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    1917 Lithgow SHT.LE questions

    I found a SHTLE at my local gun store and it appears to be in fairly decent shape. The band on the side says 1917 Lithgowicon SHT.LE in a shield with a star above it. The serial number on the bolt, receiver, site, and end of the barrel say 88661 with no prefix or suffix. On top of the receiver and also I believe on the right side of the stock it says 3 MD. Also on the right side of the stock is the disk with an asterisk or star punched in it, 5 / 44 and I believe 3 /18. There is also a shield branded into the stock but it is fairly faint, looks like similar images I have found online of the kangaroo. The wood has no cracks that I have seen and the wood grain is fairly wavy, thinking it is a maple. There is no rust anywhere that i have seen, the copper pins in the wood have a little green around them, and the rifling and bolt appear to be dirty and just in need of a cleaning. Also there is no magazine cutout. Also it does have an import mark for JJCO, NY NY. I have heard JJCO pieced together a bunch of rifles so that is why I am leary. They are asking $350, is that a decent price or should I walk away?
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    Pictures would be of great help. I do not know what US prices are but at $350 it sounds good if all you want is a shooter. First World War SMLEs are rocketing in price in the U.K.

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    A matching 1917 Lithgowicon with original maple stock is not that easy to find and in my part of the world, where Lithgows are fairly plentiful, it would be a higher than average price, depending on condition of course. Going to need much more information but I would pursue it for sure.

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    Well I bought it. I will post some pictures here shortly. Ih kept having thoughts of someone buying it and chopping up the stock. Lol

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    You did good. Better in fact.

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    Here are the pictures I took this morning. A couple things to note, the stock does have a different serial number than the metal pieces, the dates on the stock are 5/18 and 5/44. After uploading the pictures I see they didn't come out as clear as I thought, I will need to get some in better lighting.


















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    Nice rifle

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    Somewhere between serial number 85000 and 90000 removed windage adjustable rear sights from production. What's on this rifle?

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    This one does not have the windage adjustment on the rear site. Should this have had the magazine cutoff?

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    As promised here are some better pictures. When I was talking to the gun store owner he said the rifle was traded in from a guy in Dekalb, NY. Dekalb has a high population of Amish, I am kind of thinking the previous owner was Amish and decided to get something with ammo that is more plentiful. Just a theory...


    On the stock I can see two dates, 5/18 and 5/44. I see 3MD and HV along with the Lithgowicon Shield.


    I am not sure what the M right there is for.


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    There is a 7 point star on the rear sight guard.


    III on the safety

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