Lee Metford and a Jungle Carbine

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Hi all: I picked up these two rifles over the last week or so. First up is a Lee Metford Mk II. It's been around the block, looks like it was issued to the King's Royal Rifles. The bolt doesn't match, but as can be seen from the photos, the bolt is from a rifle only a few numbers away in the same letter batch. A nice, honest, un-messed with Metford.

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The second up is this nice #5, a 1945 date with no reinforcing band on the front of the forewood. It matches, but I am wondering if it was refurbed at some point. It has no FTR stamp on it, but the serial number is electropencilled on the buttsocket, seemingly over top of the Suncorite finish. The stock matches and is an early type; if it had been arsenal redone after the war, would the stock have been upgraded? The bore is lovely on it. Any opinions welcomed. My apologies for the crappy overall shot--I have a new camera which I am still figuring out, and it was raining outside so not great for an outdoor shot. While I think of it, what is the significance of the "England" stamp? Is that something applied to all military small arms which were sold out of service as surplus to the public/exporters, or only those which were sold to other countries as war surplus? I see it on Webley revolvers as well. Thanks.

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