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Thomas:
I'd say the 236 is an assembly number to keep the bits together in process at the factory. The number on the stock is a property number. Company? Government? The painted characters are Asian. I'm no expert on that. Chinese? The history of this gun could be VERY interesting. |
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09-14-2015, 07:56 PM | #15 | ||||||
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educate me please- doesn't a gun manufactured in the UK require at minimum a provisional proof prior to assembly??
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09-14-2015, 08:26 PM | #16 | ||||||
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I was thinking they were Japanese.I will have to get checked out for its meaning. Thomas
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This was probably a cost decision. Proof cost money. And if a maker wasn't required to submit for proof, save a few quid, and sell the finished gun where there was no proof anyway - like the USA - then why not? If the gun was going anywhere in the Commonwealth, proof was required. |
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09-15-2015, 11:50 AM | #18 | ||||||
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Agree on the potential for an interesting history lesson. Perhaps this gun made its way to the outskirts of the British Empire, one that was subsequently conquered by the Japanese?
John: What was that UK firm/agency (Ltd.??) that sold sporting arms to British military personnel stationed throughout the world?? I can see the letters: CSL??? Arrrrgh, I blew a fuse.
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09-15-2015, 12:02 PM | #19 | ||||||
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The Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd
Or CSL
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