This is strictly an aftermarket modification. There ain’t no such thing! There never was. Fore-end shortened and nose cap moved back. Overall length 39-1/2 inches, with a 20-1/2 inch barrel. Rear nose cap screw, and the fore-end stud and stud spring are missing. Of the recent fakes have a hex-nut rather than a standard oblong nose cap nut securing the If you find freshly-cut wood, you know what you have! Also, many The easiest way to tell a recent replica from a WWII-vintage experimental model is to Interesting, but they are not “official” Lithgow factory prototypes. The barrels were shortened, and the noseĬaps were reset, but most retained the barrel-mounted tangent sights. 1 rifle, and it is possible thatĪ few of these early experiments have survived. Some unofficial experimenting was done by a number of unit armourers during WWII in anĪttempt to create a shortened and lightened version of the No. Also, the Lithgow factory prototypes all have aperture backsights mounted on the charger bridge and solid handguards. These have grooved fore-ends, lightening flutes on the barrel knox forms, and extensive lightening cuts on the receivers. 1 rifle, but only a hundred prototypes were made. The Australian government did experiment with a shortened and lightened No. These are probably either aftermarket modifications or outrightįakes. Overall length 39-40 inches 20-21 inch barrel, with fore-end There’s a possibility that the fore-end will be damaged with as few as 20 or 30 round fired. And if the recoil plates are missing, it is not only a parts gun-it could be dangerous to shoot.
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You find different serial numbers on different parts, this is clear evidence that it is a parts Prefix letter and an “A” suffix, this is clear evidence that it is not a Lithgow factory rifle. On receivers imported by John Jovino & Co.) If you find a 4-digit serial number with no (Many “new Lithgow” parts guns appear to have been assembled Marked with a “JJ CO NY NY” import stamp, assume it’s a parts gun unless you have clearĮvidence to the contrary. Height of the war, and virtually all rifles manufactured were issued. If you find a “new” Lithgow with a 1943 or 1944 date, be highly suspicious. These plates will be attached with small brass wood screws. Where the sear boss bears against the wood. Legitimate factory rifles will have 1/4-inch square brass or copper recoil plates installed on the fore-ends The bottom of the backsight leaf will carry a different serial number on these rifles. Serial number prefix, and the serial number would be stamped on the rear of the bolt handleĪnd on the bottom of the fore-end, as well as on the receiver ring. Such rifles would have 5-digit serial numbers with either an “E” or an “F” Later) dates were kept in storage and subsequently surplused out in unfired or unissuedĬondition. It is possible (though not likely) that some Lithgow-manufactured rifles with late-1945 (or Imagination! They’re recently-built parts guns. The rifles were never issued-but they aren’t Lithgow factory rifles by any stretch of the Watch out for these! Quite a few “new Lithgow” rifles have been built just within the lastįew years from spare parts bought from the Australian government. Here’s our take on the various "bargains" that have been showing up lately. Knock-offs, and an even greater number are just plain confused. A lot of people are getting burned by these Was) gets lost, the price gets jacked up, and the seller claims (maybe because he believes it) that the piece really is a long-lost treasure. The problem arises when these aftermarket replicas pass through several hands and wind up offered for sale at a gun show or in a pawn shop.
SARCO and SOG (among others) are also marketing these (or similar) rifles for comparable prices, again with fair-or at least technically honest-advertising. Navy Arms Company is making and selling a lot of these, and they usually describe them (albeit in the fine print) as "replicas" or "constructed of original No. The overwhelming majority of these “finds” are recently-made parts guns or replicas or recent aftermarket conversions of standard No. Nor are they long-lost “prototypes” that have suddenly surfaced. For the most part, though, they are not recently discovered “unissued” rifles, Many of these are quite handsome rifles with pretty decent workmanship and are probably worth the $125 to $150 that the major firearms distributors ask for them. Over the past several months, Enfield Rifle Research has received dozens of questionsĪbout the spate of "new" and "rare" Lee-Enfields that have been showing up lately at gun shows and in pawn shops. Replicas, and Fakes Lee-Enfield Modifications,
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