Can there be such a thing as a "new, unfired No1Mk3*"?

[Suomi]

Somewhere out there.

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[enefgee]

That's what came to mind when the guy was describing doing a partial inventory on the warehouse.

 

[diopter]

Somewhere out there.

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Is the Arc of the Convenant in filed under A or C?

 

[bushwhacker]

Parks Canada were issued Ross Rifles at some point. "Like New! Only used to dispatch one grizzly in the campground."

 

[RedRabbits]

God that's awful...

 

[SoBored]

Holy Crap! A shoulder thing that goes up!!

 

[RememberTheSomme]

I like Claven2 had a "brand new" 1916 Enfield rifle "overhauled" or FTR in 1953 when the British were cleaning out the last of the No.1 left over parts. The only "old" part on this 1916 rifle was the receiver and everything else was brand new and the rifle was never issued before being sold off as surplus.

Can there be such a thing as a "new, unfired No1Mk3*"?

Only in a military museum or a rifle presented to a high ranking officer fresh off the production line. The American General in charge of Enfield production at the Savage plant received the first production rifle off the line.

I almost forgot, if your an American and a drunken member of the American Legion you can order brand new Enfield rifles that John Wayne carried on Iwo Jima from the back of their monthly magazine.
(forgive me Canada but this advertisement is real)

As Harry Hoo would say,........A-MAZING!

 

[reloader]

Not only Parks Canada there is some forgotten treasures still in storage ,The armed forces do not know what they have stashed around the country

 

[screwtape]

Is the Arc of the Convenant in filed under A or C?

Neither. It's filed under either B for Box, G for God, J for Jewish, L for Lightning, P for Prophets or Power, Y for Yahweh, or ... unfortunately, the index card listing it was mysteriously burned black, so I guess we're just going to have to open everything until we find it. Do NOT be distracted by the crate of as-yet unissued muskets from the War of 1812, the crate of Spencer carbines that got lost by the quartermaster in 1864, the ... oooh, shiny....

 

[Kernalvax]

This is true, when the old guys where getting free .303 from the Magazine in halifax for the DCRA shoot in the 80's they unearthed boxes of .577/450 that had been stashed there for eons

 

[Lee Enfield]

Hi folks,

An acquaintance of mine inherited a bunch of rifles from his deceased father. One rifle which has me slightly puzzled is what appears to be a late WW1-dated, BSA-made, brand new SMLE. I don't think there's any FTR mark on it, and it doesn't show obvious signs of re-finishing. Can such a thing exist? I mean, we see unfired No4's from time to time, but this is something different.

Thanks for any input,

Lou

I have a 1918 BSA which I cleaned cosmoline out of. Does that count?

 

[RememberTheSomme]

This is true, when the old guys where getting free .303 from the Magazine in halifax for the DCRA shoot in the 80's they unearthed boxes of .577/450 that had been stashed there for eons

The 80's and the DND ammo we appreciatively consumed weekly from the Magazine at Bedford. Aw..the good old days perhaps?? I must be one of those old guys hehe...