My Lithgow 1918 ShtLe * Lee Enfield.

[GhostRider]

Where's the 5? I see a 1 under the sale stamp I think. Looking from my phone so detail is not great.

The five is in the fourth picture the one that has my thumb in it. Looks like a 5 with what looks like a padlock or might be a dent from use I don't know

[Homer]

I don't see it

[GhostRider]

I don't see it

Might be better on a PC maybe

[browningautorifle]

Looks like a 5 with what looks like a padlock

Depends on exactly where it is, it may be a length marking...Bantam? Small? I can't tell for sure, where is it located? At the heel?

[CINDERS]

If you look closely at that S you will see it is faint at the top and the faintest outline of the other broad arrow, which denoted on page 82 of Shennertons "The Broad Arrow " British and Empire Factory Production, Proof Inspection, Armourers, Unit & Issue Markings (Bl**dy hell that was hard with 2 finger typing ) with the arrows from the top and bottom means Sale mark, sold out of Service Indication Barrel, Reciever and Furniture.
If the arrows come from opposite sides of the S this means Sale mark, Serviceable when sold, Indication Barrel, Reciever and Furniture. word for word out of Skennertons book signed No 211 out of 300 edition.

The reason I took the time cause of late even when I have stated things that I have tried in the field using the softest wood in the world Balsa and using a SLIVER between top woods of my No.4's Beech as a shim I did cop a bit of a pasting. So now I have to resort to looking through my collection of books on the 303's and getting the words exactly right, yes there are those with worlds of natural skill and training but a small remark about something I tried and worked sorta took me by suprise.
Look for the thread of the chap who used his bolt in his rifle as a press to chamber a round to stuff a projie in backwards into a case and shot pigs with those rounds! Reloading something it was called 8mm Mauser. Yes my small bit of advice with balsa was going to bring the whole shebang to a clattering conclusion
I will eventually find the book that mentions having the top wood touching the sight protector can cause accuracy problems with the No.4 there I feel better now I will kick back with an iced JD & coke and await the next burst of ranging fire.......

Just as a postscript ppl we have massive fires in the Eastern states that are in the Lithgow area I hope the factory (just restarted under new ownership) and the Lithgow Museum are safe, if these fires link up then it will be a fire front of 300klm and the worst is yet to come.

[GhostRider]

Depends on exactly where it is, it may be a length marking...Bantam? Small? I can't tell for sure, where is it located? At the heel?

It's pretty much exactly on the bottom of foresight except on the bottom hand guard

[browningautorifle]

bottom of foresight

Not what I thought then...

[Peter Laidler]

Ghosty, you say '.......It's pretty much exactly on the bottom of foresight except on the bottom hand guard' Come on, play the white man. Just what DO you mean? Is anyone else out there as confused as I am?

[5thBatt]

I think he means underside of the forend below nosecap, i'm thinking a rack number.

[Homer]

Ghosty, you say '.......It's pretty much exactly on the bottom of foresight except on the bottom hand guard' Come on, play the white man. Just what DO you mean? Is anyone else out there as confused as I am?

I've got no, can't even see a thumb he's talking about.