Enfield stocks up somewhat uniquely. But that's a very nice rifle that deserves to be properly restored - and keep the original butt with the disc!
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Thinking (look’s like) a RF. on the disc & not a badly struck RE(?)
If so getting hits on my charts;
RF=The Royal Fusiliers; The City of London Regiment.
Cheer’s.
The numbering would be nonsensical then. There's no 137th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. But there's almost certainly a 137th Field or Signals Company Royal Engineers.
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Yep not always a precise science with the abbreviation’s charts 👍
From the most reliable chart I pulled the RF from & the RE=The Royal Engineer’s etc.
Cheer’s.
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