A post for Mr Barry

[dbrad]

Hi Mr Barry,
just read your article on the New Pedersoli P'1853 Enfieldin CITIZENS & SOLDIERS DIGEST. I could possibly answer one point in your article. The Parker Hale's had an offset front swivel because for some reason they used SMLE front swivels which are offset. On the few Parker Hale Enfield I have owned the sling swivel still has the manufacturing marks, in one case the swivel was mark BA for Bathurst Annex, one of the feeder factories for Lithgow for WWII SMLE manufacture here in Australia.

 

[Jobe Holiday]

dbrad,

Very true! I was told many years ago it was because they couldn't produce them for any near what they were able to buy the surplus off set ones. They considered it a minor concession to authenticity.

J.

 

[dbrad]

dbrad,

Very true! I was told many years ago it was because they couldn't produce them for any near what they were able to buy the surplus off set ones. They considered it a minor concession to authenticity.

J.

Hi Joe,
Parker Hale would or also had quite a stock off the surplus 303's that they had sporterised and rebarrelled post WWII.

 

[Craig L Barry]

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=16521
The cost of the new Pedersoli P-53 Enfield is listed by DGW at $925. Wow...since the Armi Sport is up to $750 before de-farbing, this is a very good buy.

I figured P-H used some kind of later model swivels on the front, so that mystery is solved.

 

[Southron]

I wonder what is going on with Cabela's. Most of their Civil War replica arms are "Sold Out," including the Pedersoli P-53 and P-58 Enfields! Most of these arms were sold out before Christmas-which means they lost a lot of sales.

So many of their replica Civil War arms are "sold" out I am wondering if they are even re-ordering them from Italy.

 

[Jobe Holiday]

Southron, I've got it figured out! With all of the modern Assault Rifle look-alikes being sold out nearly everywhere, people have been reduced to buying an earlier version.....the Civil War Assault Rifle!

J.