Magazine Lee Metford Carbine Mk1

[stevesmle]

Mass production of the Lee Metford Cavalry Carbine commenced during the 1894-95 fiscal year, a run of 50 trials carbines was produced during the 1892-93 fiscal year, and a further 100 during the 1893-94 fiscal year.

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[Son]

Mass production of the Lee Metford Cavalry Carbine commenced during the 1894-95 fiscal year, a run of 50 trials carbines was produced during the 1892-93 fiscal year, and a further 100 during the 1893-94 fiscal year.

I am learning a little about the trials carbines, I know the first lot were marked on the right side of the receiver. From the book, the production model was the only one with the markings on the upper left of the butt socket, so this example must be one

[smle addict]

Got curious and dug these out of the gunsafe. The 1894 has the D-ring removed, no clearing rod, and several inspection stamps below. Butt-disk marked to the 5th Lancers.

The 1895 has D-ring and clearing rod intact, no subsequent inspection stamps, and is marked M&D with butt-disk marked RCA (Canadian?).