"Sporterized" Long Lee in 1913 pic.

[bdft]

These pictures were taken from a 1913 issue of British Columbia magazine. It appears they were cutting them up even way back then. This rifle would have been only about 15 years old then.

 

[DANCESWITHEMPTIES]

I was told that availability of 'proper' sporting arms were quite rare & therefore set the price pretty high; hard for the average person to afford... I have no doubt these rifles were cut down out of necessity, and they are probably considered priceless to the families if they are still owned by them.

 

[bdft]

No doubt. Many companies in England sporterized military rifles for the civilian market. I own a Long Lee sporter. Its a very nice rifle. Big mule deer in the pic too.

 

[m39a2]

And what do we have now, everybody wants a SOCOM M-14, can't count the number of those we have done, after duly informing the owner that there will be no more! Are we, in our generation, any different than our for fathers?

Scott

 

[bdft]

Exactly my thoughts. How hard will an original SKS be to find in 2100? Or an original 870 shotgun?

 

[John Sukey]

If by some miracle I could live that long, I wouldn't be looking for an original SKS

Of course we would be using phasers by then.

 

[woodchopper]

I suspect what you see there is not a sporterized military rifle but is a comercial BSA sporter.

BSA did make a line of sport rifles based on the Enfield recievers

 

[CheDavera]

Of course we would be using phasers by then.

and sporterizing them too

I wouldnt mind a sporterized phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.

artists depiction

 

[RRCo.]

Exactly my thoughts. How hard will an original SKS be to find in 2100? Or an original 870 shotgun?

Lee Speed probably. Very popular then.

 

[longbranch*]

Old pic

Lovely old photo. Barrels look like original military length. Factory Enfield sporters I've seen usually were shorter and had the shorter mag. Might have started life as full stocked commercial rifles that were cutdown for hunting. Might be looking at very early "Bubba" here.

Geoff

 

[the keepa]

I have a BSA Long Lee that has been "sporterized".
How does one tell if it is a BSA commercial sporter ?

 

[woodchopper]

the butt socket should not have the normal markings but should have a simple BSA or LeeSpeed Pat marking

 

[BUSHMAN79]

Pretty high tech armament for the time. I saw a pic once from 1910 where the guy was packing a cut down Snider. Lots of '95 Winchesters around in .303 at that time, though.

 

[John Sukey]

and sporterizing them too

I wouldnt mind a sporterized phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.

artists depiction

Wonder if they used an original smoke discharger or cobbled that one up for the movie?

The cup itself looks like the real thing.

 

[John Sukey]

If its a commercial sporter, there will be no crown and Royal Cypher, or date on the butt socket. Just BSA Co.

 

[RRCo.]

It appears to be a lower-end sporter with "reduced" military wood, as they used to put it in the catalogues.

 

[the keepa]

Thank you gentlemen...I think that I have a cut down...with a really long barrel .