Are these markings unusual?

**Klondike** · 10-05-2009 01:38 PM

It looks like this 1917 MkIII* was sold to India at some time but there are just a bunch of stamps on this old piece. Anything unusual?

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**jona** · 10-05-2009 05:50 PM

Possibly Ghurka issue. The bayonet is a WW II refinish Admiralty contract.

**bradtx** · 10-05-2009 10:11 PM

jona, I'm bayonet stupid, how can you tell? TIA

Klondike, I think it may be an ex Iraq rifle. Someone will correct me.

Brad

**jona** · 10-05-2009 11:51 PM

The WSC marking was only used by Wilkinson in WW II, and their only P-07 contract during WW II was for the Admiralty(for about 200,000 reconditioned/refurbished P-07 bayonets).

**bradtx** · 10-06-2009 08:34 AM

Thanks, Jona!

Brad

**Klondike** · 10-06-2009 03:46 PM

A quick look online at Hindu, Punjab and Arabic script makes me guess the later. Now would the Iraqis have proofed their rifles?

**krinko** · 10-06-2009 07:36 PM

The mark on the leftside of the buttsocket is an Ishapore rebuild mark----a total rebuild, including a barrel replacement, in most cases.
The mark on the rightside of the receiver is a set of three numbers---"194" done in a Tibetan script sometimes used in Nepal.
So go with Gurkha.
-----krinko

PS. Source for the Tibetan script information is "South Asian Coins and Paper Money" by Bruce, Deyell, Rhodes and Spengler.

**Klondike** · 10-06-2009 09:02 PM

Thank you for all of the help, it piqued my curiosity. Now to do a little reading on modern Nepal history.

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