have been subjected to everything in the book about this rifle. one thing for sure the alloy fore end was cast i would say in a mold-not welded together in some back shop.
minimal history. i live in brandon mb. buy guns to fix and resell. gent phoned from saskatchewan with several rifles for sale. his son brought them in.
what a mess-bird droppings-spider webs-dirt-rust-barely looked at them and gave him a price. phoned dad-sold!. carried them down to my safe room. stuck this gun and one other in my rainy day pile. several months later pulled out and was quite surprised.
have seen a pile of enfields & b.s.a but never the alloy fore end. all i have done is remove most of the black tape and foam rubber that made up the recoil pad. appears to be ross butt stock.
basically stamped crown G.R. B.S.A. CO. 1917 SHT LE 111-_ F.T.R. SER. 9894-BARREL ACTION BOLT MATCH ROSS BUTT STOCK-ALLOY FORE END-WOOD INSERT-2 METAL OVALS (FOR GRIP SIZE?)