New to me SMLE No 1, Mk III*...follow up with pix.

[82Trooper]

This is my follow up thread, now that the rifle arrived. My prior thread was started before the rifle was delivered. What I know….1916 BSA manufactured No.1 Mk III*. The same serial # (Y XXXX) appears on the rear of the bolt, the receiver, the barrel, the nose cap, on the bottom of the rear sight and stamped on the wood fore end of the stock. It is also stamped on the magazine rear, but there is another # (AXXXXX) that was lined out. I am thinking this appears to be a “numbers matching” item (except for the magazine, which obviously started its life on another rifle). It was exported to India at some point, and was imported to the U.S.A. by Century Arms International (CAI). I am pretty happy with all that.
The “ears” have been removed from both upper handguards, but otherwise appears complete. The rifle is covered in grease, and the wood appears dark. The bore looks good. It appears to function properly.
I have posted several of the photos pf the various proof marks and other numbers. Any assistance with my continued “decoding” would be appreciated.

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