Another "treacle rifle" - FTR No.1MKIII*

[Patrick Chadwick]

Sorry, I should have said that the small mark below the E on the knoxform is indeed a German nitro-proof mark, applied when the rifle was imported. It is the hollow/doubled F in a circle that must be a clue. And the P, of course. According to Skennerton, the P signifies a replacement barrel.

Resisting the urge to pull up the plant to see how the roots are growing, I do not wish to dismantle the rifle before a firing test, and thus disturb a setup that may be just right, merely from impatience to satisfy my curiosity about its history.

P.S: Frederick303, would the FF stand for Fianna Fail?

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It is definitely an Irish rifle. My guess is based on the markings that it has a replaced 1938 or possibly 1937 barrel date. The barrel will be most likely an Enfield barrel and will also bear a FF in a circle mark.

Thanks again! That was the key info. The FF is identical to the one shown here:

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread....ht=Fianna+Fail

And I have observed that the front trigger guard screw is not original. So any arsenal setup has already been disturbed. So I AM going to pull up this plant to examine its roots (or rather, barrel markings).