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New (to me) 1917 BSA No1 Mk3* PIC HEAVY
Last edited by chuckchili; 05-11-2012 at 08:16 PM.
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05-11-2012 08:10 PM
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Looks like a model and calibre designation to me: (model) No1 MkIII (Calibre) .303 R(immed) U(nited) King(dom)
I'm not sure but that's my guess. I could see this as a requirement in some places where longarms are registered. They are here in Australia and there can be a lot of confusion when it comes to describing the model and make of rifles, especially milsurps where it is often unclear. Serial numbers are often misread also.
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Sweet! I love these old Lee Enfields and yours looks to be a good one.
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Nice rifle dude I love the BSAs SMLEs. You can can get a replacement disk for the buttstock from eBay, I bought one a while back.
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I'd bet the U King marking is like Jovino, JJ CO NY NY, an importing agents mark, required by the feds.
Nice very original rifle, nice. Take a look under the rear sight arm, and I'll bet the same number is there too, its hard to find a no1 mk3 with the forend stamped with the serial, nice to have..
The wood is in good, original condition, with the comment that the very grainy appearance is due to drying out of the wood oils and the BLO finish wearing off. Perhaps members here can suggest how to treat it without altering the appearance much. If you made a new coat of BLO or RLO it might change the overall look quite a bit, which maybe a good thing or not.
If you're stripping it down, take a look at the recoil lugs/draws in the wood, and make sure they're not beat up. Old dry wood like this might be vulnerable there.
Try enfield resource dot com for a list of parts suppliers.
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Thanks for the comments. This rifle IS import marked, from CAI. Its gently marked (sorry I do not know the correct name of the part) on the metal piece that is about 3 inches in front of the bolt handle when closed.
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