dating a BSA.Co SMLE

[surpman1911]

Hi there everybody, I was looking for a WWI era no.1 MkIII smle to buy and I came across one in great conditon but the date is faded out a bit on the stock ring and all I can make out is what looks to be a 5 for the last number in the date. It does have the crown and model on the ring still though. The serial number starts with the prefix A above the serial number 2728. I was wondering if there is any way to figure out the date using this information and if this is a commercial or a military rifle. Im not sure if this is relevant but there is and never was a stock disk in the stock which is where i believe units and rack numbers would be so it leads me to believe it is a commercial rifle but I could be mistaken.Any information to help figure this out would help me a lot.

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