Here for your perusal is my Lee-Enfield .303 RIC 1898 carbine serial number 6648 with bayonet; RIC inventory number 4303 with acceptance date 6-04. Bore/rifling rates 8/10 so it should be quite accurate; can't wait to take it to the shooting range!
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It's noticeable how much heavier and denser that pre-WWI walnut was; old(er) growth presumably?
Had the butt from a Mk.I in my hand the other day (long buttplate tang) and it was strikingly heavy. Speaking of which it would have made a good club.
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Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...
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