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This conversion was briefly offered by Special Interest Arms, before being discontinued in 2012. It allows a Lee Enfield rifle to accept a single-stack WASR magazine, and fire the 7.62x39 cartridge, which is much cheaper, easier to find, and easier on the shoulder than .303 British. Only a handful of rifles were ever converted, and this is the only Mk.III model that I have seen. The base gun was an Indian Ishapore No.1 Mk.III Enfield that was in somewhat rough shape, so nothing of historical value was lost! The barrel is threaded for a suppressor or flash hider.
A few things are left to be done before it is ready to fire.
-Original barrel needs to be removed
-New barrel needs an extractor grove cut
-New barrel attached and headspaced
-Minor shaping done to the magazine well to allow the magazine to feed correctly
-The bolt could use a stripping and cleaning, as it is sticky with old grease.
These aren't terribly difficult operations, but do require a few tools and a bit of know-how.
Asking $400, but will entertain reasonable offers. Mostly I want to make room in my safe.
Jump on it, this is likely the only one you will ever see!
A few things are left to be done before it is ready to fire.
-Original barrel needs to be removed
-New barrel needs an extractor grove cut
-New barrel attached and headspaced
-Minor shaping done to the magazine well to allow the magazine to feed correctly
-The bolt could use a stripping and cleaning, as it is sticky with old grease.
These aren't terribly difficult operations, but do require a few tools and a bit of know-how.
Asking $400, but will entertain reasonable offers. Mostly I want to make room in my safe.
Jump on it, this is likely the only one you will ever see!
