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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
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. * * Re: B.S.A. Commercial Royal Navy Purchase Rifle..! Old_Glass   16/11/15 11:36 AM
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. * * 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
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