Picked up an SMLE, looking for expert advice about whether or not this is a DP rifle

[Brian Dick]

Exactly. You'll always know the Indian DP forends because they are cut out on both sides at the top rear so you can see a horizontal hole which is drilled straight through the breech on a real RFI DP rifle. Folks using this wood to restore legit, functional rifles never take the time to patch the forends on the top to put them back to the original configuration making it a very obvious post service restoration.