Help needed identifying manufacturer of lee enfield 1918

[canadian1918]

I have recently purchased a 1918 lee enfield and am looking for help identifying manufacturer and where it would have served any help is greatly appreciated

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[sjuhockey10]

All the information you need to determine the manufacturer should be on the right-hand (assuming you're pointing the rifle away from you ) on the butt socket -- the steel piece of the receiver that divides the stock and forearm.

[browningautorifle]

So...posting pics is the place to start. More is better here, don't be shy!

[Homer]

Look here for the maker. This one is a Lithgow.

[canadian1918]

haveing trouble posting pictures .

[canadian1918]

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[Surpmil]

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I must say the fit between the forend and the trigger guard and forward face of the butt socket looks much better than most SMLE's

[Thunderbox]

Its a No1 MkIII* made at the Enfield factory in 1918.

[canadian1918]

okay thanks , as for where it would have served? reason im even bothering to look it up is im wondering if its worth the trouble of putting it back to original as its been sporterized unfortunately , so i dont want too waste time and money on some East indian Police rifle , ive heard they traveled around alot and for 1918 it would have had to be built early on enough to even make it too France for ww1 , were older builds redeployed in ww2? Any help is greatly apreciated. And thanks thunder box , i thought that plate was just saying build year and Model just shows you how much i know about these beaut's

[stevebc]

im wondering if its worth the trouble of putting it back to original as its been sporterized unfortunately ,

When you say sporterized, do that mean the barrel has been shortened, or just that the forend wood has been shortened? More pictures would be welcomed, as usual.