Jumping on the bandwagon for info

[xxarchetypexx]

I bought my first smle last month and I was hoping someone could give me any info on the marking or maybe a month it was manufactured in ect. I see some of the other threads people have identified smles that spent time with the Irish or India any chance mine falls into that category? Oh and it does have a import mark that is difficult to read
Thanks

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[henry r]

i can't help much, but the bolt is obviously renumbered and the butt looks to be beech which would make it a later replacement.

the stamps like this are the military proof mark.



the " '17 " is the barrel year.

the small stamps like this \/ are inspectors stamps.


it doesn't have the horrible black finish or an ishy screw typical of indian service.

[xxarchetypexx]

thanks! I guess shes an ole regular smle

[Frederick303]

Not Irish.