From the favorite New England online classified, this 1942 BSA Shirley was just too good to pass by.
It's been refurbed at some point, with the flaking black paint, Mk1* sight upgrade, and mismatch on the bolt (Fazakerly) and other small parts. But the magazine and forestock do match. I took a couple passes with the brush on the bore, and found some shine. Will need to shoot out the rest.
It has the mysterious FR (field repair? factory rearsenal? fried rice? - who knows?) stamp on the buttstock. Some say that the FR is an Indian rework proof, but this one bears little resemblance to the Ishapore import traits. Painted rack number, H 161. No import marks, other than "England" and the BNP proofs. Good and crusty, just the way it should be!
Pics upcoming, and thanks for looking!
It's been refurbed at some point, with the flaking black paint, Mk1* sight upgrade, and mismatch on the bolt (Fazakerly) and other small parts. But the magazine and forestock do match. I took a couple passes with the brush on the bore, and found some shine. Will need to shoot out the rest.
It has the mysterious FR (field repair? factory rearsenal? fried rice? - who knows?) stamp on the buttstock. Some say that the FR is an Indian rework proof, but this one bears little resemblance to the Ishapore import traits. Painted rack number, H 161. No import marks, other than "England" and the BNP proofs. Good and crusty, just the way it should be!
Pics upcoming, and thanks for looking!
