Got a new Jungle Carbine (and pics of my No.4 Mk1 too)

[mp510]

It is a 10/45 (Octoner 1945) Fazakerly, matching bolt and reciever. Lightening cuts are present. Magazine does not match. The barrel band is marked F over 51 (I'm assuming that means Fazakerly 1951). I paid $237 for it. The rear sight is a F marked micrometer sight. The bore looks excellent.

The No.4 Mk1 was made at BSA Shirley in 1945. It was FTR'ed, but I'm not sure exactly when/where because the electropenciling is under the enamel (I have read one article that suggests that cover the FTR markings with enamel was part of wartime FTR procedures for battle damaged rifles). If I stripped the enamel, I could find out, but I like the looks of the finish The stock is walnut. The bore is mint. I paid $150 for it at a gunshow a couple months ago.

With my FTR'd 1945 BSA Shirley No4MK1 rifle and enough ammo for both:

The barrel:

The action

Left side:

Right side:

 

[Eyesac]

Nice!

 

[Chipperman]

Nice stocks on both of them!

 

[1KPerDay]

Beautiful.

 

[Don357]

Shotgun News had an article a while back about the "Jungle Carbine". It said that the accuracy went away after the rifle heated up due to less metal in the receiver which allowed flexing when hot. Do a comparison with your #4 and give us a range report. BTW, are your rifles the original .303 or the rechambered .308?

 

[Armed 24/7]

Nice...I would love to find a Jungle Carbine for only $237...If you find another, please let me know...

 

[shuvelrider]

Very nice find, looks like a decent refinish. Gonna rain on Armed 24/7, got my first correct JC in 1988 for $145 at Illinois gunshow, got the second one from a relatives estate in Illinois for $150. That was while on leave from Iraq in 2003. There are good finds out there, keep looking buddy. Both of mine are dated 1945 with the nosecap feature on them.