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An additional (though rather belated) question:

Do you think these .22 LR Irish SMLEs may have been used by the Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil (FCA), that is the Irish Reserve Force?

I have found the...

Still no answer from Hege for the time being...

I have tried to study the Irish serial numbers of AM-prefixed trainers - could only find four of them, actually, as my "research" relies solely on...

I think one of the puzzling aspects of these AM-prefix smallbore SMLEs is the order in which their serial numbers were attributed - my rifle is AM 680 and wasn't apparently part of the original...

Sorry for the useless question - I have found the relevant information in one of your posts :

"They were re-marked by the British at Enfield lock. This occurred because at the time of the...

If I understood well, the renumbering of the WW1 SMLEs sold to Ireland in the early 1920s took place in England - is that right?
I have sent a message to Hege asking them about the number of Irish...

Thank you very much indeed for this thorough explanation, Frederick!

My rifle has no FF marking on the stock and, as far as I can tell, only the handguard is a replacement part from a Southern...

Thank you for your answer, Frederick.
Could by any chance August of 1954 be the date of the conversion? If this is the case, I suppose that this trainer never saw "action" in the hands of ATC...

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From what I could read here and there, these N° 2 Mk IV* SMLEs with serial numbers beginning with the AM prefix are rather atypical,...