Meet the newbie. New to us anyway. A rifle whose receiver started life as a Short, Lee-Enfield #III (no stars for those who know what that means), made at Enfield Lock in 1908. Found itself in Australia, with new wood, and it was while in the hands of Australian armourers she got the holes in the sight protectors to let in some light to make sighting easier, as well as the lightening cuts in her rear sight protector wings. She was FTR'd (Factory Thorough Repair) in 1954 and subsequently surplused out - probably to Pakistan, though possibly India or some other...
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Sep 14 2010, 06:52 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..