Enfield 2a
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Remove the wood first, but I would think brake cleaner would take it off.
EDIT: Guess the next question is what are you planning on refinishing it with?
EDIT: Guess the next question is what are you planning on refinishing it with?
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Bead blast and repark it... but I've seen lots of british gun with a black bake on paint the L1A1 had that finish... B2B
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oven cleaner
it works great on the wood too. it pulls the oil and dirt right out.
it works great on the wood too. it pulls the oil and dirt right out.
You may wish to retain the black paint as that was the original finish on many Enfileds. I assume this is a No. 4. I once had a "US Property" (Savage) No.4 and paint was the finish on that gun although I have also seen them with parkerized finish. The thing is after you take off the paint you will find it has no other finish underneath so You will have to parkerize or blue. Many combat weapons are now painted to include almost all Soviet types and as was stated L1A1 FALs. I have seen several FN 49's that were also painted but under the paint they were blued.
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Actually the Enfield 2a is a more modern enfield made in the early sixties built in india in 7.62 nato it looks like a smle no1. mark III. The paint would have been the orginal finish, but if yours is like mine there is hardly any of it left or what is left is peeling off. If you are trying to get it back to it's former glory duracoat would be the way to go but if you want a parked one here is a link to some pictures of a parkerized 2A
http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=52412
http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=52412
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