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iltis57

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I hope this is the right place to post this rifle as it is a .22 caliber but has the C broad arrow stamped into it. I have owned this rifle for over 30 years (My very first one) and until recently I never knew (Until a friend pointed it out) that it was used in military service. I was out of the gun scene for a while and now back in it again and I thought I would post some pictures of it here to see if anyone can give me some back ground info on it as I have been to some gun shows in the last year or two and have not come across another one like it.

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It is a BSA Model 12 or 15? Several thousand bought by Canada in the 1920s for issue to Cadet Corps to about 1960. This one issued to 202 Cadet Corp in Mar 1924 rack number 1.
 
iltis57 said:
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This screw should be the take down screw - open the action, take the screw out, and the barrel and fore end should thread out by hand. On most of these there is a similar screw on the opposite side of the action, but a little lower. If you take it out the trigger group, lever and breech block should drop out of the bottom of the action. With the trigger group and breech block out, if you remove the flip up rear sight you should be able to put a cleaning rod through the back of the action into the barrel. Very well made and great for cleaning.


Martini rifles are cool.
 
I was very interested in seeing your post. I have a similar rifle that I acquired about 1960 here in Nova Scotia. According to

http://www.rifleman.org.uk/BSA_Model_No.13_Martini-action_rifle.html

it is a Model 13: length overall 40 inches, barrel 25 inches, stock from trigger 13 1/2 inches, fore end 11 3/4 inches. It also has the Canadian broad arrow and at one time had a stock disc (gone now and I don't remember ever seeing it). According to a website that I can't find right now the serial number dates it from between July 1934 to June 1935. Mine is not drilled for a sling swivel on the butt. The shooting sling mounted to a swivel on the barrel and another on the fore end just in front of the action. My rear swivel is gone and I don't remember it ever being on the rifle.

The Model 13 was introduced as a shorter, lighter alternative to the Model 12 for younger shooters.

Unfortunately, in the intervening years and nine moves, my rear sight has gone missing. Does yours have any model numbers that might get me started on tracking down a replacement? I would love to put it back in shooting order.

Finally, does your rifle have a hood over the front sight? My front sight is a small ring on post (very vulnerable) and the sight base is slotted for a hood (which I must have also lost). Details would be most welcome.
 
Thanks for all of you info on the manufacture and the history on it, this is a great site. So this rifle was used with the cadets, then was the converted #4 MK2 and the #1 MK 3 in .22 used with the regular military forces?? Melbourne here is a closeup of my front site and there is no model stamped on this rifle.

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