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Topic: Do you guys ever sell anything ?
Posted By: NHBandit
Subject: Do you guys ever sell anything ?
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 7:14am
Lol.. Not meant to offend anyone and I ask questions because that's what new guys do.. But there are barely any new ads in this section. And there aren't a whole lot of new posts in ANY sections usually. I've made a couple new posts asking questions several days ago and got no response and the ones that do seem to be the same 4 or 5 guys all the time. Is this a really small group or is everyone just hibernating waiting for Spring ? Just curious. 



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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 8:31am
Its a pretty small site.


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Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 8:33am
Thanks. I wondered if it was like the hoarders on the Falfiles and nobody ever gets rid of anything. Some of those guys have 25 parts kits in the closet they "might build some day".. lol


Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 9:46am
I sell parts sometimes if I have extra to my needs.

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Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 10:47am
...and alot of stuff can't be shipped across borders.

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Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 11:23am
NHBandit. 
Are you looking to buy something that one of us here might not need any longer?


Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 1:36pm
Yep. I posted a WTB ad but likely not everyone has seen it. I just picked up a Savage No4 Mk1* that has been "Bubbafied" with the lower forearm being cut short and the top handguards tossed in the fire or where those get off to when guys made them into sporters. I have a NOS pair of Savage top wood and the front band coming from an Ebay seller in the UK. So at this point what I need the most is the forearm. I have the correct middle band but the sling swivel and screw are missing. And I have a Longbranch magazine that pitted and has a broken spring. Oddly enough the follower is S marked. Also missing the front sight protector & screw. The rest is in fine condition and all the bits that should be Savage marked seem to be. I'm into the rifle pretty cheap and would like to put it back the way it should be. Don't even care at this point who made the forearm as long as it's all there.  I hadn't thought about some stuff not being importable from Canada. Is it not allowed to send wood across the border ? I've heard of stranger things. Mine is serial number OC36xxx which should make it mid 1944 production if that matters. I'm VERY new at this since my main focus has been USGI stuff and FALs.



Posted By: MarkG
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 1:41pm
The import problem is more going from the US to Canada than vice-versa. I doubt wood would be a problem, but several times I've found parts for sale on a US site but they can't export to Canada because US laws.


Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 1:46pm
The good news is that they rolled back the export restrictions a bit so, once they get used to it dealers will slowly open up again (I hope)!
This site is one of the few that isn't a life support system for a marketplace.


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Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 2:23pm
Numrich Gun Parts has the forestock.
You might not luck out and get everything matching with all Savage stamps. Get it as close to original as possible and worry about the finite points later when matching stuff makes itself available. 


Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 2:24pm
Thanks guys. The search goes on.



Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 2:27pm
Originally posted by Goosic Goosic wrote:

Numrich Gun Parts has the forestock.
You might not luck out and get everything matching with all Savage stamps. Get it as close to original as possible and worry about the finite points later when matching stuff makes itself available. 
One of the first places I checked but thank you. It's coming up as "out of stock"



Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 5:42pm
i used to buy and sell a lot - i had probably 100 no4s go in and out over the years till i had the ones i wanted to keep , easily as many no3 [p14s] and M17s as well , a couple i regret selling but i have the ones i really wanted to keep , Cno7 - at one time i had three , a Cond II - i once had two , a charnwood no4 conversion to 308 - i miss that one , a set of indians = mo1 mk3/2A/2A1/410 in brit'and 410 in US and all the bayonets , they went to a young collector years ago just getting started , i let those go because i didnt think id find the paki no 4 to go with them , 

i sold all of my loose parts except a few no 4 bits that i came across the other day , nothing serious left , swivels and barrel bands and a couple odd screws , if i had what you needed id send it to you , 

i parted with my entrenching tools , extra webb bits , oilers , binoculars , compass and other accoutrements quite a while ago , have a couple bits for inglis holsters like an insert for the mag pouch for a 51 webb example but nothing anyone would really want , 

if i find anything in my boxes when i get them unpacked i will list them here , 


Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 22 2019 at 6:10pm
Originally posted by A square 10 A square 10 wrote:

i used to buy and sell a lot - i had probably 100 no4s go in and out over the years till i had the ones i wanted to keep , easily as many no3 [p14s] and M17s as well , a couple i regret selling but i have the ones i really wanted to keep , Cno7 - at one time i had three , a Cond II - i once had two , a charnwood no4 conversion to 308 - i miss that one , a set of indians = mo1 mk3/2A/2A1/410 in brit'and 410 in US and all the bayonets , they went to a young collector years ago just getting started , i let those go because i didnt think id find the paki no 4 to go with them , 

i sold all of my loose parts except a few no 4 bits that i came across the other day , nothing serious left , swivels and barrel bands and a couple odd screws , if i had what you needed id send it to you , 

i parted with my entrenching tools , extra webb bits , oilers , binoculars , compass and other accoutrements quite a while ago , have a couple bits for inglis holsters like an insert for the mag pouch for a 51 webb example but nothing anyone would really want , 

if i find anything in my boxes when i get them unpacked i will list them here , 
Thank you sir, I appreciate it. 


Posted By: shiloh
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 5:12am
I came across an ad on one of our Canadian guns for sale sites, a fellow is making new cnc`d forearms and uppers, not cheap though, and are supposed to be drop in replacements?
Maybe if you search these sites you may have some luck.
But most of the for sale NOS wood is coming out of the UK right now, and of course fairly dear as well.
good luck and let us know what you discover, cheers


Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 5:45am
Originally posted by shiloh shiloh wrote:

I came across an ad on one of our Canadian guns for sale sites, a fellow is making new cnc`d forearms and uppers, not cheap though, and are supposed to be drop in replacements?
Maybe if you search these sites you may have some luck.
But most of the for sale NOS wood is coming out of the UK right now, and of course fairly dear as well.
good luck and let us know what you discover, cheers
Agree about the prices and the UK being the best option. I ordered NOS front and rear upper handguards from a guy over there already. $35 bucks shipped for NOS Savage wood seemed fair enough. The lower forearm though is proving to be a challenge. The usual US sources Apex, Numrich, Sarco, Liberty Tree, etc all "had" some but are all showing them "out of stock". I'm hoping someone here might have bought more than they needed and see this post. 


Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 6:48am
Wasn't there rumour of some guy obtaining the woodworking jigs etc to start producing these. Wasnt he in Alaska or northern Canada?


Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 7:23am
NHBandit. 
I totally understand you wanting everything on your Savage model Enfield to match accordingly with all those square S inside a square stamps. There is s fellow in the UK selling complete stock sets for roughly  225.00 USD. You can even request Beech or Walnut. Not alot of the  furniture will have a Savage stamp or a Long Branch stamp though.  It might just end up being a run of the mill Fazackerly stamped stock set. If you are rebuilding this rifle to original military specs and for your own personal endeavors.  Go with all original S stamped parts. If you are looking to sell it as an all original  Savage rifle with all Savage matching parts,that's where you might run into an issue. Unless you have a rifle that is mummy wrapped from the factory that has in no way been used at all,pretty much all of these 17  million  plus Enfield rifles floating around will have parts and furniture from other factories and their respective stores of parts bins,including the furniture. If an honest collector of Enfield rifles found a used and battle worn complete and all parts matching including the furniture all matching Enfield rifle,he will probably snicker and hand it back to you. Locate the fellow in the UK and purchase the unissued stock sets he has and fit it to your rifle. You can actually find him on eBay. If you do happen across a Savage stamped forestock you will still need to properly bed it to the rifle. These are not just drop in stocks,turn the key and go type thing. Good luck on your search...


Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 7:31am
That fellow reproducing #1 wood parts will soon be making #4 wood as well and he's hoping for #5 as well. He lives in Faro, Yukon and I know him personally. Great guy, fair and honest.

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Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 8:30am
As Canuck and I learned the Hard way you cannot send stock sets across the Canadian/U.S. border as private sales. 


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Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 8:32am
Originally posted by Goosic Goosic wrote:

NHBandit. 
I totally understand you wanting everything on your Savage model Enfield to match accordingly with all those square S inside a square stamps. There is s fellow in the UK selling complete stock sets for roughly  225.00 USD. You can even request Beech or Walnut. Not alot of the  furniture will have a Savage stamp or a Long Branch stamp though.  It might just end up being a run of the mill Fazackerly stamped stock set. If you are rebuilding this rifle to original military specs and for your own personal endeavors.  Go with all original S stamped parts. If you are looking to sell it as an all original  Savage rifle with all Savage matching parts,that's where you might run into an issue. Unless you have a rifle that is mummy wrapped from the factory that has in no way been used at all,pretty much all of these 17  million  plus Enfield rifles floating around will have parts and furniture from other factories and their respective stores of parts bins,including the furniture. If an honest collector of Enfield rifles found a used and battle worn complete and all parts matching including the furniture all matching Enfield rifle,he will probably snicker and hand it back to you. Locate the fellow in the UK and purchase the unissued stock sets he has and fit it to your rifle. You can actually find him on eBay. If you do happen across a Savage stamped forestock you will still need to properly bed it to the rifle. These are not just drop in stocks,turn the key and go type thing. Good luck on your search...
Thanks. It may very well be the same guy I bought the top handguards from as well as a front band. He has complete NOS sets listed often but he gets a good chunk of change for them. My problem is that I already bought the 2 top pieces and my buttstock is fine so buying a complete set makes no sense for me. I'm really not looking specifically for a Savage marked forearm at all. Just one that's for sale separately. Stocks and handguards seem really common for cheap money so I suspect these online vendors don't normally sell the forearms by themselves, rather they hold onto them to make up "sets". I do understand these have been through rebuild depots as well as having field repairs and that all matching isn't likely. I used to restore M1 Carbines so I get it. In fact my magazine has an "S" marked follower and the magazine body is a Longbranch. Which raises a new question... The magazine spring is broken. I have found several vendors who sell new springs but mine is riveted to the follower. Better to just look for a spring & follower assembly ? 


Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 8:33am
Yah that was a real shame.

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Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 9:37am
Originally posted by SW28fan SW28fan wrote:

As Canuck and I learned the Hard way you cannot send stock sets across the Canadian/U.S. border as private sales. 
Here is my question. Is it from the US to Canada, Canada to the US,or both? I was informed by the BATF years ago that ANY firearm manufactured before 1937 falls under the Curios and Relics laws and that private sales between two private parties across US/Canadian  borders is legal as long as proper documentation of the firearm is shown. It was also pointed out to me by the BATF that, a flintlock or percussion weapon is not a firearm. They are listed in the same categories as a pneumatic/hydraulically operated pellet rifle. If the flintlock or percussion weapon is 75 years or older it not only falls under the curious and relic act it also belongs under the BATF guidelines of a pellet gun.  The wood on the 75 year old or older weapon according to the BATF is not what makes the weapon a weapon.  It's the receiver(Master Component after serialization) that makes the weapon a weapon.  If the receiver is still in the white without a serial number, it is still by BATF rules,a block of metal,and by BATF rules  can be shipped to all points on the compass legally.  With the proper Curios and Relic licence,any firearm 75 years old or older can also be shipped to anywhere from US origins.Again,according to the BATF. A piece of wood according to the BATF is not a firearm component.  


Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 10:56am
If I had to guess, and it's just a guess, I'm betting the issue is on the Canadian side. Reason being there are a whole lot of folks on Ebay and other sites who ship firearm wood into the US every day from the UK. Seems odd that would be allowed but that we would single out Canada. 


Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 11:13am
Several years ago I bought a #4/MK2 'mint' stock set from a fellow in California. We had no problems getting it to my province. Just goes to show sometimes it's a bit of a gamble. I too have ordered many many #4 metal and wood bits from England, even a NOS wax sealed box of 5 British made 10 round magazines with no problems.

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Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 3:48pm
It was U.S. to Canada and they confiscated the Stock set

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Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 5:07pm
Makes sense now. I have a relative that moved to Canada decades ago and he needed a saddle. I sent him mine. They confiscated it because of the rifle scabbard that was permanently attached to it. According to the documents I received...


Posted By: shiloh
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 5:46pm
Originally posted by Canuck Canuck wrote:

That fellow reproducing #1 wood parts will soon be making #4 wood as well and he's hoping for #5 as well. He lives in Faro, Yukon and I know him personally. Great guy, fair and honest.

 That`s the fellow I was referring to, FirearmsCanada.com, search for lee enfield, he has a few adds up. $pc wood set $350cnd
I have had wood sent to me from the states a few times and what I was told was as long as its not for blk guns aka the dreaded Assault Rifle it was fine.
As far as shipping into the States from Canada idk.


Posted By: shiloh
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 5:56pm
NHB,
Your magazine doesnt surprise me, savage and long branch helped each other out during war time production, and iirc, an old gun smith friend of mine told me that Savage acquired most all of long branch`s goodies later on?? maybe maybe not, but the story was good.


Posted By: englishman_ca
Date Posted: February 23 2019 at 6:37pm
Twas t'other way around. Savage finished up their contract and then shipped all the remaining spares to Long Branch. 
Long branch finished their contract and was reformed into a private company called Canadian Arsenals.


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Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 5:20am
Originally posted by NHBandit NHBandit wrote:

Thanks. I wondered if it was like the hoarders on the Falfiles and nobody ever gets rid of anything. Some of those guys have 25 parts kits in the closet they "might build some day".. lol

LOL!!  yea, that is what my gun shop kinda looks like !!! I have so much extra stuff in there and ammo , that it has become a bit cluttered !!  Its to the point , that if some one wants to buy a part or something , I need them here to look at the part , I have gotten tired of taking 15 to 20 pictures and then never to hear back !!   So if you were closer to me , You could have come dig through my pile of forstocks and bags of parts !!!! 


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Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 5:48am
Still more questions. In my searching around on multiple forums I have a guy offering this forearm at a price I would expect to pay for a near perfect one. The horizontal indentations on either side of the middle band groove don't look right. I'm more of a US GI guy and still learning about Enfields but I have never seen anything like that on any others. His pictures aren't the greatest but I think those "dents" are on both sides. Just above the dents there is also a hole drilled all the way through. Opinions ? Thanks. 


Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 5:53am
Originally posted by White Rhino White Rhino wrote:

Originally posted by NHBandit NHBandit wrote:

Thanks. I wondered if it was like the hoarders on the Falfiles and nobody ever gets rid of anything. Some of those guys have 25 parts kits in the closet they "might build some day".. lol

LOL!!  yea, that is what my gun shop kinda looks like !!! I have so much extra stuff in there and ammo , that it has become a bit cluttered !!  Its to the point , that if some one wants to buy a part or something , I need them here to look at the part , I have gotten tired of taking 15 to 20 pictures and then never to hear back !!   So if you were closer to me , You could have come dig through my pile of forstocks and bags of parts !!!! 
What's your location ? Also I am a serious buyer for a decent forestock so if you have one you'd like to part with I promise you I won't waste your time. I'm old school.  Even if it's not something we can make a deal on I would never be so disrespectful as to not respond.  Check my feedback on the Falfiles, AKfiles, gunbroker, Ebay, etc... Same username for 20 years. he!! man, I've been on the Falfiles and AK files for so long I have 3 & 4 digit member numbers and their membership is in the tens of thousands at this point. 



Posted By: englishman_ca
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 6:30am
The rifle fore end looks to be of India origin. The supply of decent wood for these rifles is drying up so due to the laws of supply and demand, prices are going up. If you want a really nice set of wood, they are still out there, just be prepared to pay stupid expensive prices.

There are a couple of chaps who have the professional equipment (one in UK, one in Canada) for the manufacture of reproduction stocks, which due to the labour involved with relatively low production numbers, are quite expensive too. Keep looking, you will find what you need.

The indent marks and hole that you describe are likely from a grenade launcher sight which mounts onto the barrel band.


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Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 7:22am
Originally posted by englishman_ca englishman_ca wrote:

The rifle fore end looks to be of India origin. The supply of decent wood for these rifles is drying up so due to the laws of supply and demand, prices are going up. If you want a really nice set of wood, they are still out there, just be prepared to pay stupid expensive prices.

There are a couple of chaps who have the professional equipment (one in UK, one in Canada) for the manufacture of reproduction stocks, which due to the labour involved with relatively low production numbers, are quite expensive too. Keep looking, you will find what you need.

The indent marks and hole that you describe are likely from a grenade launcher sight which mounts onto the barrel band.
Thanks ! The grenade sight makes sense. How do you tell Indian from British and North American manufacture ? Will the Indian stuff fit correctly ? Apologies for all the questions. It's how I avoid costly mistakes. And I can find complete sets and I agree they are pricy. But I don't need a whole set. I have a NOS set of top wood on its way and my buttstock is fine. I'm not looking to do a museum quality restoration. Just undo what some well meaning "Bubba" did in the past. Thanks


Posted By: englishman_ca
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 7:48am
Not conclusive but I can see a transverse reinforcing screw just ahead of the mag well. It could also be a Brit or North American fore arm that has been through Indian refurb.Often called an 'Ishy screw' it was standard to fit one either as a repair or preventative measure for the stock cracking forward of the front trigger guard screw. Typical of Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI), West Bengal.  

Plus the barrel band mounted grenade launcher sight is unique to Indian service.


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Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: February 25 2019 at 7:04am
I sent him some photos  of forestocks to choose from, I was looking on the ones that I have and could not find any marks to indicate who they were made by .....  am I just that blind or not looking hard enough ???  Im having to email him the photos since I cant get into my photo bucket any more since I started using this tablet !!

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Posted By: NHBandit
Date Posted: February 25 2019 at 8:02am
Originally posted by White Rhino White Rhino wrote:

I sent him some photos  of forestocks to choose from, I was looking on the ones that I have and could not find any marks to indicate who they were made by .....  am I just that blind or not looking hard enough ???  Im having to email him the photos since I cant get into my photo bucket any more since I started using this tablet !!
I replied to your pm. Nothing in my email.  I will keep checking though. I think Yahoo uses Pony Express at times..



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