Hello to all. I am new to this site and I really don't know exactly how forums work, but I'm going to try to figure it out - - - eventually.

I have a .303 Enfield that I think is a No. 1 Mk III. I want to figure out what all the markings mean to determine where this rifle was manufactured and where it was used prior to getting it in the mid-1960's.

Here is what I think I know about the markings:

FTR = Factory Thorough Repair
Englandicon = British Private Export, pre-1968
GR Fasco, 1918, Sht LE111: GR=Gurkha Rifles? Year of manufacture? ???
Serial Number?: J (over) 58835
BNP (under crown) = Birmingham Nitro Proof between 1912-1954 (I don't know what Nitro Proof means)
Other markings that I have found:

Crown over FSA
M over R
Crown and R4
57

I would truly appreciate your help in accurately defining this rifle and hopefully tracing its ancestry.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Want to respond by e-mail? I'm ajraymonds@yahoo.com
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