Working on a 1924 SMLE V restoration and I'm wondering about the unit disks. The original short butt stock was damaged beyond good looking repair. I recently found a NOS walnut EFD normal length butt stock of unknown date that is a spot on color, ageing, and wear match to the rest of the wood. The only difference to this stock and the original, is that the original had a unit disk, and my replacement does not. I can cut a unit disk pocket, and have done it before on newly produced stocks, but given this replacement stock is original, I don't want to ruin it. The unit disk has Farsi markings, and was definitely on the short stock for while.
How common was the unit disk on SMLE V, and is it more correct with or without it?
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