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Old 04-28-2010, 07:18   #3
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Originally Posted by Pete View Post
Had an odd look to it. Could have been leather or copper wire on the stock.
There are quite a few No. 1 MkIII Enfields from Ishapore (India) that had wire wrapped stocks. If I remember correctly, the wire wrapping was to reinforce the stock for grenade use.

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