Hey all!! My first posting!

I recently bought an Ishapore 2A 7.62 (1965). It was easy to find research on this gun and the stories of India in producing it. The Ishapore is complete and only needs a good cleaning. I see parts are available from Numrich.

I pulled out an old garage sale find of my dads from 10 years ago. It too is a Lee Enfield based gun but was turned into a sporter at one time, the safety is stripped off, the barrel was either stripped down, and the sight pins filled in and filed smooth, and an aftermarket Monte Carlo sporter stock was installed. No sights wahtsoever and the underside sear portion of the cocking lever is broken off. (Having the new Ishapore, I now know what it is and whats wrong.) He paid something like $10 ten years ago for the entire thing.

The marking is stamped "Lithgowicon SHT.LE 1919" all in a crest. The safety is missing all of its parts and the rear of the cocking knob is round, rather than the square serrated style on my Ishapore.

What do I have? I am thinking it is a No.1 MkIII. I would like to order parts for it and want to make sure.

Plus, is Numrich the place to go?

Thanks from the newbie!
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