Questions about Lithgow No.1 MK.III* (* cancelled) rifles dated 1918

[Bindi2]

Hey all I have multiple Lithgow rifles from 1913 thru 1918 none have a star mark on them like yours , they used milled rear sight guards I believe up until 1916.the trigger guard would have a provision for a swivel to be added if needed . It’s hard to find the parts for many of the lithgows here in USA you will have to be patient with collecting them..

A 1913 Lithgow will not repeat not be as it left the factory. It has been through 2 world wars Korea and other scraps along the way, so it has had many trips in for repairs and spruce ups where the parts bin had all manufacturers parts in them. I will walk away from what appears to be a mint rifle with all the correct stamps or one missing them all together. I do own 2 1913 Lithgows one is old worn and looks tired with the original wood and stamps with * upgrades then cancelled and a cutoff plate installed the other is a FTR with new furniture stamped correctly *. The stamps are the rifles History when you know how to read them. What you have is how it left service any thing done to it apart from cleaning is BUBBA at work including sanding.