Would it be an obstacle to get the rifle CIP proofed Promo? I am regularly back & forth to Birmingham Proof House with SMLE's..........In fact I have three there (plus a No4) being done at the moment. I only take in the metalwork so as to avoid the risk of damage to forends/butts & so on.

My Evans mounts came from the same place as my SMLE/Aldis/H&H rifle body - Fultons' junk box, although admittedly that was thirty years ago & I doubt there's much WW1 treasure left in there now. More recently a most kind Aussie forummer let me have a super set of rings as those on my Evans scope had been slightly modified & then functionally, but not very prettily, repaired.

You mean you're not going to try & buy the Evans single mount from the IWM?!*?