I had the good fortune (posted much earlier in a previous thread) to pick up a PRISTINE 1918 SMLE. As near as I can figure, it had been made but never issued prior to war's end and was released into sale to the civilian market. The only thing that needed attention was the varnish that some idiot had applied to the woodwork. Lacquer thinner, light sanding, and a re-coat with linseed oilicon put 'er back to rights.
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