Triggerguard Trivia

[krinko]

This is, in fact, almost insanely trivial---really---so I think it will fit right in here.

We are familiar with the "No5 Type" triggerguard found on the Mk2 rifles. I have this type on No4 Mk2s dated from 1949-1955.

This is it, the regular Mk2 type with narrowed triggerguard bow and missing the hole for the trigger pin:

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The regular "wasp-waisted" king screw doo-dad:

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Now here's one from an "FTR 56" Mk 1/2, one of the "A" prefixes done at Fazakerley. The narrowed triggerguard bow and as you will note, also lacking the hole for a trigger pin, so it isn't a conversion:

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But what's this? A completely matronly figure here, no waist at all:

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There. Isn't that trivial? I have two of the "FTR 56" rifles and they both have this unwaisted triggerguard.

BFD.

-----krinko[/pic]

[dromia]

From my observations the non waisted guard is the most common, that is because the waisted ones I always notice.

Maybe that because I've seen later Mk2s.

Any one with L39s and Envoys see whats on them, its a non waisted on my L39.

I have to say Krinko that I've never found rifles to be a trivial pursuit.