as the topic says... i went to a gun show and bought my first enfield... i am trying to collect ww2 type rifles for a functioning collection (i cant afford to collect wall hangers only, tho it would be nice lol) so there i was at the gun show walking around not looking for anything in particular and this beautiful enfield pops up and has me mesmerized... i didnt have one yet so i look it over and am impressed...it has beautiful wood...metal condition is unreal....ALL MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS... i was ecstatic... so with my best poker face chewed the guy down to 375 out the door...a bit high for most enfields BUT ive never seen one this nice....took my prize home and cleaned the light coat of cosmolineicon off made note of diff markings and started doing my home work....and now i have lost almost all of the enthusiasim that i once had.... it appears that i have purchased a john jovino Lithgowicon... but let me give a few more details... it is marked MA lithgow SMLE III* 1945 on the band buy the trigger... has a serial number like 1234 A ....on the barrel, receiver, and bolt handle, end cap.... (from what im seeing the serial with the alpha suffix is the kiss of death) has lettering Ba also on all pieces...no serial or any marking anywhere has been scrubbed or lined through... has brass pins in stock along with brass butt plate...SOOOOO my questions...did i just buy an over priced bitzer enfield? is it still considered a real enfield because it was still manufactured in assie but assembled elsewhere? does anyone know the real run down on the john jovino story and serial number correlations? and.... recoil pads...imma about to look but i dont think i have those either... so let me have the bad, worse and ugly
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