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SMLE No1 MkIII

Action Date: 1941
S/N: B68415
Barrel Date: 7 '41

Thanks guys, I understand your points. For me its not about the expense or trouble, it about the history, the hunt, the feeling of satisfaction of getting a rifle back to "original appearing"...

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A pic of the rifle as a starting point. :yikes: Ugh, pretty ugly right now.

I was able to get the front site base off with a soak in kroil and a bit of heat.

Hello again, I picked up another LE, a Bubba'ed 1941 Lithgow No1 MkIII that I would like to restore. The receiver matches the barrel, but not the bolt. The rear site base and inner band are both...

Thanks all, recently removed a coat of polyurethane on the furniture and oiled the wood up nice. Gonna keep it like it is for now, maybe trade for something else at some point. Also, will keep an eye...

With her clothes back on.

Mine has a 150, 100 and 1 circled on my IDF re-import.

Alan,

Thanks, but at this time I have yet to test beyond 65 yards. I have put a total of 20 rounds through it at this point, it is accurate enough given the crap sight situation. The way the...

Thanks for the feedback. I will look into the Williams a bit more with the help of a gunsmith.

The charger bridge is still very well intact, its the sight mounting ears that were ground off.
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Guys, First post. I have a sporterized No5. Someone ground off the rear sight mounts, the bayo lug and put a barrel mounted site in front of the receiver. The barrel mounted site is a williams blade...