? about this No5 Mk1

[TheCanuck]

If you want to clean up the stock and are concerned with spousal abuse after using the dishwasher, you can just use hot water and fine steel wool, let dry, go over the shiny spots again until the oil finish is gone. WARNING, as well as removing oil finish this will remove any stain. If the stock is not walnut you can end up with a blonde finish. I did, mine was beech. If this happens, blend miniwax stain (I use mix of mahogony and walnut) with tung oil until you get the desired colour (experiment on scrap wood). Looks like a nice little rifle.
Bill

Didn't the brits make some that were blondish in colour?

 

[Cocked&Locked]

Oh you had to do that! Now I have to dig mine out and see if anyone knows about it.

WARNING Jungle carbines are even more addictive than regular lee enfields, so you probably shouldn't shoot it, just send it to me, I'm already infected so it won't hurt....

 

[woodchopper]

Just because no one has posted any other No5 pictures yet

No5 Mk1 10/47 Faz AC14XX Mint barrel

 

[Claven2]

Going to jump on the band wagon, no pics yet but if anyone can give me some info

Looking for some background info on my NO.5

It's Electropenciled

No5MKIPOF (F)
10/44 C3504

The numbers on the wood match as well. Theres some stamps on the right hand side of the butt. Theres a circle with an E and and A seperated by an arrow and an S below as well as another circle with a J.O.D

theres a small crown and numbers on the butt behind the trigger gaurd I can 't make out.

On the bottom of the stock ahead of the magazine theres a number 3

It's actually No.5MkIROF(F) which means Rifle, No.5 Mk1 made at Royal Ordnance Factory Fazakerley in England.

10/44 means October 1944 Manufacture which is early for a No.5. It also means it likely did see WW2 action in southeast asia. C3504 is the serial number. You have the 12,504th carbine BSA ever made.

Not sure what the EAS cartouche or the JOD cartouche mean - reference books are still packed from the move

 

[Cocked&Locked]

Nice wood on that one!

 

[CanukMauser]

I sorta assumed it was ROF but it looks like they got lazy with the electropencil as they paused to make an R but never actully got down to getting a proper R made.

As far as these rifles in action where they used with much suc ess or one of those short term rifles.

 

[woodchopper]

the No5 came too late, good rifle but major combatants were all moving to semi autos and then to lighter rounds with less recoil.

Look how long the M14's and the SVT 40, and SKS lasted as main battle rifles.

The SKS was the first step towards high capacity magazines with a shorter less powerfull round.

The No5's cam onto the sceen at the time when volume of fire was becoming more important then aimed fire. every man a machine gunner

I like my No5, handy little rifle, but with all the other rifles I have to shoot it has to wait its turn to go out to the range.

 

[Tuffcity]

Well, ran a brush and the few patches I had left through the barrel this evening... and I'm really happy with what I saw after a bunch of gunk came out. Things are shiny and crisp, and while it needs a bit more scrubbing there doesn't appear to be any pitting or scratches inside.


The serial number: was it a number followed by a letter then 4 numbers? On this one it looks like a number followed by E127 then another number.

There is also the remains of a 2 digit number painted on the fore end and the stock. Any significance to this?

RC

 

[woodchopper]

rack number perhaps