Sht. LE No1 MKI, legit or high quality DARA?

**Clash77** · 07-11-2018 01:25 PM

Came across these photos elsewhere and they piqued my interests. The crest on the wrist and knox look familiar but I can't place it. Don't recall ever seeing BSA mark the wrist B.S.A. Co Ltd.

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**green** · 07-11-2018 01:41 PM

Looks like Afghan creast.

**Clash77** · 07-11-2018 01:47 PM

Yes, that's it. Emblem of the Emirate of Afghanistan

**RobD** · 07-11-2018 03:05 PM

I think this is legit. Nice find!

**nijalninja** · 07-11-2018 06:15 PM

When I first saw this I thought commercial rifle.

**Roger Payne** · 07-11-2018 07:03 PM

Me too. Workmanship much too good for a Khyber Pass variety, so a foreign government contract would seem likely.

**5thBatt** · 07-13-2018 02:25 AM

But its marked BSA & Co Ltd BSA never used Ltd.

**Strangely Brown** · 07-13-2018 03:59 AM

Originally Posted by 5thBatt

But its marked BSA & Co Ltd BSA never used Ltd.

I've seen it on commercial BSA rifles, albeit in a different font.

**5thBatt** · 07-13-2018 04:53 AM

Originally Posted by Strangely Brown

I've seen it on commercial BSA rifles, albeit in a different font.

Are you sure it wasn't a LSA, they had Ltd at the end & people quite often mistake LSA for BSA. A photo of a BSA marking with Ltd would be good

**Ridolpho** · 07-13-2018 09:38 AM

Did not B.S.A. Co. Ltd become B.S.A. & M. Co. Ltd. in 1873? Perhaps this rifle was overhauled in an Afghan arsenal and incorrect BSA moniker stamped on to reflect the guns original maker? I know i would love to own it!

Ridolpho

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