A No1mk3* with, a really, REALLY low serial number?

[lavoltiges]

thank you for the help
Here are additional photos
for Nosecap actually we see that the number is wrong
but for the rest I do not think there are no traces of grinding
I ask for the disc polished brass?
there is a M and a radical of broad arrow
If you would like more pictures no problem
but I think I took all the markings

thank you very much to all

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[Surpmil]

Now, is it a WWI C Broad Arrow or WWII? That is question to my mind.

You can be sure the soldiers who this was issued to had a happy face when they saw that easily remembered number.

[lavoltiges]

exactly
I ask to know a little history
to know the serial number "16" is this possible, I've never seen such other markings are on the gun and I can not find in my documentation

[jrhead75]

IMO, the 'C' with the large broad arrow is later than WWI. I've got a 1916 SSA rifle that's got Canadian ownership marks, and it's got two different versions, the older one (again...IMO) has a much smaller arrow inside the C. I'm making the assumption that it's the earlier, since the large arrow version exists on later rifles, but I've never run across the small arrow version on anything dated past the WWI era. I've also got a WWI dated, Canadian marked action cover that appears to bear this out (small arrow).

This, mind you, is strictly opinion. If there's evidence to the contrary out there, I'll be happy to change it.