johnsonlmg41 Posted March 1, 2025 Report Share Posted March 1, 2025 (edited) We have a rare S&W 1940 British light rifle for sale. This is the updated second model MKII rifle which is supposedly one of 72, of which I have two. We have test fired this high quality piece and gone through it and it works flawlessly. These guns/contract are the reason S&W exists today as they were about bankrupt at the beginning of the war. The history on these is quite amazing as is the construction and design. The quality of machining, fluted barrel and other features far outdo any other British gun. These are C+R and NFA exempt. Priced at $7500 Edited December 21, 2025 by johnsonlmg41 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted December 21, 2025 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2025 Cool rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftiv Posted December 22, 2025 Report Share Posted December 22, 2025 Looking at the magazine, What calibur/cartridge does it shoot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted December 22, 2025 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2025 regular 9mm. I've used winchester white box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911 Posted December 25, 2025 Report Share Posted December 25, 2025 NFA exempt because it is a SBR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted December 26, 2025 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2025 SBR, open bolt, all NFA exempt because it's WW2 C+R with a listed ATF exempt status due to rarity, historical significance, etc. The non-refundable payment by the British effectively saved S&W from bankruptcy....and the rest is history! The next step would have been select fire, but the cost due to the workmanship and high quality doomed this gun from the start. What appears to be a magazine housing is actually half ejection port chute that drops spent casings out the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank I Posted December 30, 2025 Report Share Posted December 30, 2025 (edited) Article https://archive.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=2598 There were two articles in SAR on the S&W Light Rifle, I cannot find the other one online. I think it was published in SAR in 2020, it had pictures of the MKI and MKII models Edited December 30, 2025 by Frank I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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