1898 MLE with "HV" on barrel

[hayboy]

Not sure about the rest of it, but the foresight ramp is dovetailed for standard Enfield foresight elements.
I have the same on my 1901 Sparkbrook LE I* which has been rebarreled with a 1926 commercial Lithgow barrel
The E on top of the knoxform of the barrel indicates Enfield (as opposed to Metford) rifling and I agree HV indicates the rear sight ramp and range markings have been reworked to Mk vii ammo which was normally done when they were converted to CLLE (which your one obviously has not...!)

And just perusing the photos further I see there is an N on the left hand side of the butt socket indicating navy issue, maybe the navy did something different with theirs and upgraded long Lees to HV without adding a charger?

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