- Location
- Beaverlodge, Alberta
Story goes that my Grandpa on my mom's side bought this rifle in about 1920 and carried it every year he hunted until he passed in 1995. My Grandpa was a very interesting person who loved the outdoors and had a real heart of gold, so my dad passing this rifle down to me to hold onto for the next generation of my family really means a lot to me. I always think about Grandpa carrying it all over the interior of BC whenever I look at it. Family rifles are becoming quite a tradition with us. I have a sporterized No1 MkIII LSA Lee-Enfield my Grandpa on Dad's side was given by my Grandma as a wedding gift in 1956 that he carried the rest of his life as well as my Dad's first rife, a 1944 Maltby No4 MkI that was converted to a Parker-Hale Standard No4 and bought by him at Oakford's General Store in Hythe,AB in 1974 for $34. He only hunted with it once before he bought his Rem 760, and the only animal it has shot was a Timberwolf. So these things are a big deal in my family!
I did some quick checking online and I think this one was built in 1896 or 1898? Grandpa said it was half worn out when he bought it and I'm not sure when he had it converted to 38-55 or who did it, but it was done in his possession. Does anyone recognize the gunsmith's initials? Grandpa lived in the Salmon Arm/Kamloops area his whole life if that helps. Its well loved this one...
I did some quick checking online and I think this one was built in 1896 or 1898? Grandpa said it was half worn out when he bought it and I'm not sure when he had it converted to 38-55 or who did it, but it was done in his possession. Does anyone recognize the gunsmith's initials? Grandpa lived in the Salmon Arm/Kamloops area his whole life if that helps. Its well loved this one...
