usnmars 136 Posted August 4, 2011 Well I had this old enfield for a while and never got to decosmoing it. Well I did today and found some cool shiat out about it. At first it looked like horrible shellac on the stock. WRONG- it was dried cosmo, it wiped right off with just a little WD-40. Then I noticed it is Parkerized and has a bunch more stamps on it than usual. Upon further inspection, there is remnants of welds on the side of the receiver, right where scope mounts would go. I had an EX SNIPER No1 Mk3 Lithgow for a while and never knew it. I brought it over to a friends place and he is a true firearms expert, and he agreed 100% I have an ex sniper Lithgow, and a plus it isn't import marked! WOO HOOOO!!!!!!! The pink unicorn strikes again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hiker88 22 Posted August 4, 2011 Congrats! Will you keep it as is or are you going to "restore" it back to a sniper Enfield? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usnmars 136 Posted August 4, 2011 nah, it is going to stay exactly the way it is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usnmars 136 Posted August 4, 2011 note in the second pic you can see one of the welds fairly clear in the upper left side Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt6669 71 Posted August 4, 2011 :fugg: :fugg: :fugg: :fugg: :fugg: :fugg: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt6669 71 Posted August 4, 2011 r u kidding me the freaking smiley's don't work because it says f uck in it. WTF maks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CageFighter 236 Posted August 4, 2011 I got a rifle u can get the comsoline out if u have too much time on ur hands! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
claptrap 0 Posted August 4, 2011 thats awesome man, like finding money in your pants pockets awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
67gtonut 847 Posted August 4, 2011 Eric...... A freakin dog can take a crap on your lawn..... and a pot of gold would appear from it..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XDJohnTact 49 Posted August 4, 2011 That is a beautiful piece! Congrats on the score! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tuktuk 16 Posted August 5, 2011 and u are keep making it worse and worse .... I'm just gonna go, lock myself in a closet and cry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfy 51 Posted August 5, 2011 This should be a Marketplace thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,878 Posted August 5, 2011 Darn you and your Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted August 5, 2011 Oh Eric, your so cute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfy 51 Posted August 5, 2011 I can't put my finger on it but there is something "off" in that pic?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usnmars 136 Posted August 5, 2011 I am going to dig through and find something else to decosmo tomorrow. Maybe I'll find Stalin's personal rifle...... ROFLMAO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usnmars 136 Posted August 6, 2011 I will get some pics for you once I get moving around and finish my coffee. I took the entire rifle completely down to parade rest. My bolt tool came in handy, it was so caked with cosmo you could barely move the bolt.... let alone try to fire it. The brass recoil plates are on the forend. The stamping on the stock is: MA LITHGOW SMLE MKIII* HV 1943 the barrel is a 5 groove and dated 1943 I shot the rifle yesterday and was hitting golf balls consistantly at 100 with 1941 Winchester surplus(for some odd reason golf balls were all over my range ), so accuracy is exceptional with this one. It's a dream to shoot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usnmars 136 Posted August 6, 2011 I posted this on another forum for some info and it's kinda funny. Many people are saying it's nothing just part of the heat treat process, but yet my PM box is full of people offering me a ton of money for it LOL. Kinda makes you wonder....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XDJohnTact 49 Posted August 6, 2011 I posted this on another forum for some info and it's kinda funny. Many people are saying it's nothing just part of the heat treat process, but yet my PM box is full of people offering me a ton of money for it LOL. Kinda makes you wonder....... Hahaha, I love those posts! It is a piece of crap but I will take it off your hand for a bunch of pennies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites