No.1 MkIII
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No.1 MkIII
A more recent acquisition... A 62 dated RFI No.1 MkIII. Like new bore, interesting repairs on stock & overall nice bluing. Failed the field gauge on headspace but passes with my other bolthead from my 1911 dated SMLE. A nice example overall.
Some pics...
Interesting stock repairs
My 3 No.1 MkIII's so far dated 1911, 1948 & 1962
Some pics...
Interesting stock repairs
My 3 No.1 MkIII's so far dated 1911, 1948 & 1962
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Like the wood on the top one
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I still need an RFI and a Lithgow to fill out my collection, that's a nice one.
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Very nice. I could use an indian one a well as some Non-Australian ones.
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Thats nice, I have just been looking at a 1942 No4 Mk 1 with the same stock repair, top and bottom, wonder if they were dropped butt first.
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Hmmm Interesting!!!!Tula Neil wrote: Thats nice, I have just been looking at a 1942 No4 Mk 1 with the same stock repair, top and bottom, wonder if they were dropped butt first.
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Years of being smacked onto the ground as troops came to attention in ranks, maybe used to smash open doors, or smash out teeth.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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I'm a sucker for those arsenal stock repairs, I am actually drawn to those rather then a more unblemished stock. Beautiful rifles and great pics!
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I am too ban-one, the stock repairs are always interesting. There is a lot of pride in the workmanship it looks to me.
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Me tooBan-One wrote:I'm a sucker for those arsenal stock repairs, I am actually drawn to those rather then a more unblemished stock. Beautiful rifles and great pics!
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Cool, another one where I can play too. This is a 1918 #1MkIII with an Osterr Gendarmerie (Austrian police) mark. Apparently the british supplied them arms in occupied Austria, post WW2. I don't know too much about it, but I don't think there are a bunch marked like this. Not really rare, but not common. I picked it up to go with the 1918 P1907 bayo I have had since I was a kid.
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Nice one Millman.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it". Mark Twain
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