Pre-WW1 SMLE No.1

[Patrick Chadwick]

No, not a MKIII
But a comparatively rare No.1 MKI, BSA 1905, with the charger guide mounted on the bolt.
See:
http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=4881520

I am posting this link to a current auction because someone out there might just have a family historical connection to this rifle. According to the seller, the stock disk is marked
9.14
3 COR
1638

9.14 is the date of the rifle being assigned.
1638 is the rack number
3 COR ought to be 3rd Batt. Connaught Rangers.
However, according to online regimental info, this was a reserve battalion that never left the British Isles.

So is it a different unit? If so, which one?

(Of course, the seller may, have misread the disk, and the story may be family legend)

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