B.s.a. Co. 1917 sht le 111

[Ian Skennerton]

Hi guys,

There was no requirement for sporterised No.1's during the early years of precision alloy, so it can't be military; no provision for a bayonet, &c., &c., &c.

If a few such rifles are noted in Canada in various provinces, it was likely offered by some gunshop or gun business as an alternative to cutting your rifle down or chopping up a good fore-end to fit it. Therefore, the barreled action and maybe the butt too are not necessarily relevant to the item as a whole.

Anyway, enough waffle for now,

Ian

[Paul S.]

That fore end looks like some 15 year old boy's high school metal shop project. Facilities to cast aluminium and drill the holes? Everything (including tutorial assistance) would be there to use for the asking.

[Peter Laidler]

Look at the photos just forward of the front trigger guard screw and it's a sandwich of alloy/wood/alloy. But that aside, not quite up to the usual standard of work I saw from the trials and development workshop