Ishapore 2a1 history books

This barrel has the chromed chamber, that some rifles had. Ishapore 2a2a1 rifles are made with strengthened steel to handle the increased pressures of the 7. There is a painted circle on the right butt at the end, with 3a8w, 1, and 869 stenciled in the circle. Below is my 2a1 ishapore and remember this, the no. It was the british armys standard rifle from its official. Explore our selection of hard to find bayonet replicas, genuine military surplus bayonets, army surplus bayonets and accessories like scabbards and frogs. This order marked a new era in british military history, and these arms. Its a pretty neat looking old gun, but i dont know all that much about them. I ordered one two weeks ago and bought a synthetic stock for it while waiting for it to arrive in the mail. A few weeks ago i went on a search to find a no1 mkiii for my collection and i came up with this, from what i have learned its a 1944 ishapore no1 mkiii in fairly good condition but i have no idea what the various stock markings mean. In 1904, a rifle factory was established at ishapore, and began production of the leeenfield rifle.

And i have been reloading for over 40 years i can tell you this as a fact, the very first ammo i shot from my 2a1 ishapore was commercial winchester ammunition because the pressure was lower than the 7. Comes with front and rear sight bases, and the front sight blade is included. That being said, there are several books on the history and details of carbines and their manufacturing history. From 19651975 when production is believed to have been discontinued, the sights were changed from 2000 m to 800 m, and the rifle redesignated rifle 7. In 1823, the royal enfield manufactory received an order for 5,000 baker flintlock rifles.

In the mid1960s, ishapore developed a version of the no. The isapore 2a1 enfield is easily going to become a valuable collectors piece, because it is a lee enfield. If you have any manuals that i am able to use and that dont b. Help identify stock markings on a 1944 ishapore no1 mkiii. For several years in the early 1970s, ishapore resumed production of. For budget preppers, i think the enfield bolt action rifle is an excellent choice for a main battle rifle. Does anyone know what the twist is in these barrels.

I got this one from a local gun shop for about 200 bucks. What the ad described was a rifle that would be bright, clean, presumably a shooter. Shot about 50 rounds through it on the fourth and it shoots like a dream. This rifle is the shorter carbine tanker version and has absolutely no cracks in the buttstock or wood furniture most have arsenal repairs this does not. Because is the last one ever produced for an army, and because it is in a. This rifle features a hardwood stock with metal buttplate, enfield style action with detachable box magazine, and 18. The ishapore 2a2a1 should be able to accept the model for the no. Lee enfield parts enfield parts enfield rifle parts. Gun is in very good overall condition with a good bore.

If you have an enfield and are wondering about the history of the design, this is the book. All the information in the world is written in books and all you have to do is read them. The leeenfield boltaction, magazinefed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the british empire and commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. While trying to work up some basic loads for a 1965 ishapore enfield, i found the bullets were giving keyholes with a moa of about 3 ft. Now there were recently 2 ishis offered, and both have 10 rd mags. This one is more desirable as it has the brass buttplate, not the aluminum buttplate which is more common. Lee enfieldgri ishaporeimp by cai 2a1 bolt action rifle. This is my first thread here, and i hope i fit right in. You can pick them up relatively cheaply, so get one before they become so highly valued a regular collector cant afford to own one. Tin hat for tommy history of the british brodie helmet. I recently picked up this 1966 ishapore 2a1 from a small pawn shop in north carolina. A man can never have enough ammunition, books and booze.

The bore is bright and shiny with nice looking rifling. It is full of info more then i could have hope for. The men clutched their bayoneted leeenfield rifles tightly and moved into the darkness, attacking the enemy fiercely despite the machinegun. He is the author of a number of books including the military sniper since 1914. If you are looking for book on lee enfield rifles this is your book, but.

Technical military books military for sale international military. Ishapore 2a2a1 rifles are made with improved steel to handle the increased pressures of the 7. The rifle looks pristine, perfect wood, bore is clean. Fwiw, the only real difference between a 2a and a 2a1 is the rear sight. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This specific book, the lee enfield is the most recent iteration of his. From 19651975 when production is believed to have been discontinued, the sights were changed from 2000m to 800m, and the rifle redesignated rifle 7. Ishapore 2a1 rifle with mounted pattern 1907 bayonet.

If you catch me doing something i shouldnt, please slap me on the head with a strongly worded reply, but also let me know how to correct what i did wrong. Here is a post from gunboards that talks about it and some of the history of these tanker carbines. The leeenfield by ian skennerton hardcover signed by the author. Buy the leeenfield rifle weapon 1st editionpb by martin pegler isbn. Summary vehicle history report below provided by autocheck. The ishapore rifle factory also known as ishapore arsenal is an arms manufacturing plant located at ishapore, in the indian subdivision of barrackpore, outside calcutta in west bengal history edit. However, we stock parts for many other guns not listed here. Ishapore arsenal smle no 1 mk iii bolt action rifle nra museums. Ishapore 2a1 questions on markings all matching, sn c18xx, made 1965, and has sa stamped on right butt. This online parts catalog represents some of the more popular guns for which we carry parts.

Each prime contractor only manufactured part of the items that they assembled into carbines that were presented for acceptance testing by. Ishapore was located near barrackpore, outside of calcutta. Now i thought, and read on the internet, that 12 rd mags were standard, and 10 rd mags the eception of the rule is that true. If any of you are on the fence about ordering one of the ishapore enfield.