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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
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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.
Hmmm Interesting!!!!
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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.
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Ban-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!
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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