i have a recent purchase of a 1918 sht L.E.*

i was told it was rebuilt in 1938, now on the receiver (right side ) is a
crown, GR, then to the left is a unknown emblem with 31 underneath and a b under that, now right under the safety is the number 38??

on the sight is a small clear defined stamp it is a arrow and
crown and letters at

now i , along with all the rest have seen rifles with so many stamps on them that there is not a single sq centimenter of un stamped steel

this particular rifle has absolutely zero dings, stock is virgin
serial number is five digits starting with 2 ending in 8

if this was aresebal rebuilt in 1938, it looks like it spent the last 71 odd years in someones closet, it appears to be a real jewel, or else a very very good (someone built it up recently) beats me, but it shoots sub minute with a sling prone at 100 yards, shoots a bit high with sights zero elevation... (four inches high at 100 yards)

I am hoping to compete with this rifle in the vintage matches with the CMPicon and am developing a target load for it,, not at all hot, substantial load, but way way below HOT

btw

what was the minimum requirment that a brit giu had to shoot with one of these???
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