Mystery SMLE No1 Mk 1

**Peter Laidler** · 11-07-2014 02:58 PM

Butt discs....... In NZ, we were fitting butt marking discs to our newly issued Lithgow icon

made L2A1 rifles, issued from the big Ordnance Depot at Ngaruawahia to the Northern based Infantry units in 1968. Why, I never knew - but I just did what was needed. Strangely enough, I asked for one from the NZ Army in 2000 in return for a favour. And it turned up from Papakura, complete with a butt marking disc!

**Highly Recommended** · 11-07-2014 02:58 PM

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**Roy** · 11-09-2014 05:40 AM

The Mounted rifles were marking butt discs into the 20's I have a butt on a rifle marked 430 WN 12/43 and the Navy were and Airforce were marking butt disks with ships names and airfields for years .

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