#2mkiv
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Topic: #2mkiv
Posted By: Mc Tool
Subject: #2mkiv
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 9:27pm
I am in the throws of buying such a rifle and I see from the pix that this rifle seems to have the #1mkiii action and woodwork but it also has the metal stock reinforce strap (just ahead of the wrist )that I have on my #4and#5  Can anyone throw some light on this . ......just curious Hamish ------------- I wish I was young again , Id be way smarter next time |
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Posted By: shiloh
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 4:06am
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Looking on Rifleman,org.uk, these were all converted No1 MkIII rifles with either solid barrels or sleeved. Could be it was a sported rifle restocked to full wood using No4 forestock. Or simply modified to use the reinforce strap.
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Posted By: scottz63
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 4:18am
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On this note, will a No4 forend fit on a No1? I'm guessing there will have to be some modifications, but will the trigger guard location work out? Also, same question on the stock? Thanks, Scott
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Posted By: The Armourer
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 4:49am
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SHORT RIFLE MK III Approved 9th August 1912 (LoC 16291) for Land Service, this rifle was made up from Converted Mk II and Mk II* SMLE rifles (which were themselves either "long" Lee-Metford or "long" Lee-Enfields converted to "short" Lees). About 11,000 conversions were done by BSA, LSA and RSAF Enfield. .22 RF PATTERN 1914 SHORT RIFLE No. 1 A wartime trainer approved 24th May 1915 (LoC 17320) for Land Service, this rifle was also made up from Converted Mk II and Mk II* SMLE rifles (see above) by boring out the .303 barrel and inserting a .22 calibre liner inside the barrel. Conversions were done by A.G. Parker & Co. Ltd. and Wesley Richards & Co. About 427 conversions reported. .22 RF PATTERN 1914 SHORT RIFLE No. 2 Approved 28th April 1916 (LoC 17755) for Land Service, this is the first rifle made from up from an original SMLE Mk III. Again, the .303 barrel was bored out and a .22 calibre liner inserted. Conversions were done by A.G. Parker & Co. Ltd. and Wesley Richards & Co. Some 1,743 conversions reported. .22 RF SHORT RIFLE PATTERN 1918 Approved 10th July 1918 (LoC 21675) for Land Service, this rifle is unique in that it used a dummy .303 cartridge as a holder or conveyor for the .22 rimfire cartridge. The .22 barrel liner was soldered into place after the chamber. About 975 conversions done by W.W. Greener Co. .22 SHORT RIFLE Mk IV Approved 19th November 1921 (LoC 24909) for Land Service, this rifle starts out with a used SMLE Mk III or Mk III* (like the 1914 Short Rifle No. 2, above) but uses a solid, not tubed, barrel. Total number of conversions done by RSAF Enfield unknown. RIFLE No.2 Mk IV* Same rifle as above; just a change in nomenclature adopted in 1926. This rifle was the principal trainer for the next thirty years and was widely produced by in Britain, Australia and India. Issued in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and India, a variety of issue and ownership marks can be found on these rifles. At least 30,000 conversions made by the various factories. |