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    Help with a barrel marking

    Hello all! Been a little while since posting but anyways. So I got my 5th SMLE now. Its a 1908 Enfield made SMLE. Taken into Australianicon service in June 1910 and is WA stamped. All matching and not III*, still a III with no FTR markings on it however has had new forend placed on it. Its been through the works a bit I think. Question I have is that on the Barrel (H Barrel) it has a T stamped on it. Was re-barreled in 3 - '44. What would the 'T' stand for? Blurry pic of barrel but can slightly be made out. Hope everyone is having a good day.
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    The only T marking I could find in the Broard Arrow By Skennertonicon was; T - Mk III - III*, Location Back sight Bed ~ Tapered pin fitted instead of parallel pin, inserted from the left hand side, in future manufacture ore repair. Announced List of changes - 26030.
    HV = sighted for the MkVII round should have a MkVII proofing stamp on the side of the barrel knox form.
    The 4 could denote 4th Military District which is South Australiaicon (4MD) should be stamped on the reinforce on the receiver if not then it may be that butt was from another rifle re-stamped who knows clear pics of the wrist markings and any others would assist with a more detailed response from those with more knowledge than I on the matter..
    I also notice it has the "H" stamped on the butt top wrist denoting a heavy barrel fitted but I do not see the H stamp on the barrel knox form (My Lithgow '16 Mk III* has the wrist stamp & H on the barrel knox form as it had a heavy barrel fitted in 1937.)
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    Thanks mate. The T is a little further back from sight bed. They're crappy pics but the barrel has an H on the knox too. I've been going through all my books but cannot find why the T would be there halfway from sight bed to the knox. The butt, barrel, bolt and nose cap are all matching. Looked and saw that 4MD is SA but on top of receiver is D^D which has been stamped over the WA.
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    For Australiaicon,
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    WA = Wellington Annex, NSW

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    Its on the receiver above the serial number. Thinking its been in serice in WA as two of my SMLE's have NSW on them there.

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    Only reason I could fathom being marked like NSW or WA is that they saw Police service at one point my BWAG, anyone able to shed a light on that type of marking.

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