Question re Long Lee butt marking--pics up

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Hi all:
I just acquired a MLE Mk I*, manufactured B.S.A. & M. 1896. It is all matching, with buttstock M&D marks for issue to Canada's Dep't of Militia and Defence. There are no issue marks on the buttplate tang, which is typical of Canadian issue--we tended to use the wood rather than the brass. The serial number is 4 digit with no letter which is correct for that manufacturer and date. The buttstock has me puzzled though--it has the Enfield roundel, but that is overstamped with a horizontal, deeper BSA. The buttstock is obviously original to the rifle as it has the same patina (overall it looks almost unused). I'm wondering if BSA might have had to acquire some buttstocks from Enfield in the manufacturing process, and just overstamped them? It has to have been done before it came to Canada, as the M&D stamp was applied just above the roundel and strikethrough.

I will try to post some photos shortly.

Thoughts?

Thanks.

Ed

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