Are there any "LES2" volley disc plates about?

[Claven2]

I would have no reaction to you changing parts to other period parts on any American rifle unless it was sgt york’s personal m1917.

I’m Canadian, and same answer if it was a Canadian rifle.

I have not done anything irreversible, I have the two removed parts stored safely with this rifle. A ground volley disk and a non-milled sight protector. I’m changing a few other parts of no import, like screws with buggered up slots and a bent up unmarked sling swivel.

As for the rifle’s markings, the butt is original, unsanded. Marked 1/1916 (an issue date, I think), the original bsa serial number in a ww1 font, HV and 2MD. Nothing after that except the 1913 era bsa inspection stamps.

I think all it got was a new barrel in 1929 and the volley disc ground.

So to each his own, but this is a British commonwealth rifle in decent shape with no permanent changes. Definitely not worth your brusque criticism in my view.

[CINDERS]

With all that happened inter war years who is to say the '29 barrel was not fitted by a civilian gunsmith.
My 1916 5MD No.1 MkIII sports a '37 "H" replacement brl with the appropriate "H" stamp on the top of the wrist apparently there were allot of these rebarreled actions done in 1937 but there is no indication on the furniture to say that the rifle has had an FTR or FR only HV for MKVII ammo & CMF but I'll take it from what I have learned here the army replaced the brl.
It has sold >S< sold out of service.

Like you Claven2 my rifle was a sadly neglected affair, no mag, no safety, no sling dirty as a dogs bowl left outside, the only thing going for it was the price $100 and it being a 5MD 1916 WWI rifle.
Many years scouring period correct bit's and its together sadly through my omission the barrel is frosty now due to me not boiling it after shooting 1967 POF ammo, I know it's a bitsa but it is still part of this states heritage being also used by the CMF.

My 1921 Lithgow No.1 MkIII still has it's original brl but brand new in the white fore woods top & bottom with the date of 5/44 on the butt which no doubt means it was FR'ed May 1944 I guess it is practically unused still having remnants of cosmoline in the action I've had it for @15 years and never fired it.
I got it from Terry True (Dec) a gunsmith in Collie with a Lithgow 1921 '07 bayonet serialized to the rifle & 1921 Lithgow double stitched scabbard all 3 for $600 I made him a promise not to shoot it I want to but my inner voice says No reneging on your word!
Pic of my 1921

[Bindi2]

This post is a FYI to the Forum not a dig at Claven2 but info about his rifle.
After WW1 the Brits returned the same number of rifles to Australia that had been sent to them at the beginning of the conflict as they were in desperate need of rifles.
The returned rifles were certainly not in the best kept condition.
The decision to keep a work force employed was made and the repair work commenced at minimum cost and to upgrade to Mk111* spec.
If the furniture was serviceable it was retained the pointer ground off, the lobbing sight cut off and the rear adjustable sight shaft bent to lock the rear sight. The cutoff plate removed the barrel replaced or converted to SC and the front sight protector wings may also have been hollowed out. The relevant ownership stamps applied along with a return to stores date. Any MD stamps or inventory # were applied by the receiving MD. Some MDs replaced the cutoff plates. A rifle so done went to WW2, Korea, Borneo and many other dustups and came home to be sold off looking just like Claven2s rifle as well as some in my collection. Lithgows as well no favourites in Aussie service just well used serviceable effective tools