1901 MLE NZ markings ?

Firstly, a Happy New Year to all of you !
I have recently purchased a MLE which I'm trying (fairly unsuccessfully) to trace it's pedigree. It has the NZ and 1901 stamps. These are self explanitary, however it also has a couple of stamps which have me baffled. It has the serial # QB651, the BSA stamp and a crown, with the numbers 37 and 13 under the crown. It also has a stamp with an S with another S below it, and lines radiating out from between the 2 'esses'. Can anyone point me in the right direction ? I imagine the 'HV' stamp means high velocity ?
Cheers guys

Can you please post some pics?

HV means the rear sight and mount was calibrated correctly for the new flight characteristics of the higher velocity ammo
The s/s and lines stands for sold out of service, as opposed to stolen I suppose.
The others I don't know...

First picture, and I'm afraid it's not that good. I'll try again tomorrow, might be able to 'highlight' the stamps with white chalk.

Hi as a newcomer to this forum I am not to sure of some of the abbreviations used. So I wish to know does the NZ equal New Zealand or is this to obvious, all help is greatly received.;)

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Originally Posted by rapidh32

Hi as a newcomer to this forum I am not to sure of some of the abbreviations used. So I wish to know does the NZ equal New Zealand or is this to obvious, all help is greatly received.;)

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Hello and welcome. Your correct. NZ is referring to the New Zealand property stamp. It’s most frequently found with a Broad Arrow between the two letters.

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Originally Posted by rapidh32

Hi as a newcomer to this forum I am not to sure of some of the abbreviations used. So I wish to know does the NZ equal New Zealand or is this to obvious, all help is greatly received.;)

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Here's a site provided by Amatikulu with some good information to bookmark for the future. Go through the pages and discover lots of markings and acronyms... :thup:

Lee Enfield Rifle Markings (click here)

Regards,
Badger

Images as promised, any help would be gratefully received !

More images.......

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I think you're uploading small thumbnails, which makes it hard to see them... ;)

Upload the regular sized pics, as long as their under 250k in size, they'll be fine ... :thup:

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Regards,
Badger