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Just arrived today from England. Just wondering values if it's even possible. They only had 2 checkered ones so I bought both.

 

 

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Are checkered ones usually hard to find? I had to do a bit of asking around.

 

They do have more regular British modified ones.

 

How many different variations of British modified forends are there?

 

Andrew

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Andrew,

 

They are worth about $30 to $50 each, in my opinion. If someone is looking for a particular British sling placement, and patina, perhaps more. I paid $20 for one last year at Knob Creek, which I thought was a real bargain.

 

You may be interested to read through this old post on British sling placement...

 

http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4320

 

David Albert

dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

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I remember hearing that the checkered grips like this one are likely Australian, not British. Of course I cannot remember my reference anymore with my CRS kicking.

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Andrew,

Once upon a time, the checkered horizontal foregrips were not easy to find in the UK.

 

I was looking for one for a long time and eventually bought a deactivated 1928A1 with one, and as a bonus, it also had a 'REME. workshop modified stock, the two screws added for reinforcement against cracking.

 

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S 541933 Foregrip 'S' stamp.JPG

S541933 Stock reinforce screws.JPG

 

I was lead to understand the foregrips had been checked to add grip, when being used in jungle conditions in the far east,during the Burma Campaign.

 

If true, then the Australians, to my knowledge did not take part in that campaign. As well as the British Fourteenth Army and the Indian Army, there were forces from Canada, Gambia, Kenya, Rhodesia, Uganda, the Gold Coast & China involved in the combat against the Japanese, with support from Uncle Sam.

 

That is not to say the Australians did not use the checkered fore grips in other campaigns they took part in.

 

Stay safe

 

Richard

 

 

 

 

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Andrew,

Once upon a time, the checkered horizontal foregrips were not easy to find in the UK.

 

I was looking for one for a long time and eventually bought a deactivated 1928A1 with one, and as a bonus, it also had a 'REME. workshop modified stock, the two screws added for reinforcement against cracking.

 

 

I was lead to understand the foregrips had been checked to add grip, when being used in jungle conditions in the far east,during the Burma Campaign.

 

If true, then the Australians, to my knowledge did not take part in that campaign. As well as the British Fourteenth Army and the Indian Army, there were forces from Canada, Gambia, Kenya, Rhodesia, Uganda, the Gold Coast & China involved in the combat against the Japanese, with support from Uncle Sam.

 

That is not to say the Australians did not use the checkered fore grips in other campaigns they took part in.

 

Stay safe

 

Richard

 

 

 

 

 

Richard,

 

Thanks for the pictures and info! I assumed that the two checkered forends and the plain British modified ones I now have are British and not Australian, considering that I got them from Clemsford GB. Which is not to say they couldn't have come by any Australian parts, or that anybody else from other countries have never checkered a forend. I would have to look again, but I think Frank Iannamico only mentioned British checkered forends.

 

I also have the British modified early Savage stock with the 2 screws. I did a previous post on it - British stock ID. So I now have a complete British modified stock set.

 

Thanks again

 

Andrew

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