german marked SMLE (real or fake?)

[enfield303t]

I know lots think it is a total fake, maybe it is and I wish the person who stamped it would give a testimonial?? To use the word never still bothers me as I learned long ago it is a very dangerous word as far too often in the past I have used it only to be proven wrong in the end. I do remember a judge telling me that something may happen "rarely" but to say "never" will not be believed. I still think it is a very interesting gun and no one will convince me that it was stamped in the recent past, the person who has owned it since at least 1991 just wouldn't do that. I have a good idea of what was paid for it and say again there sure wasn't much monetary gain for the effort if it was faked for profit.