Bought a 1917 Lithgow over the weekend, rebarreled in 1945, still with mag cutoff, apparently parked. There is an 'Ishapore screw', so apparently it spent some time in India. The receiver is marked D D with arrow in the middle, and it is marked 6th Military District (Tasmania) My question regarding rifles marked as such is, did these rifles stay in Australiaicon during the war as part of Australia's home defense, or were units sent to places where they were needed during the war? Have always wondered this.
And yes, it wasn't 'til I cleaned it that I saw the dreaded 'JJCO' marked very faintly stamped on the charger bridge. However, I do not think it is one of their 'bitsers', no 'A' suffix.
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