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Old March 9, 2011, 02:39 AM   #12
gyvel
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According to Ian Skennerton in his book The Lee Enfield Story, .410 muskets were "special to India" and were "converted from downgraded rifles and intended for guard and police use."

Guns are usually marked ".410 RFI 19_ _" (date). Since the .410 muskets were first approved in 1927, many downgraded rifles from all over the Commonwealth were used for conversion. Apparently, production quotas of 10,000 new muskets from Ishapore were set for the years 1940, 41 and 42.

They really aren't that scarce, and Springfield Sporters sold them for years for about $70.00 or so, and $10.00 more if you wanted a rechambered one.

Today, with collectormania, they have escalated to around $200.00-250.00, but they are still around.
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