Not-the-Enfield-FAQ
No.1 MkIII*
Copyright (C) 1994 by Ben Sansing
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Part Five: ANNOTATED RESOURCE LIST (ENFAQ-05.MSG)
Names, addresses, and notes on where to get *stuff* for your Enfield.
NOTE: For book reviews, check also "Short Bits" (ENFAQ-04.MSG).
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Contents, Table of, MkI
* SOURCES (Ads & addresses of companies offering Enfield stuff)
Victoria Trading Company ("All Things British")
Monarch (Enfield Manuals & posters)
I.D.S.A. Books (Books, including Skennerton's!)
* WHERE CAN I GET? (from AR's column of that name)
+ Lee-Enfield No.2 MkVI .22 cal. training rifles
+ Conversion of Enfield to 7.62x39mm
+ British issue No. 5 "Jungle Carbine" rear sights
+ Long range volley sights for Lee-Enfield rifles
+ Magazine cut-offs for Lee-Enfield No. 1 MkIII rifles
+ Long range volley sights & magazine cut-offs (another source)
+ New production NEI bullet molds (Harris .303 bullet designs)
+ Surplus scope mount for Enfield #4 MkI(T)
+ Armorer's front sight adjusting tools for SMLE rifles
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Codes Used
AR = 'American Rifleman' magazine (NRA Publication)
BIB: AR's "Books in Brief" short reviews
DB: AR's "Dope Bag" section
IME: AR's "In My Experience" column (DB section)
Q&A: AR's "Questions and Answers" column (DB section)
RW: AR's "Readers Write" section
WCIG: AR's "Where Can I Get...?" column (DB section)
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GA = 'Guns & Ammo' magazine
GD = 'GUN DIGEST' (Annual Journal, from DBI Books)
GI = 'GUNS ILLUSTRATED' (Annual Journal, from DBI Books)
GU = 'Guns' magazine
GW = 'Gun World' magazine
SB = 'SHOOTER'S BIBLE' (Annual Journal, from Stoeger)
SN = 'Shotgun News' publication
ST = 'Shooting Times' magazine
Runic substitutions (closest 7-bit ASCII approximations I can conjure)
^ = British "broad arrow" proofmark
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SOURCES
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ALL THINGS BRITISH
(last ad seen: SN, Apr1,94)
(J.R.'s) Victoria Trading Company
RR1, Box 1495
Newfane, VT 05345 USA
Catalog of "All Things British": $3
Specializing in "All Things British", including a wealth of parts and accessories for the entire Lee-Enfield family.
[BEN: I ordered their $3 catalog, and was somewhat disappointed. With my check for $3, I enclosed a letter inquiring about certain specific parts and items. About three weeks later an oversized envelope from them arrived in the mail. Inside was *no* acknowledgement of my inquiry letter whatsoever, but only a poorly-xeroxed folded/stapled pamphlet, comprising perhaps 20 pages, filled with lists of parts for Enfields & Webleys, plus complete guns, books, and "sharp things" (as they called knives and bayonets - what pooftahs!). Parts prices were comparable with Springfield Sporters, but with "o/s" (out of stock) hand-marked next to most of the popular stuff (like #2 and #3 boltheads for No4 Enfields). Other prices were outrageous - such as the No4 MkII rifles they were offering, at *wholesale* (FFL) prices much higher than most people's RETAIL prices! This "catalog", the first page informed me, is published monthly (with a similar catalog quarterly - never did quite figure that out) and a "year's subscription" costs about $15. Yeah, right. Also, their shipping "terms and conditions" (and charges) are quite convoluted and *not* at all favorable for someone who just needs one or two small parts. I'm told that this company makes appearances at large gun shows. Well, perhaps that's the best way to buy from them. In my case, I was *negatively* enough impressed with their ignoring my inquiry, as well as daring to ask $3 for this cheesy Xeroxed pamphlet, plus the inflated prices and general silliness of their ad copy ("sharp things"), that I think I'll be giving Victoria's (Secret) Trading Company the 'El Paso' from now on...]
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.303 ENFIELD MANUALS
(ad seen: SN, Apr1,94)
Monarch
16845 N. 29th Ave., #203-HE
Phoenix, AZ 85023 USA
Their ad in SN, Apr1 94 issue, reads:
* .303 Technical, identification, function manual, illustrated
.......................................................$4.95
* .303 Enfield rifle operator's, maintenance.
.......................................................$3.95
* .303 Large cutaway/nomenclature poster.
.......................................................$5.95
All Three ($14.85 Value), Just $12.00!
[BEN: I know *nothing* about this company, I just spotted the ad. The "cutaway/nomenclature poster" sounds neat, though. I may write them and see if they have a catalog]
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SKENNERTON & MORE!
(ad seen: SN, Apr1,94)
I.D.S.A. Books
PO Box 1457
Piqua, OH 45356 USA
Phone: 513-773-4203
SMALL ARMS IDENTIFICATION SERIES (NEW!)
(neat illustrations of book covers featuring Enfields & Aussie SMGs)
WELL-ILLUSTRATED
8 1/4" X 10 3/4", 48 PAGES, PAPERBACK
S.A.I.S. NO.1 - .303 Rifle, No.1, SMLE, Mks III & III*...........$7.50
S.A.I.S. NO.2 - .303 Rifle, No.4 Series..........................$7.50
S.A.I.S. NO.3 - 9mm AUSTEN MkI & 9mm Owen MkI Sub-Machine Guns...$7.50
Shipping S.A.I.S. - Add $2.00 per order.
List of Changes in British War Material,
Vol.IV, 1910-1918, 192pp, HC...................................$20.00
ALSO: Lee-Enfield Story [Skennerton], 503 pages..................$59.95
British Sniper, 266 pages..................................$40.00
British & Commonwealth Bayonets, 404 pages.................$40.00
VISA/MasterCard Accepted Free Shipping FAX: 513-778-1922
[BEN: This company has been around for quite a while, has an excellent reputation, and carries most, if not all, of the really *great* Enfield references and classics, along with military manuals and so forth. They don't mention a catalog, but I'll bet they have one! This is also the main source for Ian Skennerton's *renowned* books on British militaria, especially "The Lee-Enfield Story". Expensive, but awesome!]
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WHERE CAN I GET...???
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Lee-Enfield No.2 MkVI .22 cal. training rifles
(from AR, WCIG, Feb93, p48)
Australian Military Surplus
5 Centre Market Place
New York, NY 10013
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Conversion of Enfield, Carcano, Mauser rifles to 7.62x39mm
(from AR, WCIG, Feb93, p48)
Multi-Standard M-S
Rt. 1, Box 139
Butternut, WI 54514
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British issue No. 5 "Jungle Carbine" rear sights
(from AR, WCIG, Nov93, p66)
Sarco, Inc.
323 Union St.
Stirling, NJ 07980
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Long range volley sights for Lee-Enfield rifles
(from AR, WCIG, May93, p57)
J.R.'s Victoria Trading Co.
RR 1, Box 1495
Newfane, VT 05345
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Magazine cut-offs for Lee-Enfield No. 1 MkIII rifles
(from AR, WCIG, May93, p57)
Great War Militaria
Box 552
Chambersburg, PA 17201
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Long range volley sights & magazine cut-offs for Lee-Enfield rifles
(from AR, WCIG, Sep93, p70)
Alfred J. Parket, Ltd.
Armoury Works
348 Moseley Rd.
Birmingham, England B129AZ
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New production NEI bullet molds (incl. C.E. Harris .303 designs)
(from AR, WCIG, Sep93, p70)
NEI Handtools Inc.
51583 Columbia River Hwy.
Scappoose, OR 97056
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Surplus scope mount for Enfield #4 MkI(T)
(from AR, WCIG, May92, p68)
Springfield Sporters
RD 1
Penn Run, PA 15765
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Armorer's front sight adjusting tools, or "cramps", for SMLE rifles
(from AR, WCIG, Jul87, p71)
Navy Arms Co., Inc.
669 Bergen Blvd.
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
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