Gibbs Rifle Co. has No.5s in stock.

$230 US, on the wrong side of the razor wire, not original and incomplete. If you want a No5 your best bet is still to pay $500+ on this side of the razor wire unfortunately.
 
What's up with the sudden interest for Jungle Carbines, were they featured in a movie recently? I've been watching them for a while, listed prices always seemed to be on par, or even less than No 4's , despite the books that all say they command a premium. Just doesn't seem they sell for any more. Now suddenly there's a bunch listed on the EE with premium pricing? They all seem to be either beat, or in really nice shape. Is there any special reason they should suddenly be jumping in price?
 
No reason I know of. Frankly I consider the No. 5 to be significantly less desirable than a No. 1 Mk. 3(*) or a No. 4 Mk. 1(/2,/3,2,3,*) as there is very little in the way of combat providence (as opposed to WWI and WWII) and wasn't even issued very long due to the wondering zero issue.
 
It was issued during WW2, and saw among others, use with the paras. It also saw use in the far east, specifically the Malayan emergency, so there is good combat provenance.

As for the wandering zero, there has been a lot of discussion that this issue was politically motivated to favour the FN L1, and to a lesser extent the No. 4. It would be interesting to see actual non Brit military accuracy tests comparing the No. 4, the No. 5 and the FN L1.
 
Gibbs Rifle Co. are cobbled together parts rifles. The ones OWS, not Gibbs, is selling now are without mags and have pitted barrels.
Very much doubt any No. 5 used by the Brits in Malaya ever came here.
 
sunray said:
Gibbs Rifle Co. are cobbled together parts rifles. The ones OWS, not Gibbs, is selling now are without mags and have pitted barrels.
Very much doubt any No. 5 used by the Brits in Malaya ever came here.
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Some Malay No5 did in fact make it here, I used to own one.
 
sunray said:
Gibbs Rifle Co. are cobbled together parts rifles. The ones OWS, not Gibbs, is selling now are without mags and have pitted barrels.
Very much doubt any No. 5 used by the Brits in Malaya ever came here.
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Bases on what? Your uninformed and ignorant opinion that has no basis of fact to support it?

Your posts always give me a headache.
 
They can be pretty obvious. Often they carry a coat of varnish to protect the stocks and the metal fore end caps were removed and rounded in a manner very similar to the original stocks on the earliest No5s.

Lots of them made it into Canada.

Sunray is just having his own little personal circle jerk again.
 
I've always noted that the Americans seem to be really turned on by the Jungle Carbine, and they seem to be harder to get down there, that's why they have a market for fakes.
 
Jungle carbine was a term invented by the surplus dealers. They also turned up in NORWAY!
That rubber buttplate was NOT intended as a recoil pad but rather to protect the floor of the aircraft since they were issued to para's
 
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