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John:
Between the wars BSA made a small number of "High Power" rifles based on surplus P14 actions, and these were retailed in greater numbers after WWII as the BSA Models D and E. I believe Models A through E were available at one time or another, but only the Models D and E are shown in the Parker Hale catalogue of 1954. I have a nice example of the Model E, the highest grade, that was a farm rifle in Zim prior to Uncle Bob's "repatriations" at which time the previous owner emigrated to Australia.
Long story, apologies, but my point is that cutting off the ears and rounding the rear bridge was a successful commercial modification in the UK for several decades.

Here is a pic from another website:

You can see that the large oval hole has been filled.

and another...


One more...


If I get time tomorrow I'll photograph the one in my custody.
Hope this is of some use.

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The photos here are of my Model E without the Parker-Hale 6E sporting aperture sight and the Model D or C. This one was in too bad shape to know for sure having been cut about. This one still needs a decent replacement stock but now has a unused BSA barrel fitted that was Ball Burnished by AG. Parkers. There is still some work to do and maybe straighten out the dog leg on the bolt which is quite pitted:-



As can be seen here. The "new" barrel is actually of 1954 vintage if we go by the view marks:-









and it has a nice tight bore the cast lead bullets bore riding nose measures 0.301". The barrel breeched up with minimum headspace and ahs bee blacled as as the action:-



It currenty sits in this P-H altered semi sport/target stock that came off a knackered P-H altered P-14 and that is why it needs a nice decent stock of the correct sporting style.

The Model E has a new Redfield sporting aperture sight fitted to it with a Watson fore sight element. I need to get new photos of it after losign access to my Picturetrail account.