Just walked into local RFD's on the off chance of a handstop for my Envoy and there on the shelf was a beautiful BSA No1 MIII target rifle in what appears to be mint condition. Apparently it belonged for many years to a local high ranking officer who used it for "plinking", and it appears to have had little use. I tried various offers but the dealer then decided to get it valued by auctioneers.
It seems an awful shame to lock away a gun like this in a cupboard and not use it for what it was made!.
It has a cutoff, orginal open sights, Parker hale target sights marked Mk VII and a semi band halfway along the top forend. The lower stock just behind the centre band is flattened on the sides for a few inches toward the rear which I was told is a sign that it is military stock but other No1's I have seen do not have this. It does NOT have a crown stamped on the wrist, just BSA & Co, so I believe it is commercial.
Is this likely to be a very collectable rifle given it's condition even if it is a non-military Fulton TR?.
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