First post.......First Lee Enfield

[Gerard Holyday]

Hello all,

I have just purchased my first Lee Enfield,I am curious that it does not have the place of manufacture stamped on it, there is a crown with GR under it then the Letter E the year 1942 and Sht. LE 111*,also above the crown O is stamped it has matching numbers prefixed by the letter M, X is stamped on the butt , can anyone help to ID it for me?or do I have a dud! Sorry no photos still trying to work it out.

Thank you,
Gerry.

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[NRA]

A picture is worth a thousand guesses, I had to to it!

[Anzac15]

Sounds like you may have an Ishapore....is there an 'I' to the right of the 'GR'? (maybe kinda worn?) Pics definitely.

[Gerard Holyday]

Ok,here are the pics.

Gerry.

[jrhead75]

It's a 1942 "Dispersal" rifle...produced by BSA, whose manufacturing facilities had been dispersed to various scattered locations in order to avoid German bombing. Looks like a good one from here.

[Gerard Holyday]

Thank you jrhead,
Now I am curious as to how it ended up in Australia

[Bindi2]

Aussie soldier went away to war with a Lithgow, rifle handed in for repair a BSA issued in place soldier returns to Ozz with rifle at the end of the war.