Need help with markings!

[Ridolpho]

Recently purchased this commercial CLLE I*. Previous owner advised of pitting and had planned to have it refinished. I'm simply going to finish a serious cleaning/ de-rusting and leave it alone as wood is great and bore is shiny with good+ rifling. Has LSA on right cheek but appears to have been re-barreled by BSA either before or during conversion to charger loading. Three sets of numbers on rifle: 4449 on body, barrel, bolt, butt, and forend; 10659 on body and barrel; 347 on underside of reinforce and on the sight added during conversion. Note that the 4449 on body/ barrel differ in style and that there are clearly older marks on the receiver ring that have been partially removed (a piece of a crown under the BSA view and a 4 and very faint 9 stamped over with the 10659). As you can see, other markings include a bunch of Birmingham Proof/ View marks (leftside barrel reinforce/ receiver ring) and what I'm sure are BSA view marks (right side). I'm looking for help understanding all these markings in addition to the general question of why a commercial MLE would end up being converted to a CLLE. Thanks, in advance.

Ridolpho

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