RSA Enfield ShtLE Mk.III* Date Question

**kar98k** · 02-13-2021 03:10 PM

I have an RSA Enfield made SMLE from 1916. Is it possible to know the approximate time of year it was made by the serial number? It's a "Z" block rifle, so i'm assuming it was very late in the year. I'd heard that BSA started 1916 off in the "Z" block but can't find any info regarding Enfield's production run.

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**Alan de Enfield** · 02-13-2021 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by kar98k

I have an RSA Enfield made SMLE from 1916.

Is it really an RSA ?

Can you post pictures of the markings ?

**kar98k** · 02-13-2021 03:55 PM

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**Alan de Enfield** · 02-13-2021 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by kar98k

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That is not an RSA rifle it is an EFD (Enfield)

**kar98k** · 02-13-2021 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield

That is not an RSA rifle it is an EFD (Enfield)

I don't really know much about British icon

guns, so it's to be expected. This is kind of why - Royal Small Arms Enfield isn't the same as Enfield, apparently.

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**Roger Payne** · 02-13-2021 05:36 PM

Don't worry, it's easily done. You might have been confusing RSA (Republic of South Africa) with the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) Enfield Lock, the original 'home' of Enfields.........or alternatively, with BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) another major manufacturer of Enfields.

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