Gurkha SMLEs.

[Son]

A mate here has a 1913 BSA MkIII that was part of a contract sent to a Ghurkha regiment prior to WW1. The stock disk was researched through the Gurkha museum and it was found to have been at Gallipoli and likely captured by the Turks shortly after. It was in a shipment of rifles bought from Turkey just a few years ago. The rifle appears to have remained in storage there ever since capture. It's all matching and still sighted for MkVI ball. Does not have any markings to indicate work, ownership, service or anything since it's original issue.

I'm not real sure of the whole story, so I won't try to recall the rest. If there is interest I might be able to talk him into stopping in and sharing it's story.

Here's a couple of his pics.

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[Brit plumber]

A mate here has a 1913 BSA MkIII that was part of a contract sent to a Ghurkha regiment prior to WW1. The stock disk was researched through the Gurkha museum and it was found to have been at Gallipoli and likely captured by the Turks shortly after. It was in a shipment of rifles bought from Turkey just a few years ago. The rifle appears to have remained in storage there ever since capture. It's all matching and still sighted for MkVI ball. Does not have any markings to indicate work, ownership, service or anything since it's original issue.

I'm not real sure of the whole story, so I won't try to recall the rest. If there is interest I might be able to talk him into stopping in and sharing it's story.

Here's a couple of his pics.

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I remember reading the article he wrote about this rifle, it was very intresting.

[Beerhunter]

I remember reading the article he wrote about this rifle, it was very intresting.

According to the stock disc, it belonged to the 1st Bn., 5th. Gurkha Rifles. Why can't they all be that easy?