[DuncanWaring]

I think the 2Bs were built from scratch as .308.

There was an outfit, called the “Santa Fe Armory” in Anaheim, CA, if I recall correctly, that built replicas of the No. 5 Jungle Carbine by modifying No. 4s about 50 years ago.

There is also an outfit named “Gibbs” (in Pennsylvania?) that built replicas of the No. 5, probably from scratch. There was an article about them five or ten years ago in one of the trade magazines.

[ExSoldier]

There is also an outfit named “Gibbs” (in Pennsylvania?) that built replicas of the No. 5, probably from scratch.

That's the one! They built a really cool MK 7 in 308 and it had a nice nickel finish.

[ExSoldier]

My filters at work won't let me near anything directly related to firearms, but I got this page from the antis and of course those sites are wide open to teachers and students: ABOUT GIBBS RIFLES