New to me SHT LE III*

[SA M1Dom]

Hello all, I recently picked this Enfield up from a gun show. As I am more familiar with U.S. rifles, I wanted to show this to see if I got a good one. Any info would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
Dom

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[browningautorifle]

Nice, nice...it shows a bit of follow up work but a very nice example. Specially the C-broad arrows. You don't get those too often.

[SA M1Dom]

Are those Canadian inspectors marks?

[MasterChief]

Very nice specimen. I happen to have a younger brother rifle, N6453. Mine was modified to MkIII standard and rebarrelled in the 1930S. I also had to re-stock mine because the original forend had disintegrated around the draws and TG areas.

Yours is in much nicer condition and more desireable/collectable than my humble example. Best wishes. Dave

[browningautorifle]

Canadian inspectors marks?

Taken into Canadian service...

[SA M1Dom]

I don't know MasterChief, that looks like a pretty specimen in it's own right.

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Taken into Canadian service...

Ah I see, so if I'm not mistaken it was built in England during WWI and found it's way into the Canadian Army?

[browningautorifle]

Somehow or another. We started with Ross rifles but that didn't work out, troops picked some up and then we started procuring them properly. By the date of this rifle we'd have been getting them through supply networks. Yes, built in EFD...UK. Now, good luck finding the 1907 bayonet that's equally marked. They do show up occasionally though. Someone tell me again what that R in front of the C broad arrow is for? Rust?

[SA M1Dom]

Somehow or another. We started with Ross rifles but that didn't work out, troops picked some up and then we started procuring them properly. By the date of this rifle we'd have been getting them through supply networks. Yes, built in EFD...UK. Now, good luck finding the 1907 bayonet that's equally marked. They do show up occasionally though. Someone tell me again what that R in front of the C broad arrow is for? Rust?

I'm just happy there are matching serial numbers on the bolt and nose cap. I would imagine it was re-barreled though the rifling is very sharp and nice bright bore. Looks new. So I guess there is a good chance this old warhorse saw some time in the CEF during WWII

[RCS]

Only have one Mark III which is a 1909 BSA,Attachment 56864Attachment 56865Attachment 56866 barrel is also dated '09 too with a nice bore,
not everything matches but still an interesting rifle and without any import marks