The cleaning rod goes in the buttstock and the notch in the front is for a folding knife type bayonet not to be confused with the carbine folding bayonet
Hey man. In your opinion I’m looking at getting another No.4 enfield. My warehouse sale rifle didn’t end up being as nice as I thought. Would I be better off getting the original or trying out for a B grade No.4 ? My B grade 1917 ended up being really nice after cleaning
Their grading system isn't too reliable and its always a gamble. My advice would be to either roll the dice on a lower grade project or just take the money you would put towards a original grade and get something off an auction site. You can also keep an eye out for the individual listings RTI has so at least you see what you are getting.
@@tfusilier44 nice good deal. Hoping they individually post up some No.4s again but I might gamble with a B grade Long branch. Finally figured out my warehouse special rifle is a Fazakerly. The bore overall is pretty decent but the last 2-3 inches of the rifling towards the muzzle end is worn out and almost all the wood is trash. Thinking about preserving as is and put money towards B grade or original grade
@@wildoats1903 just gotta be careful about their Savage and LB. I had to send one back because it had a pretty bad chip where the slot is cut on a Mk I* for turning the bolt head. I'm sure they took it back because it was an original grade that I ordered. If it was a B or C grade they probably wouldn't. It's repairable but not easy.
@@tfusilier44 is there a particular Mk1 or Mk2 I should request ? My Faz I believe is a MK1* and it has intermittent issues with the bolt head coming out of the slot but it’s not chipped. I’m guessing worn bolt body or head ?
I seem to recall USNA 98 saying that he spoke with Uli (the head honcho at RTI) on the phone some time ago about wire wheeling guns. Uli thanked him for the feedback, and said that they had actually already stopped wiring wheeling, and any future shipments would NOT be wire wheeled. That was some time ago now. I get the impression that all of these sales are them making room in the warehouse for new and, hopefully, un-wheeled guns! Although, it is not out of the realm of possibility that Uli was just lying! Great video as always.
they recommend to not fire them due to heat treat issues, however out of hundreds of thousands of rifles of which were low numbers only 43 rifles are reported to have ever had issues in service and the major issue with the rifles was ammunition problems or poor conditions on the front in WWI. The Army pulled them as they came in for rearsenal after the war and even saw frontline service in wwii. The Marines continued to use them with the modification of the hatcher hole. If they were gonna explode it wouldve happened long ago with the crappy wartime ammunition.
My friend had one as his issue rifle throughout WWII. He was a medical orderly in a U.S. Army field hospital that was attached to the Nationalist Chinese forces. The fact that they were in a rear echelon role in a sideline theater of the war is probably why his unit wasn't given M1 Garands.
@@tfusilier44 I'm not sure exactly when. He did mention that he was present at a battle in which they dug trenches around and then besieged and captured a city that was being defended by a Japanese garrison. I think he referred to it as a "jade city". I'm not sure of the city name or year though. Someone familiar with the campaign might know exactly what I'm talking about.
Q907 production rebarreled in 1918 ,,so it must be ok ,if they took the time to do that ,can't remember when they started see problems with heat treating
@@casualobserver3145 It's definitely a little more difficult to use in certain lighting and the thin front sight is prone being damaged too. But a nice sight for target shooting for sure.
Nice rifle. That is the austerity pattern stock. Used in only one year of production. 1943 I believe. It was overhauled by Rock Island after ww1. Later it was overhauled again for ww2 by Remington. This is where it acquired it current stock. Remington accomplishing the last overhaul is indicated by the "Frank J Atwood" cartouche. Also it appears to retain it original bolt body. This is indicated by the stright bolt handle. A very nice example of a 03 from the beginning to the end of production.
if the new stock set is cut for a mk3 the 37 rifle is the best choice as the 18 is a mk3* and there would be a large piece of exposed action where the mag cut of would have been , the replacement stock looks like a nice piece of timber look forward to seeing the finished rifle good luck 👍
@@johnp9402 the receiver serial number shows it was produced in 1907 but the barrel date is 3-18 so I assume the barrel was replaced then by Rock Island.
I don’t know bout yall but I like making these more functional, lighten the rifle by cutting it down, adding a rail for scopes, I mean the action is amazingly strong
Thanks for the comment, I did notice the GRI inspection mark on the reciever. As you said it seems alot of the Indian refurbished Enfield got their original marking scrubbed.
I also took part of this sale but only picked up one. I was very happy with it. 1939 BSA with Iraqi marks on it. Was only missing a screw on the cap and I have to replace the triggered guards screw as well. But it has pretty good rifling so I got lucky on that gamble. But for $150 Way easier to swallow
I got one of the clearance M95 carbines. It ended up being a Budapest built one with all matching numbers and what looks to be a decent bore but I’ve not had a chance to start cleaning it yet.
@@thegreatchickenoverlord5976 I might but barrels aren't cheap unfortunately. Still cheaper to just buy an Enfield with a good bore than replace the barrel. I regret not getting more of the NOS barrels coming out of India. I usually relegate any with poor bores to be used in the field for living history events firing blanks.
Try filling a bucket of warm water and some murphy's oil soap. Then dip a sponge in it to clean off the wood with it. Use a non abrasive sponge. Should get a good amount of the dirt and crud off. Then follow up when dry with Boiled Linseed Oil.
@@tfusilier44 nice right on thank you. Looks like I got a pretty nice Remington manufacture very similar to yours. Stock is super grimy but overall finish and bore look good
Have you gotten any with homemade stocks? One of my m95 has a perfect stock but its no hand "dents or grips"?? On the side of the stock in the middle section. I forgot proper name. Seems too nice to be from Ethiopia.
A nice video and good price on the M1891 . I have a Tula M91 dated 1915 , a Remington M91 , dated 1918 and final last month I acquired a Sestroryetsk M91 , dated 1898 . Now to get a French made M91 . Thanks for the video on yours
@@tfusilier44 thank you , besides the M91’s I have the 91/30 , M38 , M44 , a Dragoon , Ex Dragoon and a M91/59 . I always get myself a history lesson whenever I acquire a new firearm . I always enjoy seeing how others present their firearms .
@@tfusilier44 awesome thank you. I got a pretty nice condition No.4 from the warehouse sale it’s insanely dirty though. Not sure on the make until I give it a really good cleaning. Only marking I can see on the receiver is No.4 MK.1 and a proof mark that has a crown with BNP next to it.
@@tfusilier44 I was hoping for a Longbranch rifle but I feel like I would be able to see the name easy on the side of the receiver. Hopefully I figure out the manufacturer or else it’s gonna drive me nuts lol
@@wildoats1903 Savage and Longbranch typically are Mk I* and have a slot cut in the receiver to turn up the bolt head. Longbranch also have different font and markings on the receiver than the British who usually stenciled it on.
I've put a few hundred rounds though mine, and it's run flawlessly aside from some user error with magazines. I use White Lithium grease as recommended by Jim Fuller.
@@tfusilier44 yeah I mean even if the rifle is decent but the barrel is trash I can always get a criterion barrel for it or have Cmp re barrel it for me if the rifle is worth it
Ive got the exact same rifle in a deactivated condition, im a UK based military collector. The small hole on the receiver left hand side...what is it for?....lubrication point?, cheers 😊
@@tfusilier44 great info, thanks for that, I will definitely use that in my video on it. That's an interesting and useful idea , can't think of any other rifles that have that feature 🤔
I find ultra sonic cleaning with simple green for about 2 hours pretty effective on these RTI weapons. Do you know if there is a separate takedown tool for a number 1 bolt vs a number 4 bolt? I have a number 1 bolt that I can’t break down because the teeth of the tool don’t grip the firing pin.
@@shaneconnelly9594 I use the same one but find sometimes different firing pins require slightly different size teeth. I have a couple I try with different teeth sizes I made by grinding 2 of them down a bit.
@@tfusilier44 I had an odd range experience with one of my number 1 enfields, I was having a lot of light primer strikes or failure to fire malfunctions even with PPU ammunition. I also noticed that the primer was not being struck center. The brass was discolored as well. I’ve never seen these annomalies before. Bad headspace? Bad firing pin spring? Bent firing pin?
Almost every single one of the RTI 1917s I see for sale is around $1000 and usually is smoothbore in the descriptions….. there is one for sale in my local gun shop that is an RTI import…. And it’s fairly nice…. But they are asking the exact same $999.99 as RTI initially did……not really worried about it if I buy a shot out rifle…. 1917s barrels are available and are about as easy to swap out as an m1 garand… The threads are timed and they are short chambered. So no matching should need to be done to index the barrel…. Just set headspace with a chamber Finnish reamer
