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Post by britplumber on Mar 11, 2006 14:29:45 GMT 1
I'm wondering what parts of the early guns would be marked with the BSA crossed rifles logo. I know of the following,
mk1 carry handle and barrel sleave,
mk1 bipod feet,
mk1 bipod legs,
mk1 bipod leg catches,
mk1 wood stock,
mk1 butt plate,
mk1 butt plate spoon,
mk1 butt plate catch,
mk1 butt, sling swivel plates, left and right
mk1 rear tripod mounting bracket,
rear tripod mounting pin
front tripod mounting pin
cover cocking handle slide
Does any one have a bipod sleave marked with the crossed rifles? I have one marked B.S.A. but dont know if this is the original type or a later type?
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Post by britplumber on Mar 11, 2006 14:34:08 GMT 1
OK I didnt write sthingy after butt plate, its another auto edit censor sthingy.
it lets me write spooon though!!
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Post by Kev on Mar 11, 2006 15:00:35 GMT 1
Complete butt assembly wood and metal fixtures and fittings.
Butt grip AA complete.
Bipod assembly complete.
Carry handle assembly complete.
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Tim
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Post by Tim on Mar 11, 2006 17:07:02 GMT 1
Hi thier ,
IF , by bipod sleeve you mean the bipod head that locates onto the gas ports, yes the early ones were done by BSA and have the stacked rifle logo..
My 37 has one fitted. Pretty d**n small tho .
regards
Tim
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Post by britplumber on Mar 11, 2006 19:17:22 GMT 1
Thats what I meant, Mine has B.S.A. but no logo so must be a later one.
Kev, bet you dont have any BSA repro AA but handles?? Go on, tell me you do!!
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Post by Kev on Mar 11, 2006 20:43:02 GMT 1
......so you want me to lie do you ? ;D
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Post by britplumber on Mar 11, 2006 21:35:36 GMT 1
Kev, I'm getting like you now, remember that bipod you had, and it matched a gun in Canada. I've just realised that the lower of one of my guns is the matching lower slide for a gun owned by a guy on the WWII reenacting forum. Its a small world!
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Post by Kev on Mar 11, 2006 22:50:56 GMT 1
Are you going to come an arrangement with him ?......or beat the crap out of him until he hands it over ? ;D
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pongo
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Post by pongo on Mar 11, 2006 23:05:14 GMT 1
My 1941 Enfield Mk1m has got a bipod sleave with the crossed rifles on,as well as a lot of other BSA marked parts
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Post by mattgibbs on Mar 12, 2006 0:16:24 GMT 1
Its funny how the lower slides sometimes end up being different, but also slightly annoying. It happens to be the case with my Mk1 1938. I don't know why but the numbers vary by 1 ;D Is it just the case that somewhere along the line they were mismatched, its highly unlikely that they were dished out and the same Inf. Coy got consecutively numbered guns, or is it?
Regards
Matt
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Post by britplumber on Mar 12, 2006 12:34:17 GMT 1
Kev, were coming to an arrangement, his gun has a mk2 lower on it so I said he could have my mk1 lower in exchange for his mk2 with a little cash as I think it will devalue my mk1. We will see what happens.
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pongo
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Post by pongo on Mar 12, 2006 20:37:42 GMT 1
I have got a mag marked with the BSA crossed rifles the only other markings are a crown and a large number 7
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Post by britplumber on Mar 14, 2006 18:33:16 GMT 1
Any one know if a single capital 'B' would be B.S.A.? I've got lots of parts with just a single B and wondered if it would be BSA or something else?
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Post by Kev on Mar 14, 2006 19:20:20 GMT 1
Capital 'B' is indeed BSA.
Change over from BSA and piled rifles logo to 'B' was (AFAIK) August 1940 and is a usefull reference for matching parts to a pre or post dated Bren.
On some items the M47 code for BSA is used followed by the suffix A,B or C
M47A - BSA Small Heath
M47B - BSA Redditch
M47C - BSA Shirley
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Post by britplumber on Mar 14, 2006 20:43:13 GMT 1
Any Ideas when they used Just B.S.A. with no stacked rifle logo?
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