Three of my enfields restored

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Just finished a couple of these this weekend.

I received them all as sporters.

the top is a british #4 mkI

Middle is a 1917 #1 mkIII*

Bottom is a Savage #4 mkI* dressed in new MKII wood. Do you guys know what kind of wood it is? It's realllly dark

All have been re-finished with BLO. I love how smooth they are when finished with BLO, like butter.

The pig sticker is like new, but it is marked No4mkI, not mkII. I thought only crucibles were MKI.

The savage has a 2 groove barrel, aren't they normally 5?


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macadoodle said:
Just finished a couple of these this weekend.

I received them all as sporters.

the top is a british #4 mkI

Middle is a 1917 #1 mkIII*

Bottom is a Savage #4 mkI* dressed in new MKII wood. Do you guys know what kind of wood it is? It's realllly dark

All have been re-finished with BLO. I love how smooth they are when finished with BLO, like butter.

The pig sticker is like new, but it is marked No4mkI, not mkII. I thought only crucibles were MKI.

The savage has a 2 groove barrel, aren't they normally 5?


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Good job, another Enfield restorer has joined the ranks.
 
Three refurbs? Man, you have lots of spare time :)

Good work, glad to see more getting back from the Dark Side.

The one at the bottom: I found that often, with the new front hadguard, there's too much wood vertically speaking and that can hide the front sight when trying to aim. On two occasions I had to remove wood from the handguard to make it thinner so the view of the front sight blade is not obstructed. I'm just saying this because from the pictures, the hadguard seems to be significantly higher than the middle band.

Your No1 Mk3 has a rear sight guard that's got a bend for a rear sight with windage adjustment. If you want to trade for a straight one, I will soon be working on a No1 with such a rear sight, so a trade would serve both our projects... :)

Keep up the good work,

Lou
 
Lou,

The rear sight protector never changed in british service except to eliminate the lightening cuts used on the No.1MkIII (no *).

The slab-sided rear sight protector you are referring to was only used on Ishapore production from 1951 onward and on refurbs after that date.
 
Those look great!!!

Sorry to hijack but what is the difference between MarkII and Mark I wood? Is it a problem to mount on a markI? The reason I ask is I have a couple sets of wood that I was told would fit a MarkII or Mark1/3, 1/2

Cheers
 
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Lou,

The rear sight protector never changed in british service except to eliminate the lightening cuts used on the No.1MkIII (no *).

The slab-sided rear sight protector you are referring to was only used on Ishapore production from 1951 onward and on refurbs after that date.
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Claven, thanks again - yet another important tip!

Makes me wonder though, was is the most "true to form" for me. I refurb rifles, I don't pretend to make them look "as new"... straight sided sounds like what would be appropriate for my jobs? But... the crooked would be like most of the rifles I work on had originally... argh, the dilemna!
 
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That dark wood is POF made walnut. Also, it is not proper for your gun since you have a MkI* and it's MkII wood.
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Good pick Claven I hadn't read the description well enough apparently. Doh.

Does make me wonder how it was fitted and how well that can stand the stess of shooting. Macadoodle, what did you put as a "spacer" in the middle where the screw goes through the forend, at the rear of it? Otherwise, the screw would squeeze both sides of the forend together, putting stress on the wood where it shouldn't? Because normally the screw makes the two sides contact the part that holds the trigger in place in the Mk2 (and Mk 1/2, 1/3). Not sure if my description makes sense,

Juanvaldez, this sort of begins to kind of answer your question...

Lou
 
never really thought about that much. I found that the receiver and the trigger guard held the wood apart, while the screw holds it together. Seems really solid to me, no flex or anything, but a small wood spacer stuffed in there may be a good idea. I have shot it a couple times and haven't noted any issues.


louthepou said:
Good pick Claven I hadn't read the description well enough apparently. Doh.

Does make me wonder how it was fitted and how well that can stand the stess of shooting. Macadoodle, what did you put as a "spacer" in the middle where the screw goes through the forend, at the rear of it? Otherwise, the screw would squeeze both sides of the forend together, putting stress on the wood where it shouldn't? Because normally the screw makes the two sides contact the part that holds the trigger in place in the Mk2 (and Mk 1/2, 1/3). Not sure if my description makes sense,

Juanvaldez, this sort of begins to kind of answer your question...

Lou
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Ya I have found that if I neglect my job and family, I have extra time to work on enfields.

the new hand guards had tones of wood that I had to take off on the bottom, just so I could put the bands on. Using "new" wood isn't as easy as using "used" wood. No problems with the sites, but i would like to figure out how to bed the barrel properly.


louthepou said:
Three refurbs? Man, you have lots of spare time :)

Good work, glad to see more getting back from the Dark Side.

The one at the bottom: I found that often, with the new front hadguard, there's too much wood vertically speaking and that can hide the front sight when trying to aim. On two occasions I had to remove wood from the handguard to make it thinner so the view of the front sight blade is not obstructed. I'm just saying this because from the pictures, the hadguard seems to be significantly higher than the middle band.

Your No1 Mk3 has a rear sight guard that's got a bend for a rear sight with windage adjustment. If you want to trade for a straight one, I will soon be working on a No1 with such a rear sight, so a trade would serve both our projects... :)

Keep up the good work,

Lou
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Bedding the barrel is properly done by inletting a hardwood block into the stock that is high enough to provide the correct upward pressure on the barrel. Apparently it's a black art. I tried to find someone to do the same to my rifle and there were no takers.
 
I've seen a few stocks, from all of the makers, that were too flexible to bed the barrel properly. Also, a few Longbranch ranger rifles where the upper handguard was contacting the barrel, and the barrel was free floating in the forearm. No problem using the Mk.2 forearm. Just don't tighten the transverse screw too much. One mod that I've made to a couple of No.4 rifles was to bend a small lip in the upper band, to keep the top handguard from moving forward. Bedding the No. 4 is a snap, compared to setting up a Mk.III! After fitting up three brand new Mk.III forearms, I decided to sell my remaining supply. Gives you a whole new respect for R.E.M.E. Armourers!
 
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