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Here is an Australianicon cord bound rifle, note no reenforcing bolt to the stock. Its a matched 1921 assembled Lithgow Mk III*. It looks OK to me and has been this way for a long time.

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The second rifle is a much later clamped 1949 Ishapore Mk III* as a nice contrast. Both were obtained at the same time not to long ago.

I'm still to see a nice wire bound SMLE to round out the set.