help in id lee enfield

[Alan de Enfield]

i bought the no1 mk3 with just one large hole when normally the no1 mk3 receiver has a vertical three hole type as per pictured.

as some suggested, the one hole one is from india, i bought this gun from an indian fella, but how did he managed to get it shipped from india to Canada.

As I said in post #3 this is an Indian rifle made in the Ishapore factory.
The 3 'joined up' hole Gas vent is only used on the Indian rifles.

Ishapore is one of the biggest manufacturers of the No1 Mk3 (Starting production of the Mk1 in 1906) and were still manufacturing the Mk3 into the late 1980's and are still manufacturing a variant today in civilian calibres.

The IOF .315 sporting rifle is a civilian version of the British military Lee–Enfield rifle, chambered in the 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge rather than the .303 British military cartridge due to Indian gun control laws.

The rifle is manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli, which manufactured Lee–Enfield Rifles for the British colonial Indian Army and post-independence Indian forces. It's also made in Rifle Factory Ishapore.

It has a box-type magazine which holds 5 rounds and uses an 8 mm cartridge based on the 8x50mmR Mannlicher, but is loaded with hunting-type bullets rather than military ones.



Pic of 1987 Ishy.


The Indians have sold 1000's (maybe 10's of '000s) as surplus, the USA has an awful lot of them. Many have no doubt made it over the border into Canada.

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[browningautorifle]

Many have no doubt made it over the border into Canada.

Yes, very popular here too.