Re: enfield defarb
John, of all the original Enfields I've seen, very few look as good as this one. Also very few have had the additional markings. And last I talked to Geoff Walden, those markings were not real common on the hundreds he's veiwed, but it has been a long time since I've talked with him. He once put together a small booklet on how to correct the wrongs of the Italian repros and this was information from many viewings, not only here, but at the Museum at Leeds as well. When it comes to the P53 and P58 I doubt there are many that get the info that he has been fortunate to get.
Major, most Enfields did have the double line edge engraving. There were some that had a single line, and some makers, ie. Barnett of London didn't use edge engraving on his versions. The 24 or 25 (guage) was used rather interchangably for the caliber, some had 24, some had 25, some used both. And personally I've never seen the diamond proof used before, and like you I don't find any mention to it in any of my English proofmark references.
John, of all the original Enfields I've seen, very few look as good as this one. Also very few have had the additional markings. And last I talked to Geoff Walden, those markings were not real common on the hundreds he's veiwed, but it has been a long time since I've talked with him. He once put together a small booklet on how to correct the wrongs of the Italian repros and this was information from many viewings, not only here, but at the Museum at Leeds as well. When it comes to the P53 and P58 I doubt there are many that get the info that he has been fortunate to get.
Major, most Enfields did have the double line edge engraving. There were some that had a single line, and some makers, ie. Barnett of London didn't use edge engraving on his versions. The 24 or 25 (guage) was used rather interchangably for the caliber, some had 24, some had 25, some used both. And personally I've never seen the diamond proof used before, and like you I don't find any mention to it in any of my English proofmark references.
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