1921 Lithgow No. 1 Mk III Unfired

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Hi Guys,
Had to finish off my '16 Lithgow with a '16 sling and the correctly star marked dumb bell safety and safety catch components so it is 99.8% completed.
So I dug the '21 Lithgow out of the safe as I had promised the forum to take pics of it.

Anyway short story long,
I purchased this rifle and its serial No. to the rifle 07 1921 Lithgow Bayonet with matching
1921 double stitched Lithgow Scabbard (Pic elsewhere of this pair).

The story I got from the dealer this was unfired from the factory (Proofing and sighting rounds excluded of course) anyways he procured it from a returned soldier.
Rumour had it he was weeding his front garden with the bayonet so the dealer asked him a few things and ended up with the rifle and the 07 etc.

So he kept it for @35 years on his rack with the occasional balistol rub down and bore swab (which I continue to do).
I saw it and then began a wait game of 4 years until he decided to start quitting his collection so I snapped this pair up.
I have no idea why the fore woods are in the white but I am not touching them adds to its charm, I have not fired it and the bolt face is unmarked.
You can see the bolt race is not gleaming there is left over gunk on it which I am not going to clean off, on the wrist socket that is my grubby finger mark near the date not pitting.
So it goes to my son on my trip to the great gun range above along with the other 303's I have amassed for him not many but enough to have fun with.
This would be considered a double jewel having the 07 to match dated and numbered to the weapon, and as stated by the previous owner unfired.
Its all I have to go on as the real owner is long dead and there is no wear in the dam thing I mean even the sights slide worm is full of gunk.
It along with my other 2 No.4's and 2 Mk III's the BSA Shirley T will allow my son to hopefully fulfil a long and happy shooting career.

I know there will be personnel that may debunk the fact the rifle is unfired but I am only going on what I have been told and I am not going to strip it down any further than I have just to satisfy the critics.
Sometimes things turn up in our endeavours and you have a find to give back to you all the crappy deals and heartaches from lost causes that crop in our lives chasing the dreams.


Thanks for your time ppl have a good day

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