303 Enfield Jungle Carbine Serial Numbers

No. 5 Mk. 1 Jungle Carbine All About Enfields. I have been after a No. Im not sure if it was  due to its rather usual  shape and profile, or its reputation of being a rifle that lets you know youve fired it. The No. No. 1s, the No. No. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get. Enfield Jungle Carbine Serial Numbers' title='303 Enfield Jungle Carbine Serial Numbers' />The No. When compared to that of its cousin, the No. The No. 5 was also a rifle well suited to the jungle environment. Its action and ability to work in trying conditions was well documented and the reduction in weight a blessing to the soldier carrying the carbine. The No. 5 whilst being produced 1. WWII, even being issued to paratrooper units. But it was this attempt to reduce the weight of the rifle that may have inevitably lead to its questionable reliability. This mainly centered around the inability of the rifle to hold its zero. Or the famous Wandering Zero. As a result, the No. Full Bore, Service and Sniper Rifles for Sale Devizes Gunsmith RWS Engineering, Devizes, Wiltshire, England. Sales, Servicing, Renovation. D1D649FBC79BB0' alt='303 Enfield Jungle Carbine Serial Numbers' title='303 Enfield Jungle Carbine Serial Numbers' />British service rifle . This may be in part due to the wandering zero, but may also be attributed  to the  focus on the newer  and prevailing  self loading rifles and  semi automatic firearms of the time. A while back I was fortunate enough to stumble onto what was to be my first No. Whilst a little on the scratched side and missing the odd piece, she still remained very appealing. I emailed the owner whom I knew and  trusted and  simply asked is it worthwhile a restoration job. Definitely was the reply. I received a few pictures and the only real issue was the flash hider had been removed. There were a few scratchs around where the forward barrel band had been and the top wood was missing. So here are a few photos after a day of tinkering with the woods alone. The  numbers on the Mag, Bolt and Receiver all matched, but what really topped it of was that the woodwork did as well. I noticed this upon closer inspection,  I could tell that there was some  numbering as seen in the left photo that showed something. I lightly worked on it till I could see a clearer defined set of markings. This is as far as I will go for now. This is also why you never use sand paper, its going to take time for the wood to accept the magic solution and to be honest im not going to push my luck any further in fear of lightening  the surrounding woods and just fading it all into the back ground. Dental Explorer 3D. As you can see the butt just soaked it up and the resulting colour that has come back is just wonderful. The scratching around the front barrel band will take a bit longer, but that will just be accomplished over time with lighter and lighter solutions. But again gently gently. Today all I did was clean up the bore a tad and just let the wood accept the oils. The bottom picture shows todays results. With restoration you just need to remember its a slow process but worth it. It may sound odd but its sort of handy to have a couple of projects on the go, that way you dont rush any one job. So now I need to source the correct barrel band and flash hider. Now heres a trick for new players. Some companies out there have made conversion kits for the NO4s to resemble a No. But they had to make the flash hider to fit the No. So, ALWAYS check and measure the muzzle diameter before ordering and make sure you get the correct flash hider. ALSO shop around, No. Update, the old girl is going to spend some time with Rod Woods, and even better still, I have aquired another oneand shes nice 2nd Update, My buddy and I went down to the range and got the old girl so hot that oil was coming out of the woods The barrel so hot you could cook an egg on it My shoulder was a tad tender, but boy what fun Huns head at 5. Isaid FUN. for more info http www.