ShtLE No1

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I bought this rifle yesterday at a gun show for $135. I have a No.5 Mk1 and a Savage made No.4 Mk1 but I am just starting to gather knowledge on the early ShtLe rifles.
I have photographed all the stamps I could find but of course I do not know what they are all about except for the maybe the British proofs. The rifle is of course dirty and looks like it will clean up okay and the bore has strong rifleing but is dark and pitted. I still think it will shoot. Has the butt plate been replaced? The buttstock is loose in the socket and I haven't been able to get the butt plate screws loose so I can tighten it up, they are stuck good.
I worked a couple of the rustier spots with 0000 steel wool and oil and they did clean up fine.

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