Help with manf. date

[twobravo]

I have a No1 Mk lll*. The S # is 92076 and a Y under the number. It is a India wire wrapped. All #'s match including the Mag. The info on the right side under the bolt is not there. But on the left is No1 Mklll* and FR 47. Stamped on the Rec. is a Crown and GRI. The stock has a brass butt plate and is stamped with an S by the trigger guard.

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[bradtx]

twobravo, It's nearly impossible to tell the origin of a scrubbed wire wrap. 1947 is the year it was rebuilt. The good news is that the vast majority are very good shooters.

Brad

[twobravo]

Thanks for the reply.

[Claven2]

Agreed with above.

What you have is a post-war refurb of what is probably (based on statistics) a ww2 era rifle - but could just as easily be made as early as 1915 when the receivers of SMLE's began to be made as MkIII*'s instead of MkIII's.

After the war, India salvaged a great many MkIII* receivers from guns that were rendered unserviceable for a variety of reasons during the war, and made new guns of them - like yours. Sometimes, but not always, the manufacturer's original markings were scrubbed off. For all intents and purposes though, your rifle is a newly made 1947 Ishapore whose receiver just happens to be re-used from an earlier rifle.