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TH44
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Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!
23/09/15 08:26 AM

Hi Roy

Excellent rifle in superb condition
Is it converted from the Naval rifle? or is it a possibility that it was bought in as a sporter, although such guns/rifles were usually issued to Armed Merchant Ships?

The No. 4 SC is not the rifle number/type but possibly a unit/ship number??

If it is military issue it is a SMLE Mark 1*** (introduced in 1914) which differs from the SMLE Mark 1 in not having the charger loading bridge introduced in other SMLE variants in 1907
This variant was only issued I believe to the Royal Navy
The magazine cut off was kept until January 1916 when it was removed as a wartime expedient along with the long range dial sights and windgage

The Lee Enfield No 4 rifle (not a SMLE) was finally introduced after 15 years messing about in 1939

You have a unique and rare rifle, good luck shooting it

Tony

Edited by TH44 (23/09/15 08:32 AM)

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B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	21/09/15 04:05 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Iowa_303s	21/09/15 07:43 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	21/09/15 07:57 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Iowa_303s	21/09/15 11:41 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Viking338	21/09/15 04:09 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	22/09/15 01:15 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Iowa_303s	22/09/15 02:10 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	23/09/15 05:18 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	TH44	23/09/15 08:26 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	23/09/15 08:59 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	23/09/15 09:00 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	TH44	24/09/15 08:49 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	24/09/15 11:37 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	25/09/15 05:47 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	AlanD	15/11/15 02:49 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	16/11/15 02:54 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Sarg	16/11/15 06:28 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	16/11/15 07:22 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Bidgee	16/11/15 08:55 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	16/11/15 11:15 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Bidgee	16/11/15 04:23 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Old_Glass	16/11/15 11:36 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Bidgee	16/11/15 12:05 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	16/11/15 12:14 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Rule303	16/11/15 06:39 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	17/11/15 02:11 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	17/11/15 02:35 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Sarg	17/11/15 06:08 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	17/11/15 06:16 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Roy	28/11/15 06:01 AM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	DarylS	16/11/15 12:20 PM
Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..!	Iowa_303s	23/09/15 08:44 AM

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