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Canuck
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Posted: April 16 2016 at 7:28pm |
I have a #5/Mk1 barreled action I am doing a build on. I had quickly noticed that the original serial# has been lined out on the wrist and a new 6 digit # has been heavily stamped just below the old one. The bolt has been ground and a new serial # that matches the action # is also boldly stamped with the same #. Another thing....on the wrist, just below the new serial # are the 3 letters CPJ. The rifle to be is a (F) 1945. Almost mint 5 groove barrel with flash hider/bayo lug intact. All other features of a #5 barreled action are present and correct and not missing. The magazine has no serial#. Anybody know what I have? There is no England stamp anywhere. There are still small remnants of the jungle green paint on the under side of the barrel.There is a little environmental corrosion in places so it looks to me to be an issued rifle that saw service in the Indonesian arena.
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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually
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Shamu
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It sounds like an Indian refurbish to me, based on that info.
They frequently scrubbed & renumbered when doing them. |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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hoadie
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Wait - wait - wait!!Canuck, does this mean ur going 2 b back on the market for ANOTHER bayo??!!
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Loose wimmen tightened here
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Canuck
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No Hoadie, you are next in our group here to get that real #5 bayo. If I find a real one YOU get the message right away. After all, you have seniority on this site, LOL.
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get me the serial number of the lined out part and i can give you its mfrg
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Canuck
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The old number looks like L6183 but it is somewhat obscured by the line out.
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faz was the one to use the single letter prefix - L in 1945 , BSA only used double letter prefix , unless it is a no4 cut and made to look like a no5
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Canuck
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No, it's all original #5 all the way.
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then it is the FAZ , as is mine , and im very pleased with mine although its a bit younger than yours
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Canuck
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You have a '46/'47 I take it?
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mine is a 10/47 near end of production , congrats on yours ,
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