I don't own a No 1 Mk 3 type rifle, but I recently ran across a couple of South African No 1 Mk 3 barrels for sale from two different sources. One is unwrapped and being sold as NOS. The other is in a waxy material like cutting tools are dipped in after sharpening and is being sold as "excellent".

I looked through my copy of The Lee-Enfield and only found one brief reference to South African made Enfield parts.

I also did a search here with little luck.

What is the story on these? When were they made? When were they originally imported to the US as surplus and sold?
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