1915 No.1 Mk3*

**newcastle** · 04-30-2015 11:28 AM

Found it yesterday at my local gun store - all matching and in good condition and will clean up most splendidly - has a bantam buttstock though. Definitely 1915 dated - definitely an Mk3 * with no slot for cut off in the receiver though the wood is cut away for it. I thought the * came in in 1916 or 1917??

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**browningautorifle** · 04-30-2015 12:12 PM

Got pics?

**newcastle** · 04-30-2015 12:22 PM

Not yet - ten days before I can get it after the background check runs. Serial is Y 601XX as far as I remember. No FTR marks at all

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**SpikeDD** · 04-30-2015 07:44 PM

I have a few of those, 2 Enfield and 1 BSA. I always thought they were an interesting anomaly for 1915 as that is the only year you will find both Enfield and BSA producing the Mk.III and III*. I started a thread a while ago to see if we could figure out when in 1915 the Mk.III* began but It was short lived as I was reminded of the overlapping production number sequence having run through the alphabet a few times making such a task futile. Does your forestock have the depression where the volley sight was to be fitted?

**gsimmons** · 04-30-2015 08:19 PM

BSA changed sometime in 1916. I have a 1916 dated MkIII and MkIII*.

**newcastle** · 05-02-2015 05:31 PM

Took a couple of pics today. It's a BSA. Wood IS inletted for volley sight front and rear on the left side. Will post the pics later.

**newcastle** · 05-02-2015 06:17 PM

Here we go. Receiver. BSA 1915, No.1Mk3* no slot for cutoff, inletted for volley sights rear and fore.
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**Colonel Enfield** · 05-04-2015 07:16 AM

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says BSA removed the magazine cut-off in September 1915, and although they had the OK to do this from the War Office, apparently the small arms inspectors hadn't been advised and threatened to fail the rifles.

BSA got told off rather sternly for being naughty and had to go back to making the rifles with the cut-offs for a short time until the change to Mk III* was approved in January 1916.

**Homer** · 05-06-2015 05:26 PM

Obviously the final machining operations for voley sights were not completed, so I wouldn't call this inletted for volley sights.

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