When the wire wraps first appeared en masse in the mid 90s there was a bit of skepticism, in particular those stamped EY ( E mergency Use Onl y ). Short version is that a few were stripped down and all were in excellant working condition, after these first few, the rifles weren't stripped completely...

Eoin, That load would make a perfect 'companion' for my .41 S&W. I don't know why I hadn't thought of that before. How well does it shoot?

Brad

Eoin, I don't know if there is an Ishapore without some kind of butt repair! Has it been reamed to accept the standard .410 shell?

Thanks for sharing such a nice example of a .410 conversion.

Brad

Came out nice, Paul.

A Square 10, I hope you find one, I enjoy mine.

Brad

HK_USP_45, Worth seeing if they will let you run a couple of patchs through the barrel. Many of the 1943 dated rifles are from the large Turkish import from a few years back. Almost surely if the import mark isn't very discreet. These have been, on the whole very original and in good condition. One ...

Paul, I'm pretty sure that it is one of the BSA Mk.2 conversions and maybe one of the 'housecleaning' rifles with that S/N. There are far fewer of these than the Fazakerley Mk.2 conversions. A good find.

Brad

Woftam, To go along with your pics of the sunburst display:
http://www.nrvoutdoors.com/LITHGOW%20SM ... 20HOME.htm

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PeterN2, Thanks for sharing. While I can guess, I've never seen the "For Cordite Only" stamp, any info about that?

Brad

Adam, Since it's been a few years and more than a few rounds down range I find it surprising that there still isn't a single vote for the No.4(T). :shock: Since I last posted on the thread, the L42 still doesn't care what ammo it shoots, still great fun to shoot them all (even if I'm having a bad ra...

aprayinbear, It's a No.4 Mk.1 manufactured by BSA-Shirley per the S/N. It's a plus if the S/N on the bolt matches the rifle.

Brad

PS The stamp you had trouble reading is M47