Yet Another Build (SA 43)

[Arnhem44mad]

This will be my final wartime SA rifle (maybe😉). I have started to accumulate parts and so far have:

1. Full Type 2 Lockbar Rear Sight
2. 12 SA Demilled Bolt
3. 8 Follower
4. Follower Arm with Forging Numbers
5. Bullet Guide with Forging Numbers

6. -1 SA Trigger Guard (a little bit early)
7. SA Trigger with casting numbers
8. Hammer Plunger, Spring and Spring Housing.
9. 6 SA Safety without hole (a little bit early)
10. Hammer and Trigger pins.

11. E McF Stock - Later one with small cross Cannons and tiny cross Cannons on underside of stock - Will check for
12. Buttplate
13. Screws
14. Stock Ferrule
15. Sling Ferrule

16. Stamped Rear Hanguard Clip
17. Rear Handguard
18a) Narrow Base Gas Cylidner with cut
b) Narrow Base Gas Cylidner with Front Sight Seal.
19. Gas Cylinder Lock

Will keep you all updated!

Scott

[Jmd62]

Sounds exciting Scott, good luck mate!

[Arnhem44mad]

Sounds exciting Scott, good luck mate!

Thank you mate!😃

Scott

[TJT]

Does the hammer plunger have the "wings"?
Jon

[Arnhem44mad]

Does the hammer plunger have the "wings"?
Jon

It does mate🙂

Scott

[Arnhem44mad]

Have finally found the missing War year for my collection: 1943. Has a 45 barrel and looks to have been corrected for wartime. I will post pics when it lands!

Scott

[Graybeard]

43’s are great I love mine

[Arnhem44mad]

Found a rifle guys. Here's the pics of how if will arrive to me:

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[Rogue5]

Cool. I did the same for mine (SA June 43)
Although I don't know the type of Butt Plate I have.

[Arnhem44mad]

Wartime Winchester manufactured. Interesting that it does not have the 2S stamping on the inside.

Your Sling Ferrule also looks to be WRA.

Scott

[Rogue5]

What are the identifying marks on the Butt Plate and the Swivel? I've also attached a better picture of the Rear swivel and the screws.

[Arnhem44mad]

There aren't really any identifying marks mate.

The butt plate checkering comes into sharp points below the door. Thus is one of the ways to tell for WRA.

Swivel is a little harder to explain. Does it have any rough machining marks or milling marks? This is a tell tale sign, also the squared area is closer to the Swivel area than SA or any of the post war manufacturers.

Scott

[Arnhem44mad]

Here are some comparison pics I did recently:

the one with the Sling attached is the WRA.

Scott

[Rogue5]

I've attached closer shots of the swivel. Are those machine marks then?

[Arnhem44mad]

I've attached closer shots of the swivel. Are those machine marks then?

Absolutely mate🙂

Scott