hi i need help to id an enfeild with arabicish and a tigers head stampings
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hi i need help to id an enfeild with arabicish and a tigers head stampings
You have an Enfield. A no.1MkIII* made at BSA under contract for Siam.
10 000 made in 1920.
not that many made.
japan trashed most during ww2.
scarse to rarer of the smle variants.
a great backstory of a young king who transforms a nation yet delivers no male heir but a daughter 2 hours before he kicks it in 1925.
but what about the first batch for the 1200 thai who served in ww1, would have been dark walnut with a 1916 manufacture date?
There's a 109 pic photo montage and full details as to the history of these rare old girls in the England - Milsurp Knowledge Library (click here)
1920 ShtLE (Short Lee-Enfield) "Wild Tiger Corps" No.1 MkIII* Rifle (click here)
http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerd...20_Medium_.JPG(Click PIC to Enlarge)http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerd...20_Medium_.JPG
Regards,
Badger
That is really interesting!
I have the same rifle. A few weeks ago this forum help me to identify it. Unfortunately the wood on mine has been shortened. Is yours still original?
I had one that looked great outside, but it looked like a coarse sponge under the wood! Sure looked neat, though, with that cute tiger face!