Simon, a MLM Mk1 (no star) - that's very rare indeed!
I seem to remember that rifles were numbered several months in advance, (hence the occasional 1902 dated rifle with a Victorian crown), so an 1889 rifle was possibly made in 1888.
I think a detailed picture series for the Knowledge Library is called for... woul the Moderators agree?
What is the history behind this? It's not one from Nepal, is it?
Rob
Not sure of its History, I took it in a while ago as a Part-Ex.
When I cleaned the hardened grease in the trap, the original oil bottle was still in there.