1893 LSA MkII Metford

Here's my latest pick up, still with its original Metford barrel.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm1-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm2-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm3-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm4-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm5-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...893mlm10-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm6-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm7-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm9-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1893mlm8-1.jpg

She's a beauty! My '93 has been converted to a MkI CLLE.

Nice rifle. how many lands does it have? seven or five?

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Originally Posted by Fred G.

Nice rifle. how many lands does it have? seven or five?

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Seven, definitely a Metford barrel.

I have this rifles not so distant elder sister, LSA, 1893, serial no 313 B., with the same issue date, 1 over 98, but no NZ markings, your bolt has been re-numbered.

It looks as though sale marks(?) were filed out of the barrel ring and Nock's Form and then restamped. Could this rifle have gone out of service pre-WWII and then been "recalled" for that conflict?

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Originally Posted by Surpmil

It looks as though sale marks(?) were filed out of the barrel ring and Nock's Form and then restamped. Could this rifle have gone out of service pre-WWII and then been "recalled" for that conflict?

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Don't know, NZ often ground before stamping sale marks, i had a near mint Lithgow that had been ground.