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[XLR8]

I know what the No1 is and the no4,5 and 8 . but what about
the : No2, 3 ,6,7and 9?
thanks

 

[sunray]

There was no No.2 or 6. The No. 3 is the Brit designation for the P-14. The No. 7 is a .22 lr version of the No.4 made by Canadian Arsenals. The No. 9 is a .22 as well.

 

[green]

No2 is the SMLE in .22" caibre.
No3 is the Pattern 1914 Rifle redesignated as No3 Rifle in 1926.
No7 was made in Canada as the CNo7 at Longbranch(singleshot) and in Britain(5 shot repeater).
No6 was a "jungle carbine" similar to the No5 made in very limited numbers in India and Australia c1945.

 

[Nyles]

I don't think the No.6 was ever made in India (though Gibbs would have you believing otherwise).

The No.9 was the EM-2 bullpup rifle, but we all know how that went.

 

[sf]

There is of course the L42A1 which is the modern version of the No4T sniper rifle.

http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn44-e.htm

 

[beltfed]

No6 was a "jungle carbine" similar to the No5 made in very limited numbers in India and Australia c1945.

If I'm not mistaken, the No.6s were only converted No1 MkIIIs coming from the Lithgow (Australia) factory. They came in the form of No. 6 Mk1 and No.6 Mk1/1 variants.

 

[green]

No9 was provisionally given as designation to the EM2 but cancelled on dropping of that arm.No9 was then designated for a No4 converted to .22" by PH. One reason for the No9 being used twice was that the Tory govt wished to bury the memory of the Labour EM2.

 

[John Sukey]

Considering that the No6 never was issued, and the only exsisting samples were auctioned off for obscene prices many years later by Lithgow, I wouldn't worry about looking for one.