show off your smle with volley sights

[smle13]

this post is to let people show off there smle's with volley sights. good luck!

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[Badger]

1903 ShtLE (Short Lee-Enfield) Mk1 Rifle (click here)
(Mfg by LSA - London Small Arms)

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1907 ShtLE (Short Lee-Enfield) Mk1*** Rifle (click here)
(Mfg by RSAF Enfield)

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Although not an Enfield with a volley sight, it's interesting to see a rifle cut where it was supposed to be. My wife collects Enfields and she has a beautiful 1917 No.1 MkIII* Rifle (137 picture virtual tour ... click here)

Note the large dent shown in the side of the fore-stock in a few of the pics of the photo virtual tour. At first glance it appears to be wood damage from some kind of impact, when in reality, it actually indicates that the stock of this rifle was from old supplies that had already been cut-out, in preparation for installing the front volley sight. By the time this rifle had been manufactured in 1917, the use of front and rear volley sights on No.1 rifles had been discontinued, as of January 1916.


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The rifle shown in the virtual tour is correctly serial number matched and in addition, is equipped with a very rare Flanders Flap. This flap was designed to keep the mud out of the barrel, but was spring mounted so it could easily be opened, or flip out of the way if the soldier accidentally discharged his rifle without opening it.

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Regards,
Badger

[superbee]

Here is my 1907 ConD IV,all matching,original wood.




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[snorli]

Here is a few.
Picture 1 from top:MkI Enfield 1904, MkI Sparkbrook 1904, MkI BSA 1904, MkI LSA 1904
Picture 2:Cond MkII Sparkbrook 1904, MkI* BSA 1907, MkI*** BSA 1905
Picture 3:MkIII Enfield 1907, MkIII Enfield 1908, MkIII Bsa 1908, MkIII LSA 1908
Picture 4:Cond MkIV Enfield 1908, MkIII Enfield 1910, MkI**I.P. BSA 1904, MkIII Enfield 1908
Picture 5:MkIII Enfield 1915, MkIII H.T.(Aust) Lithgow 1916/1945
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[Mk VII]

Strangely Brown showing a Mk.1 which he had the time.

http://www.fototime.com/%7B2FEE564A-....left.side.jpg

and a 1909 or so commercial Mk.III which I own.

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[smle13]

beutiful rifles, anymore?

[Jollygreenslugg]

Picture 5:MkIII Enfield 1915, MkIII H.T.(Aust) Lithgow 1916/1945
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Very nice rifles. I'm particularly interested in the last shot. I've never seen a Lithgow HT with original furniture. I understood that they were restocked in coachwood. At least every one I've seen has been so treated. Do you have any information on this rifle; is the forestock numbered to the rifle?

Cheers,
Matt

[RangeRover]

Just the one for me. A 1910 Enfield, all-matching, converted to No. 2 Mk IV in NZ in the 20s. Accurate as all get out.

[Beerhunter]

Not actually a volley sight but where one would have been had it ever been fitted. What is interesting about the dip in the woodwork is that it is on the furniture of a 1936 BSA Commercial. The woodwork appears to be original which means that it sat around for sat around in BSA for twenty years until a use was found for it.

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Sorry about the quality of the pic.

[snorli]

Difficult to say, as the rifle has been renumbered when rebuilt to H.T. The number on the forestock do not match the new number on the rifle, however the buttstock bears clear Lithgow 1916 markings, and appears to match the forestock in appearence.