1899 Lee Enfield Carbine restoration. |
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englishman_ca
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Posted: June 09 2016 at 7:50am |
Here is another just off the duplicator. Going at it now with the boiled linseed oil. It was worth the effort to bring this one back. Bright bore with a matching serial number bolt.
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paddyofurniture
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Wow, you are a master of your art.
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Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts.
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I second that comment!
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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually
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evanguy
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well im going to third it. very nice work as always. i strive to collect like you. i love these pre no1mk3 rifles WAY to much.
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wow that turned out perfect , what a fantastic job , you do htrat work , i love it ,
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paddyofurniture
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You restored a dead and gone gun to factory new.
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Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts.
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englishman_ca
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No, not dead and gone. The carbines that I tackle are usually good shooters that have been used as deer guns. I carry them in the bush and shoot the crap out of them before they get to the restoration rack.
Maybe think of it as a poor old soldier dressed in rags, I restore so that he is wearing a new uniform. With each restoration, I get a little better, a little faster, a little neater. I am actually getting towards the end of the rack and only have about another dozen or so to go! Once restored, I lose interest as it is the actual work restoring that I enjoy. I move them along to new owners and the funds generated then buy new projects and the cycle starts over again.
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hoadie
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Holy Snappin Sheep-Dip!! That's Beautiful!! What a job! I'm really impressed
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Loose wimmen tightened here
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evanguy
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well when you want to move any guns along to new owners keep me in mind. i wouldnt mind a few of your projects on my shelf. also i was thinking the gun looked like a real hunting rifle that could be used in the bush even on raining days. now it looks like it should sit on a shels to be looked at. both are great
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