.22 RF Pattern 1914 Short rifle No.1

[Buccaneer]

I have a particular "thing" about sub calibre training rifles and was lucky enough to find this one at the recent "Pheonix" meeting at Bisley. The rifle started life as a Mark 1* Lee Enfield made by B.S.A. & Co in 1901, it was then converted at Enfield in 1905 into a "SMLE Rifle Mk11 Cond", it's fitted with a mag cut off so it was done for the Navy. It's final incarnation saw it being converted by A.G.Parker into a ".22 RF Pattern 1914 No1". This was done by boreing out the .303 barrel and fitting a "Parker Tube" .22 liner. Considering its age and the amount of work that has been done over the years it is not in bad condition with a very good bore. This rifle is like a history book as there are proof / inspection / identifaction marks on almost every surface!!! Page 485 of "The Lee Enfield" has a full description for anyone who may be interested.
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