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They are both dated 1943r and are both Izhevsk :)

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Thanks, guys. I'm pretty happy with it! I still have a LOT to learn about these. Unfortunately I've barely had enough time to clean it up let alone go out and shoot it or research all the markings...

Mosin Nagant PU Sniper Slideshow by cjdangles | Photobucket

This is my first Mosin of any kind (just got bit by the milsurp bug within the last 6 months... Started with a Garand, then an Enfield,...

Yeah I'm not an expert by a long shot but it does look pretty bad to me. I've checked those links out but I'm not sure I want to tackle something like that. Anybody know of somebody who does these...

I purchased this from a guy on another forum. He only had about 6 pictures posted and it looked decent (for a first and likely only SMLE) and the price was great so I bought it. It just arrived the...

Oh man I just picked the rifle up from my gun shop and MAN am I happy with it! It looks much better in person! And the rifling is in great shape! The serial numbers don't match but I'm not at all...

Thanks for all the replies, guys. So is it frowned upon to remove painted on finish like that? Would it even be worth it?

Ohhh.... "our" in the national sense, not the "you and me" sense. Gotcha :)

Ok thanks for the replies! Let me make sure I'm understanding this all correctly... At some point this was painted over as a way to protect the metal from corrosion? Is it common for people to remove...

I'll soon be taking delivery of my first Lee Enfield (a Lithgow SMLE Mk. III*) and had a question about the finish on the metal...

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The local gun shop that I'm having my recently purchased Lithgow No. 1 Mk III* shipped to happened to have a 300 rnd sealed can of "Greek .303 British" on stripper clips for sale for $150. The sticky...

Thanks everybody. What about this one?

British Enfield Rifles, Vol. 1, SMLE (No.1) Mk I and Mk III (Internet Workshop Series) (For collectors only): Charles R. Stratton: 9781882391165:...

I just purchased a '41 Lithgow No. 1 Mk III* and wanted to get a good book to help ID stuff and learn some more about the Lee Enfields in general. What are a couple of books you'd recommend?

Hello all.

I'm new to milsurps. I just bought my first Garand 6 months ago and have a Lithgow No. 1 Mk. III* coming shortly. Looking forward to learning all that I can about these rifles!