Ishapore Enfields - Carbine history

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Carbine history

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Topic: Carbine history

Posted By: komet
Subject: Carbine history
Date Posted: June 27 2017 at 12:16pm

How can I find out the history of my rfi jungle carbine?are there records available?

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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: June 27 2017 at 8:03pm

simple answer is NO , but if you give us the markings we can tell you some things of it , the MFGR and date and maybe a bit more depending on how its been marked oiver the years , lots of these saw service in the south east asia area and may be marked to the country/units etc ,

good close photos will help a lot

Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: June 28 2017 at 5:51am

There were no real Ishapore carbines.
Many were fantasy rifles made by converting SMLE (No1 MkIII) to a pseudo-carbine.

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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: June 28 2017 at 7:42pm

yes , i thought i mentioned it , these were all originally made by either BSA or FAZ , RFI did refurb some , may have been scrubbed and remarked ?