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INTER WAR NEW ZEALAND SHTLe 22 MK IV* BOLT ACTION

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
INTER WAR NEW ZEALAND SHTLe 22 MK IV* BOLT ACTION

RIFLE. Cal. 22 LR. S# 6560. Approved in 1921 as British conversion pattern, this rifle appears to be a conversion of a 1912 date Enfield rifle S# 6560 w/ 22" bbl. Blade front sight & 2,000m tangent rear sight. Rifle has various British proofs & broad arrow stamps. Receiver has charging bridge & mag. cut off slot. Arsenal reworked stock w/ forearm covering mag. cut off slot & sanded on left side around rear sight & stamped "400 / 482". Buttstock stamped behind receiver "400" having worn black paint stripes, brass trapdoor buttplate & brass marking disk dated "9 24" & matching numbered. Tan khaki sling. MAGS: 1 mag. body marked ".22" on left side. CONDITION: good overall as factory reworked w/ moderate handling marks, fading finish & oxidation. Metal shows spots of finish loss w/ pitting. Wood has Buttstock has 2 wood plug repairs at heel & toe. Very good bore. PROVENANCE: from the estate collections of Charles P. Obremski. (22-1302/MD). CURIO. $300-500.