need help identifying a rifle
need help identifying a rifle
looking for help identifying a gun 22 l rifle no idea of manufacturer number 5955 apears on top of rifle barrell and on side it says 22 L with a emblem beside it i do not recognize
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Re: need help identifying a rifle
Well...
It's a Martini. Beyond that, it's hard to say with what's posted, as the manufacturer's markings have been scrubbed off the receiver. Either that or I just can't make out what's there. If I could make out the proof marks better I might be able to determine when and where it was stamped.
It seems very odd to have a scrubbed .22 Martini conversion. The shops that did it (Bonehill, Greener, etc.) were usually quite proud of their work.
It's a Martini. Beyond that, it's hard to say with what's posted, as the manufacturer's markings have been scrubbed off the receiver. Either that or I just can't make out what's there. If I could make out the proof marks better I might be able to determine when and where it was stamped.
It seems very odd to have a scrubbed .22 Martini conversion. The shops that did it (Bonehill, Greener, etc.) were usually quite proud of their work.
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Re: need help identifying a rifle
You might also want to check out gunboards.com they have some people there that could help also. People here are very knowledgeable but they are another source of info. Nice looking rifle, does it shoot well?
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Re: need help identifying a rifle
Here's a link with proof marks that might help...you can also back up the link by editing and see if there's anything else there that might help...
https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/PDF/ ... fmarks.pdf
https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/PDF/ ... fmarks.pdf
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Re: need help identifying a rifle
Looks like it was made up for Cadets at a military school the front band looks like
one off a Long lee Enfield it's odd there is no lower band is it a true 22 rimfire or is the chamber a little large?
Some sites to check is
http://britishmilitariaforums.yuku.com/ ... Forum.html
http://www.martinihenry.com/links.htm
one off a Long lee Enfield it's odd there is no lower band is it a true 22 rimfire or is the chamber a little large?
Some sites to check is
http://britishmilitariaforums.yuku.com/ ... Forum.html
http://www.martinihenry.com/links.htm
Re: need help identifying a rifle
I may be wrong, but didn't the the Royal Nepalese Army armories do a few .22 Martini conversions as well. Could this be one of them?Diomed wrote:Well...
It's a Martini. Beyond that, it's hard to say with what's posted, as the manufacturer's markings have been scrubbed off the receiver. Either that or I just can't make out what's there. If I could make out the proof marks better I might be able to determine when and where it was stamped.
It seems very odd to have a scrubbed .22 Martini conversion. The shops that did it (Bonehill, Greener, etc.) were usually quite proud of their work.
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Nepal had all kinds of crap squirrelled away, so it's certainly possible. Any way to ID one of them?FS00008 wrote:I may be wrong, but didn't the the Royal Nepalese Army armories do a few .22 Martini conversions as well. Could this be one of them?