Santa Fe Enfield.... - Page 2

Keg · June 9, 2012, 08:27 AM

MCB...nice gun...

I remember..as a kid..going into Gibsons Dept store in Corsicana, TX....
There were barrels full of Enfields..Mausers..etc....many old military rifles..and dirt cheap....

wogpotter · June 9, 2012, 11:05 AM

Some No4 bolts were made with the hole in the bolt knob. There were even different sized bolt knob holes known to exist. The hollowed out knob by itself is not a reliable indication of a No5.

June 9, 2012, 08:27 AM	#26
Keg Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2011 Location: Freestone County, Texas Posts: 1,133	MCB...nice gun... I remember..as a kid..going into Gibsons Dept store in Corsicana, TX.... There were barrels full of Enfields..Mausers..etc....many old military rifles..and dirt cheap.... __________________ Hog Hunters never die........They just reload.........

June 9, 2012, 11:05 AM	#27
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Some No4 bolts were made with the hole in the bolt knob. There were even different sized bolt knob holes known to exist. The hollowed out knob by itself is not a reliable indication of a No5. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”