My No4 MK1
It is still in cosmo. The wood is in great shape, but the metal is all silver. If I restore it, how should I finish the metal? Anyone doing a suncorite type finish out there?
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Enfield1917 wrote: It is still in cosmo. The wood is in great shape, but the metal is all silver. If I restore it, how should I finish the metal? Anyone doing a suncorite type finish out there?Do...
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AlleyOop007 wrote: Enfield1917 wrote: It is still in cosmo. The wood is in great shape, but the metal is all silver. If I restore it, how should I finish the metal? Anyone doing a suncorite type...
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wkato wrote: Some pics might help a bit with your description.. . . Along with the name of the manufacturer and date (if any) stamped on the rifle and any indication that the rifle underwent FTR (i.e....
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For some reason Yuku is giving me trouble uploading photos. The rifle is dated M1943. It has what looks like a squashed V with a mast in the center which I assume is the "broad arrow" government...
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Enfield1917, Definately a Maltby, but I would be quite surprised to see one in cosmo. Have you tried linking a photo from an offsite photo site? Brad
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Pictures would be a great aid in identifying your rifle and determining what finish it should have. I have seen the late Fazerkerly No.4s advertised for sale as still in cosmo but never a Maltby.
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I don't have the best camera in the world, as the focus doesn't work all that well. I also blacked out part of the serial number, right above which are those two capital Bs I mentioned.
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It might be the lighting but it looks almost as if the metal on your rifle was painted with aluminum enamel. I've seen and handled No.4s with worn parkerizing, paint, bluing and bare metal, but none...
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AlleyOop007 wrote:It might be the lighting but it looks almost as if the metal on your rifle was painted with aluminum enamel. I've seen and handled No.4s with worn parkerizing, paint, bluing and...
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Enfield1917, I've never seen a mil-surp is such a state before, I don't know exactly what to think of it. Thinking back, there was some rifles from India that were imported in various stages of being...
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bradtx wrote:Enfield1917, I've never seen a mil-surp is such a state before, I don't know exactly what to think of it. Thinking back, there was some rifles from India that were imported in various...
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Enfield1917, From what I've read, oil blackening was the primary metal surface treatment. This treatment sometimes looks like very fine blueing but darker. H&H used a process called bruno fixing...
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bradtx wrote: Enfield1917, From what I've read, oil blackening was the primary metal surface treatment. This treatment sometimes looks like very fine blueing but darker. H&H used a process called...
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Enfield1917, I've used Rust-O-Leum on a No.5 that sees truck gun duty and it has held up well. Brad
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