Show your ShtLE Mk V

[tatou]

I just imported to Canada, a Mk V from the USA and thought it would be nice to see the others that the members have.

Here's mine.
It's a 1922 in very nice shape. The forend and the nose cap match.
Unfortunately the bolt does not match and the safety is from a later No1 Mk III.


If you have one i would appreciate a few closeup high resolution pictures of the safety lever, with the grooves and V. Most of the pics on the net are too far or blurry.

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[browningautorifle]

Still, all in all a very nice example. Thanks for sharing.

[5thBatt]

[gsimmons]

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[Peter Laidler]

Anyone out there in Forumland have the cheaper, 18/- (eighteen shilling) conversion variant of the Mk5?

[Badger]

Check the MKL for 117 picture photo montage ..

1924 ShtLE No.1 MkV Rifle

Regards,
Doug

[bigduke6]

Nice rifles, I would post a few pics of mine but like many other shooters / collectors there comes a time when they have to go..... to pay for something else.

[therno]

Is it me or do a lot of these MkV have non matching bolts? I know mine does and I have seen several other examples over the years that did not match.

[tatou]

Is it me or do a lot of these MkV have non matching bolts? I know mine does and I have seen several other examples over the years that did not match.

I was wondering the exact same thing.
I think i once read (my memory might be faulty on this) that some Lee Enfield's were imported with the bolt removed (for whatever reasons) and once they were on this side of the pond the seller didn't take the time to match them with the rifles.

[Peter Laidler]

What on earth is the problem with non-matching bolts? In the real words of Armourers shops around the world, this is what you do. You check the bolt that is already fitted OR take another bolt - new or good used - off the shelf, then fit it according to the simple (?) instructions regularly repeated on this forum. That been done, then you clean off the back of the bolt and then do one of two things. A) put it in the special jig in the pantograph engraving table and engrave the rifle serial number or; B) Put it onto the leather jaw clamp vice and stamp the new number into it.

Label old bolt with UNCHECKED label ready to go to calibration lab.

There, that wasn't toooooo difficult was it?