Which smle is this ?

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frogland

Which smle is this ?

#1 Post by frogland »

Hi this is my first post so bear with me.I'm not sure what this is.....sporterized.....enforcer......?
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#2 Post by dromia »

It is not an SMLE, it looks like a sporter converted from a No 4.

SMLE pertains to the No1 rifle.
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#3 Post by dromia »

This is an SMLE:

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#4 Post by frogland »

I'm just trying to catch my breath !!
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#5 Post by saddler »

dromia wrote:This is an SMLE:
Canny looking bit of roughly hewn hide on it too...1914 pattern (rivets)...though a 1903 Pattern would have been even better.
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#6 Post by dromia »

Wonder who made that mistake then? ;)
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#7 Post by Fedaykin »

frogland wrote:Hi this is my first post so bear with me.I'm not sure what this is.....sporterized.....enforcer......?
A No4 ruined with a sporter conversion wallhead
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#8 Post by huntervixen »

She could be "re-militarised", the barrel looks to be untouched? .... got out of that pansy civilian dress and back into proper military fatigues !
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#9 Post by saddler »

huntervixen wrote:She could be "re-militarised", the barrel looks to be untouched? .... got out of that pansy civilian dress and back into proper military fatigues !
Sez the person with a wrongly-scoped A4 icon. ...naughty bad!

Been gradually doing a very similar rebuild/re-militarisation, on a Fazakerly made No.4 that'd been sporterised & 410'd in the past.
The prices being charged for sets of wood is bordering on daylight robbery....but by waiting for non-dealer (militaria variery, not rfd) sales online, I eventually got the parts required. Just waiting for barrel bands/caps & a magazine.
Restoring can be done...so maybe worth considering as a project. ..
frogland

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#10 Post by frogland »

huntervixen wrote:She could be "re-militarised", the barrel looks to be untouched? .... got out of that pansy civilian dress and back into proper military fatigues !
Are there any no5 conversion kit suppliers in Europe ?
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