deerslayer303
New member
Hello All,
I was cruising the net and ran across a thread on the Jungle Carbine it was quite interesting and the gentleman that posted in it seemed quite knowledgeable on these particular rifles. He made a statement that 1947 No.5's were unissued. Which just by the date makes sense I guess. But it got me to thinking about the rifle that I have. I have had no reason to ever believe that its not a true No.5. It has all the tell tales, etc and is dated 10/47. But the rifle looks EXTREMELY good. The furniture is beautiful as is the metal. The serial number stamped on the stock matches the receiver. And the bore looks fantastic, like new. SO, do I have an unissued Jungle Carbine? My rifle was drilled and tapped for a scope base by some knucklehead in the past ( an issue I'm looking to correct with a local gun smith) and it has a 300 / 600 flip peep rear sight. I have to find the correct rear sight for it. Thanks for any insight.
I was cruising the net and ran across a thread on the Jungle Carbine it was quite interesting and the gentleman that posted in it seemed quite knowledgeable on these particular rifles. He made a statement that 1947 No.5's were unissued. Which just by the date makes sense I guess. But it got me to thinking about the rifle that I have. I have had no reason to ever believe that its not a true No.5. It has all the tell tales, etc and is dated 10/47. But the rifle looks EXTREMELY good. The furniture is beautiful as is the metal. The serial number stamped on the stock matches the receiver. And the bore looks fantastic, like new. SO, do I have an unissued Jungle Carbine? My rifle was drilled and tapped for a scope base by some knucklehead in the past ( an issue I'm looking to correct with a local gun smith) and it has a 300 / 600 flip peep rear sight. I have to find the correct rear sight for it. Thanks for any insight.