MY ISHAPORE NO. 1 MK. 3
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Topic: MY ISHAPORE NO. 1 MK. 3
Posted By: SonnyB
Subject: MY ISHAPORE NO. 1 MK. 3
Date Posted: August 04 2013 at 6:07am
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I love the look and feel of this rifle. It's got some real heft to it, much heavier than my No4 MkI. I doubt it saw much use judging from the bore, which looks clean. Images pasted below. Wristguard markings 3-headed Ashoka (per Wikipedia) RFI (Rifle Factory Ishapore) 1951* No. 1 Mk. 3 Receiver, right rear CAI ST ALB VT [importer: Century Arms International, St.
Albans, Vermont]
MK III
------------- Regards, Sonny "Strike sure" |
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Posted By: SonnyB
Date Posted: August 04 2013 at 6:25am
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Interesting series of http://www.nramuseum.com/the-museum/the-galleries/ever-vigilant/case-66-a-war-in-korea/ishapore-arsenal-smle-no-1-mk-iii-bolt-action-rifle.aspx" rel="nofollow - pix from NRA web site : http://www.nramuseum.com/the-museum/the-galleries/ever-vigilant/case-66-a-war-in-korea/ishapore-arsenal-smle-no-1-mk-iii-bolt-action-rifle.aspx ------------- Regards, Sonny "Strike sure" |
Posted By: spentprimer
Date Posted: September 08 2013 at 12:42am
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Nice looking rifle you have there Sonny. It looks quite a bit like mine, although, mine says GRI and 1948. Mine does not have holes in the front sight "ears". The bore looked terrible when I got it and elbow grease, No.9, brush and patches and about 5 hours got her looking pretty good now. It did not have an extractor spring, but, Liberty Tree came through with that and I got it installed last week. It has been too darned hot here to get to the range, so I went to a gun show yesterday and found some old military ammo on clips that I will will try when it cools down. I like the heft to them as well and there is something about a full length stock that draws me in. The RFI bayonet is ready for any close work I may encounter. The butt's toe and heel both have had a repair done. I may have to take her to deer camp in November.
Have you shot yours? What ammo have you used? How does it group?
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: September 13 2013 at 5:05am
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very nice looking ishy 303 , i had one once but not in that condition , congrats on a nice find , for clarification the marking should be read as 1951, over , no1 mk3* , the star is associated with the mark not the date even though it could be misinterpreted by the way it was stamped ,
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Posted By: petes
Date Posted: November 22 2013 at 9:36pm
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Nice looking rifle. |