The Kyber Pass area has been making decent/Ok guns for 150(?) years. The Britishicon bought a pile of SMLE's in WWII for local issue. They make the heavy Russianicon .51 cal MG's. But the older MH's are indeed older and mostly poor/bar repos. The English Arsenals that made them did beautiful work and they stand on their own merits. No letters backwards and everything straight and proper. This auction house will get sued if they knowingly sold a fake. The gun will not hold up to .303 firing. Good luck to all involved.