Lee Enfield Help!!!

So I found an old Lee Enfield in my grandfathers garage while we were cleaning it out after his passing...apparently he found it at out local garbage dump after someone had thrown it out so he brought it home to mount above the fireplace at our family cabin. Needless to say it never made it that far and only collected dust buried at the bottom of his piles of nonsense in his garage. Ever since finding it roughly 10 years ago I have finally wised up to the realization that I have something of value (at least I feel so)

From the markings I can say that it is an 1915 LSAC ShtLE III. It has pretty minimal rust, missing the magazine and the leather sling, the muzzle is split and is missing the fore sight. Other than that from what I can tell everything else seems to work just fine. I would like to restore this thing back to firing capable and would obviously need a new barrel. please help me to identify what the rest of the marking indicate and where I could possibly obtain a new barrel and magazine. Thank you in advance for the help.

With the muzzle bulged like that from a plugged barrel and a live round, it may have more than meets the eye wrong with it. This one might be more like a parts gun than a restoration because to resurrect it might cost more than an entire rifle with all inclusive. Then there's the gunsmithing costs to reassemble it. Or are you going to do the barrel change, headspace check...fitting the wood...so on and so forth...? George Regina 1915...

Magazines are readily available for about $25. Barrels are out there (I searched and found one for $60). You can also replace the wood - as yours has been sporterized.
Check here for links to online parts suppliers: 1 Lee Enfield Rifles and Parts -
You could pick up a decent, working "all correct' example for between $200 - $400 though, depending on condition

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Originally Posted by scoobsean

You could pick up a decent, working "all correct' example for between $200 - $400 though, depending on condition

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Where?

I had a quick look on that auction site and that was the ball park prices for No1 rifles, admittedly with a few days to go.
I bought a Enfield 1917 SMLE last year at my local gun store for around $300. They also had WW2 Lithgows and Ishapores for similar prices at the time

I don't think he'll find much for that price now.

To restore you would have quite a task ahead of you. You could do it ,but it would never be a original, You will spend more money than you would to buy a good example of it. These are the type of rifle that are better as sporters instead of a nice original chopped into one. Here in Canada you would have to spend at least $200.00 for wood,$50.00 for a barrel along with $50.00 for a magazine.Add in almost $100.00 for all the hardware you are missing and the cost rises to $400.00 plus the cost of the rifle.I have done a few for myself, but it was something I knew I would never get the money back.
You would be well ahead to buy a original example in better shape. Seeing as he found it at the dump I have no idea if it is a sentimental object,

Lets not forget the burst barrel in the first place and the gunsmith costs involved...for the barrel change, headspace check and possible refinishing.

This is the one that could bee chopped back 5". No harm no foul.

You mean make a famous No.1 MkIII carbine? Full wood and bayonet nosepiece? I built one of those for a friend once...

no6/L42 hybrid?

I say restore her, breath life back into the old girl. Its also an LSA example who I believe produced the least amount of complete rifles. Everything may end up being new (all of which are like breaks and tyres on a car anyway) but the heart of the rifle, the body will still be the original.

That's my take for what its worth.

2 ideas...... 1st idea: Take it to a good, reputable Armourer. who knows what he's doing. Not a gunsmith or an enthusiastic amateur but a real Armourer. Get an estimate to put it back to service standard. It will NEVER be original again by the way. Then triple the estimate and the time he tells you it'll take - because that's what it'll cost

2nd idea., Save that money from idea 1 and go and but an old clunker that you can use. Tie a label on the old rifle telling the family of its history and then leave wrapped in oily cloth in the attic or garage or wherever.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

With the muzzle bulged like that from a plugged barrel and a live round, it may have more than meets the eye wrong with it. This one might be more like a parts gun than a restoration because to resurrect it might cost more than an entire rifle with all inclusive. Then there's the gunsmithing costs to reassemble it. Or are you going to do the barrel change, headspace check...fitting the wood...so on and so forth...? George Regina 1915...

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That is definitely a parts gun. As to the butt stock marking that would be George Rex. Regina is for queens, unless you know something we don't.

Nope, agreed...

Ah, but how do we know George Rex wasn't a bit of a George regina on the quiet? Stranger things have happened - so I read in the more salacious UK re-top newspapers........

Now that's just dirty...

First, is the bore before the split in good condition. IF the bore is in good nick, have the barrel shortened and re crowned. Then get the muzzle threaded and a length of false barrel screwed on to restore its length. Once that's done you can start to acquire the rest of the bits you need to get it looking more like it should.