posting a 'this year" aquisition , no1 mkV

[A square 10]

this is my most recently aquired rifle , and its probably my first thread start at this forum , meant to be more active when i registered but time slips away , i recognise some names and some others look vaguely familiar , hope its of interest to those who have not seen it elsewhere ,


its a 1923 , mkV trials rifle ,

its all matching



with the right parts


and an interesting novelty of a correct vintage coin in place of the marking disc ,


it holds a place of prominence in my cabinet and has been fitted with correct sling , buttrap cleaning kit , and vintage P1907 bayonet

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[Pete04]

Very nice!! Thanks for sharing. I'd like to have a gun safe/display case like that. Very nice indeed!
Pete

[Badger]

Welcome back A square 10 ....

A beautiful piece and certainly a rarity.

I think there were only about 20,000 of these rifles made between 1922-1924.

I think while you were away we added one of these to the England - Milsurp Knowledge Library (click here)

Yours is a 1923, whereas the one in the library is a 1924 ShtLE (Short Lee-Enfield) No.1 MkV Rifle (Mfg by RSAF Enfield) ........... click here.

Regards,
Badger

[Claven2]

GREAT looking example!!

[sdh1911]

A very fine example, I wish I knew more about the V-SDH

[A square 10]

nice 1924 in the library , i looked a long time to find her , im very happy i did ,

[sdh1911]

A quick question from a state side dummy, Is it common place to see a coin in the disc slot and is there any specific reason why someone would do that other than it looks really cool? I've seen this a lot with many guns and always wondered why, perhaps a dating tool or something?-SDH

[Claven2]

I think it was just done to fill empty holes because it looked cool