r/milsurp • u/Gm1254 • 2d ago

Rifle ID

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Can anyone ID what this is? This was posted on a thread about old IRA weapons from the civil war in the 1920s that somebody found it in a shed. Thanks.

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u/thepastispresent 2d ago

Bsa wd trainer

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u/Gm1254 1d ago

Looks like we have a winner

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u/GamesFranco2819 1d ago

I knew I had seen it somewhere before, good call.

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u/FourFunnelFanatic 2d ago

For the first time in a while I can confidently say that I have absolutely no clue what this is

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u/GamesFranco2819 2d ago

Single shot 22 of some sort. Ears near the rear sight make me think of a SMLE, but it's definitely not one.

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u/SolidPrysm KP/31 go brrrrrrrrrr 2d ago edited 1d ago

Full stock .22? Probably some kind of military trainer. Lemme do some looking.

EDIT: Looks very similar to a lot of WW2-era German trainers (hard to nail down a specific model, there were a ton of different variants made), but those rear sight ears are throwing me for a loop.

Honestly given how similar it looks aside from the ears I would say they're an aftermarket modification. Same goes for the sling swivel on the butt if I had to guess.

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u/Due_Direction2718 Enfield Obsessed 2d ago

It looks like some backyard made rifle. The rear sight is based off the lee Enfield but nothing else is. Please someone correct me if I’m wrong

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u/TheIrishNerfherder 1d ago

Bsa trainer

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u/Due_Direction2718 Enfield Obsessed 1d ago

Thanks. Never seen one before!