My new 1916 SHt LE III Looks MINT

[Galf]

I have a No.1 with SSA 1917 receiver, completely fitted with Australian wood and Lithgow parts. According to the specs/markings it was at least used until 1956.
It seems that some shiploads of british No.1's were send to Australia in return for the supplies send to GB during the first years of the war from AU.

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[Bear43]

If you pull the year hand guard you will be able to see when it was rebarreled. As nice as this rifle is I am curious as to when it was rebarreled. Nice piece of history there.

[NortonJPS]

If you pull the year hand guard you will be able to see when it was rebarreled. As nice as this rifle is I am curious as to when it was rebarreled. Nice piece of history there.

Will do. I'll do that tonight, thanks for the info guys, the rifle really is in amazing condition, hard to capture in the pictures. I'll post more pictures tonight. The conversion from MKIII* to MKIII and then back, is interesting, was this common practice?

[Peter Laidler]

Norton, interested in your logo. Any significance in the NORTON JPS to the motorcycles?

[NortonJPS]

Yes, exactly. I happen to know where one is with 1400 miles on it..........

[Ridolpho]

Ah yes, Norton Commandos. Just be glad Lee-Enfields don't have rubber parts in them! My own '74 has only 5000 miles on it but the isolastics were totally shot. Miserable job replacing them.

Ridolpho

[NortonJPS]

Yes, Norton ownership is a labor of love.

[Father Ted]

Nice rifle. Odd mixture of park and blueing. I've never seen that color on a smle, looks like the park they put on m1 garands. I recently picked up a new ( supposedly NOS )forend with the same cartouche below nosepiece as yours. It's a light reddish hue like yours that matches well with coachwood but is some type of walnut. Definitely been issued, just restocked and mix of finishes. Any new found markings? Great year!
Cheers

[NortonJPS]

Thanks! I did find some markings on the back of the receiver, SSA and others, I've got some betters pics, I will pull the rear upper hand guard and see what markings are under there. The finish is beautiful in person, the wood really is not a reddish as it appears in the photos, looks like walnut to me.

[Peter Laidler]

The only 'problem' I ever had/have is the top engine steady fracturing, even the latest box section ones. Can I have a nice picture of the JPS Commando JPS. Just a slight blip of the throttle and the distinct roar of a Commando does it for me............. No tinny Japanese bumble-bee in a jam jar noise there lads.............