+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 15

Thread: My very first rifle, a 1918 Enfield!

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #1
    Legacy Member 1918tony's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2020
    Last On
    03-11-2021 @ 02:39 PM
    Location
    Fort Smith, Arkansas
    Posts
    7
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    04:35 PM

    My very first rifle, a 1918 Enfield!

    Back in 1989, I was a twenty year old kid basically. I was freshly stationed at Ft. Irwin, in California. I bought a 1918 Enfield from a little gun shop in Barstow, Riley’s Reloader. Since that was my first ever rifle, I tucked the receipt away, for some reason. Well, sadly I ended up getting rid of it in the late 90’s. My wife and I moved to Ft. Smith Arkansas in 1996. That same year, I traded it away. Little did I know, 24 years later, I’d rediscover in a pawn shop in Alma Arkansas. I went home and dug out that receipt to verify. It was virtually in the same condition it left me in. The bolt however, had been replaced. I bought it on the spot. It is now priceless to me. It even retained the little leather plug in the buttstock covering the buttstock screw head.

    I was wondering if anyone could help me out with some of these markings as well?

    ---------- Post added at 07:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:19 AM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by 1918tony View Post
    Back in 1989, I was a twenty year old kid basically. I was freshly stationed at Ft. Irwin, in California. I bought a 1918 Enfield from a little gun shop in Barstow, Riley’s Reloader. Since that was my first ever rifle, I tucked the receipt away, for some reason. Well, sadly I ended up getting rid of it in the late 90’s. My wife and I moved to Ft. Smith Arkansas in 1996. That same year, I traded it away. Little did I know, 24 years later, I’d rediscover in a pawn shop in Alma Arkansas. I went home and dug out that receipt to verify. It was virtually in the same condition it left me in. The bolt however, had been replaced. I bought it on the spot. It is now priceless to me. It even retained the little leather plug in the buttstock covering the buttstock screw head.

    I was wondering if anyone could help me out with some of these markings as well?
    I don’t know how to post pics. I don’t see any icons.
    Information
    Warning: This is a relatively older thread
    This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

  2. Thank You to 1918tony For This Useful Post:


  3. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  4. #2
    Contributing Member ssgross's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2020
    Last On
    Today @ 06:35 PM
    Location
    Virginia
    Posts
    1,517
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:35 PM
    Priceless! Good find. must have been destiny. I bet it'll shoot great too, but only in your hands
    Try the "go advanced" button below. You can add attachments there. If that doesn't work, there is usually a sticky thread with more detailed instructions on posting pictures.

  5. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  6. #3
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Today @ 01:16 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,838
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    03:35 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by 1918tony View Post
    I don’t know how to post pics. I don’t see any icons.
    Depends on what you're posting from. People never say...but here's the two threads for help.

    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=56629

    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=28922
    Regards, Jim

  7. Thank You to browningautorifle For This Useful Post:


  8. #4
    Legacy Member HOOKED ON HISTORY's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Last On
    Today @ 03:47 PM
    Location
    MS/USA
    Posts
    3,991
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    05:35 PM
    Great story. Glad she returned home to you.

  9. #5
    Advisory Panel Surpmil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Last On
    @
    Location
    West side
    Posts
    4,651
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    03:35 PM
    So the bolt probably got mixed up with others. Did you ask the guys in the shop where it came from and if that might have happened? it's important.

    Great story too.
    “There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”

    Edward Bernays, 1928

    Much changes, much remains the same.

  10. #6
    Legacy Member 1918tony's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2020
    Last On
    03-11-2021 @ 02:39 PM
    Location
    Fort Smith, Arkansas
    Posts
    7
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    04:35 PM
    Thread Starter
    No sir< I did not ask. The guy I traded it to all those years ago was a collector, and a big shooter. I am just assuming that he may have changed it out, or another owner after him. If he ever got rid of it during that time. I asked the pawn shop owner if he could tell me the guys name, but he just smiled and said he could'nt.

  11. #7
    Contributing Member ssgross's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2020
    Last On
    Today @ 06:35 PM
    Location
    Virginia
    Posts
    1,517
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:35 PM
    He may be willing to contact him for you, or relay your questions. It's worth the try to fill in your story.

  12. #8
    Legacy Member 1918tony's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2020
    Last On
    03-11-2021 @ 02:39 PM
    Location
    Fort Smith, Arkansas
    Posts
    7
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    04:35 PM
    Thread Starter
    Attachment 112652[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]Attachment 112641[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]
    Last edited by 1918tony; 11-24-2020 at 01:48 PM.

  13. #9
    Legacy Member 1918tony's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2020
    Last On
    03-11-2021 @ 02:39 PM
    Location
    Fort Smith, Arkansas
    Posts
    7
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    04:35 PM
    Thread Starter
    [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]Attachment 112642[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]

  14. Thank You to 1918tony For This Useful Post:


  15. #10
    Contributing Member Singer B's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2019
    Last On
    Today @ 06:12 PM
    Location
    Desert Hot Springs, California
    Posts
    1,053
    Real Name
    Walt Meyer
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    05:35 PM
    When you found her in that pawn shop, you just had to say "welcome back old friend." At least the replacement bolt is the correct one with the proper cocking piece for that rifle. She is a real beauty

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Identify my 1918 Enfield
    By SpankyMcGee in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-07-2020, 08:32 AM
  2. 1918 Enfield identification help
    By SpankyMcGee in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 05-05-2020, 12:48 PM
  3. SSA 1918 Enfield No1 mk3 - questions and value
    By 303kiwi in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 12-01-2016, 03:38 AM
  4. No.1 Mark III* 1918 Enfield
    By Sarge39 in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 09-14-2014, 01:59 PM
  5. 1918 NFR No.1 Mk III Enfield
    By ajk0806 in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 11-04-2011, 02:11 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Raven Rocks