Lets see your British girls !!
Lets see your British girls !!
Thought it would be cool the other side of folks collectons. I'll start this off with a quite unusual piece. I was very fortunate to acquire this old girl from a fellow I met on another forum/ through GB. What you are seeing is a 1934 Enfield No.1 Mk III that was part of a small lot sold to the Iraqis. If memory serves me correctly the contract only numbered 34,000 rifles. This is old girl is 100% original and matching. Suffice it to say this one wasn't an import. And in the words of Forrest Gump, thats all I have to say about that. Here are a few pics.
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That my friend..is a very nice rifle..
Here's my 41 Lithgrow.
Here's my 41 Lithgrow.
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Very nice !! And a nice stump, I might add. I have always wanted a Lithgow to add to my small British stable but have never had a nice enough/ reasonably priced example cross my path. I always seem to stumble on Bubba's work or a piece that the owner thinks is lined in gold..
Jim
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Both sweet rifles 
I have one lonely no.1, a 41 BSA?
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Well here is my No5 Mk1 Jungle Carbine.
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Here's some pictures of my two girls.
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Very cool SRV. 
I love the Jungle girls. I have one as well. Mine is without the nosecap on the stock. It is the blonde one on the right. The other 2 and I have since parted ways.
I love the Jungle girls. I have one as well. Mine is without the nosecap on the stock. It is the blonde one on the right. The other 2 and I have since parted ways.You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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A 1918 Enfield #1MKIII. All matching and original, with the added bonus of an Oster Gendarmerie mark, which denotes Austrian use after WW2. As a bonus I have a 1918 Sanderson Pattern 1907 bayonet to go with it.
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Well here is another from the stable. I cant claim ownership on this one though, it was actually given to my daughter by a good friend of mine. What you are looking at is a 1918 L.S.A. Sht LE III Enfield that has been converted into a line throwing rifle. It is chambered in .410 . Another interesting feature is that it has New Zealand ownership marks. I ve seen many .410 Enfields and most have been Indian. Gonna go out on a limb and say this one is quite scarce. Here is a pic. [/font]
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Nice rifle Millman. Do I see remnants of the green preservative paint under the woodline?? Very cool..
Do I see remnants of the green preservative paint under the woodline?? Very cool..Jim
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Thanks ffeng. There is more than just a remnant of the green paint. Here it is out of the wood.ffeng31 wrote:Nice rifle Millman.
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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
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Nice !! You would be surprised how many Enfields have had that paint cleaned off by owners who didnt know what it was.. That one surely is a keeper.
Jim
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My only true blue British rifle 
almost no markings, but it has a very nice bore, and it passed the head space check It was one I got in trade when I dumped a few commercial rifles I was not happy with or never shot.
almost no markings, but it has a very nice bore, and it passed the head space check It was one I got in trade when I dumped a few commercial rifles I was not happy with or never shot.You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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Very nice Maltby No.4 you have there. The stock is in remarkably good shape.
Jim
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I almost took it off myself, but fortunately did a little research and realized that it was supposed to be there. That and keeping with our preservationist train of thought here on the forum, I made the right decision, and left it the hell alone. I have a feeling that it was made too late in WW! to have seen the elephant, and that it was put into storage until it was given to the Austrians. That would explain it's remarkable condition. You have some beauties yourself. I really like that line thrower. Cool variation.ffeng31 wrote:Nice !! You would be surprised how many Enfields have had that paint cleaned off by owners who didnt know what it was.. That one surely is a keeper.
BTW my 1918 is quite the shooter. Here is a target pic with handloads.
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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Lots of nice Brits, wish I knew more about them, one rifle I never really got to know. I've researched the Ishapore 2A and 2A1 alot, never made it to this one Sadly, I've never shot her either 
Maltby, is that good or bad?? Here is the opposite side, I also have the spike style bayonet for it.
Sadly, I've never shot her either Maltby, is that good or bad?? Here is the opposite side, I also have the spike style bayonet for it.
I said I was an addict. I didn't say I had a problem.
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Maltby is simply the manufacturer. Neither good nor bad. You really should take it to the range. Nothing else cycles and shoots like an Enfield.. They are quite refined..
Jim
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Ok, I'll try againGreasemonkey wrote:Here is the opposite side, I also have the spike style bayonet for it.
Hopefully I can get her out, it is a butter smooth action.
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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis