Have you ever seen this mark on an enfield?
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They WERE making rifles for Iraq in 1936 and 1938..... don't know about 1939, but the factory certainly was NOT making rifles for the Brits that year; it was mothballed.
BSA only started making rifles for the Brits AFTER the pullout at Dunkirk. Before that, the Government just wasn't interested in rifles, but they did buy a few motorcycles which had to be delivered RIGHTNOW, even though they were a special model that needed a lot of dedicated parts. Army used bikes very often that had a motor of one size on a crankcase of another size. TRW is like that: 500 flathead motor but it's on a 350 crankcase. BSA was turning out military specials during the war and they had a somewhat similar situation to contend with.
But no rifles before the 1940 disaster.
Are you sure there are no IRAQI markings on the rifle???
This is getting interesting....
BSA only started making rifles for the Brits AFTER the pullout at Dunkirk. Before that, the Government just wasn't interested in rifles, but they did buy a few motorcycles which had to be delivered RIGHTNOW, even though they were a special model that needed a lot of dedicated parts. Army used bikes very often that had a motor of one size on a crankcase of another size. TRW is like that: 500 flathead motor but it's on a 350 crankcase. BSA was turning out military specials during the war and they had a somewhat similar situation to contend with.
But no rifles before the 1940 disaster.
Are you sure there are no IRAQI markings on the rifle???
This is getting interesting....
Every other mark on the rifle is british. I wasn't even sure this was a marking but it looks to organized to be just a blued over shrapnel hit. Weren't they making commercial rifles in 39? It has a very commercial nitro proof you can just see in this pic
Re: Rifle Markings
Hi desporterizer,
Here is another source to look up those markings. Try getting your hands on a copy of Ian Skinnerton's "The Lee-Enfield Story".
For some reason I can't see your pictures but, from what you tell me this book does have some reference material about these markings, assuming that they are one of the same.
Have a look in it. It might answer your question(s).
I'll have a look through my photocopied parts of this book and will get back to you on it. I may have this information on hand.
I got a copy it out from my local library. They didn't have a copy of their own, so they got a copy of it for me from the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. It's a very informative book on the Lee-Enfields of all makes. It even goes over the history of the makers as well.
It's helped me and others that I know on the Lee-Enfield markings.
Try it out. It's worth the look.
Best of luck; and I hope this helps.
Rgs...
Your fellow Lee-Enfield owner,
Keyan
P.S.-let us know how you make out.
Hi desporterizer,
Here is another source to look up those markings. Try getting your hands on a copy of Ian Skinnerton's "The Lee-Enfield Story".
For some reason I can't see your pictures but, from what you tell me this book does have some reference material about these markings, assuming that they are one of the same.
Have a look in it. It might answer your question(s).
I'll have a look through my photocopied parts of this book and will get back to you on it. I may have this information on hand.
I got a copy it out from my local library. They didn't have a copy of their own, so they got a copy of it for me from the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. It's a very informative book on the Lee-Enfields of all makes. It even goes over the history of the makers as well.
It's helped me and others that I know on the Lee-Enfield markings.
Try it out. It's worth the look.
Best of luck; and I hope this helps.
Rgs...
Your fellow Lee-Enfield owner,
Keyan
P.S.-let us know how you make out.
Ok, I really am an idiot!!!
Thanks for politely bringing me back on track Desporterizer.
Lou
