1893 Sparkbrook receiver! Oh and, merry Christmas!

[louthepou]

Hi everyone,

Long time no post, hope everyone's doing great on this day which is quite significant for one chunk of the world population. Here, well, it sure is a great day spent with the family; quality time.

Might as well do a bit of stuff for myself as well... Took a closer look at this SMLE sporter I recently found.

When I saw the stamped info on the receiver, I immediately told the seller that I was taking it. Looking at the pictures from the seller, I was wondering what had happened to this rifle; looked like a typical SMLE No1Mk3* sporter, but with that date and "Sparkbrook" stamped on the right side...


Once the rifle got here, I was quite happy to see this on the left side of the receiver:


So, what to do - refurb it as a No1Mk3, or No1Mk3*?

Cheers!

Lou

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