Milsurp After Hours

Picked up this as new, No.4 Mk2 Fazakerly ex war reserve rifle this weekend. It has obviously spent some time in the USA as the barrel has been stamped ."303 brit", and just above the trigger is stamped "IAC ALEX VA "

It doesnt look to have been fired apart from the BNP proofing, and is in mint condition apart from some handling marks (see pics).

I have`nt shot this rifle yet but i will do a report when i have.

Enjoy the pics,

Joe

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Joe, After a scurry to the gun cabinet to look at the unwrapped '55, I'd say that if yours has been fired, other than proofing it's got to be less than 200 rounds as your bolt retains more 'black' than mine, after about that many shots.

Congrats on your new rifle.

Regards, Brad

I bought a new No4 Mk2 six years ago. Mine is stamped on the end of the barrel with the CIA ST ALB VT import mark. It is numbered PF3322xx and is dated 12/54. It has travelled alot of miles to get from Lancashire to Yorkshire where it now resides.

Regards

Peter.

we occasionally see milsurp arms with US importers' marks on here. They have so much purchasing power they can buy the whole lot offered; also when the MoD sells to a dealer abroad and it gets imported back here that breaks the chain of liability.

The request went right to the very top but was firmly rejected as no MOD surplus firearms were to be sold in the UK. They were strictly for export only. Why the MOD/Government does not trust its own citizens who hold the proper licences to buy direct I don't know. It just makes me less inclined to trust them.

Regards

Peter.

Very nice Joe. Thats not the same one I was looking at at Battle Hill.

Nice!

I'm sure you know, IAC ALEXandria, VirginA is Interarms, and CIA St. Albans, Vermont is Century Arms International, two of the larger importers in the US.

I wonder how British Arms, surplussed to the US got back to the UK? Amazing!.

Interarms's famous sales pitch was, "We will take everything you have, good, bad and indifferent, and take the whole lot off your hands, rather than mess about with other buyers who just want the good stuff". It worked very well, Cummings had the buying power to do it and vendors liked the convenience.