What can you tell me about my SHT.22

Sonny.Frechette

Sonny.Frechette

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Here's one of safe favourites, my 1916 SHT.22 Enfield. I don't know much about Enfields so I thought I'd see if you guys could help me out and post some information about this rifle. Also its my first time posting pictures so hopefully this works.

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Nice looking New Zealand marked Rifle, No.2, Mk. IV*.

Absolutely worthless in this part of the Commonwealth, I'd be happy to take it off your hands for a case of fire water... /sarcasm.
 
Hi Sonny. This is a nice untouched example of one of the .22 cal SMLE conversions Nicely marked. Nicely dated. Appears to have the original 1916 walnut stock and blued metal. Magazine nicely marked and original to the early .22s. If you gently pop off the rear hand
guard more than likely you will see a barrel date which appears on the left side of the knox form (top flat on breach area). It will look
like '28 for 1928 for example. That is one indicator of the date of conversion. If you get really lucky on the left side of the body socket
will be a '28 in similar fashion to indicate a date that it went into the arsenal for repair or conversion. Often multiple dates appear. Be
aware that these rifles were simply used to near death by many services including Cadet Corps and often with bad ammo so the chance of getting fab shooting out of it doesn't make sense. But it is exactly as collectors want - original and untouched. Please maintain that philosophy. JOHN T.
 
jtaylor said:
Hi Sonny. This is a nice untouched example of one of the .22 cal SMLE conversions Nicely marked. Nicely dated. Appears to have the original 1916 walnut stock and blued metal. Magazine nicely marked and original to the early .22s. If you gently pop off the rear hand
guard more than likely you will see a barrel date which appears on the left side of the knox form (top flat on breach area). It will look
like '28 for 1928 for example. That is one indicator of the date of conversion. If you get really lucky on the left side of the body socket
will be a '28 in similar fashion to indicate a date that it went into the arsenal for repair or conversion. Often multiple dates appear. Be
aware that these rifles were simply used to near death by many services including Cadet Corps and often with bad ammo so the chance of getting fab shooting out of it doesn't make sense. But it is exactly as collectors want - original and untouched. Please maintain that philosophy. JOHN T.
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Thanks John I was curious about identifying the date of conversion after reading up on it on the New Zealand arms registery. I’ll be sure to pop the hand guard off and have a look for that stamp the next chance I get. I feel better knowing i’m possibly not the reason I can’t shoot consistently with it lol.
 
looks like the most overbuilt and heavily built 22lr ever.... very nice piece. Nice AnZac trainer.... think of the boys who went on to Gallipoli and the Western front who learned to shoot on that rifle..... dated 1915


Honestly you may want to consider sending some pictures on to a historical museum in New Zealand they may wish to purchase that rifle for its historical value.
 
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