My B.S.A. No.1 MK.III* score!

[lawrence_n]

For your consideration, one of the rifles I've always wanted. I've collected, restored, repaired, and shot milsurps for most of my 52 yrs. of shooting, mostly commonwealth (specifically Canadian) military arms, and I've never seen one as pretty as this. It's a 1918 BSA with some cool stamps. Maybe someone more knowledgeable will chime in but I suspect it was made just at wars end and never issued. I'm assuming it sat in government stocks until it was sold "out of service" as surplus to needs. You will note the kings crown and "sales permit" stamp on the noxform. Of interest, some of the stamps have been cancelled out (why?). The barrel is stamped "HV-SC" (and yes, I know what it means) and it's ALL numbers matching. The only thing I had to do was clean off the varnish some yahoo had applied to it and re-oil the stock. You can see the dimple where the long range sight plate would have gone but, like the magazine cut-off and other bits, it was never installed.
Though I've sold off most of my milsurps for a new generation to enjoy, this one is earmarked to my nephew. I won't tell you what it cost me, but I fear I could be charged with theft for paying what the seller wanted. To my fellow SMLE lovers, enjoy!

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