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englishman_ca
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Re: 303 Lee Speed
      01/02/18 01:41 PM

As I understand, the Lee Metford/Enfield sporting rifles that were manufactured by BSA and LSA, by patent law, had to recognise Lee Speed's patents and be so marked.

Patents were pending for a period of fourteen years. Any BSA or LSA sporting rifle that was made before the First World War would be marked Lee Speed.
The Great War happened and all manufacture of sporting rifles ceased as full attention was given to war production.
When the war was over and sporting rifles were made again, the patents had expired and so no longer were required to be marked.

So,

As I can see no LEE-SPEED PATENTS banner, which is quite a distinct to marking to see, I would confidently date your rifle post 1918.
In which case it will likely have been regulated for Mk.VII ammunition with a 174 grain bullet..

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* 303 Lee Speed Rigby350 23/01/18 09:23 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Gen_Hicks   23/01/18 11:29 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Old_rifle_nut   26/01/18 01:55 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Rigby350   27/01/18 05:56 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Old_rifle_nut   28/01/18 10:38 AM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed 264   28/01/18 10:50 AM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Gen_Hicks   28/01/18 06:37 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Waidmannsheil   28/01/18 09:56 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed 93x64mm   29/01/18 09:43 AM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Levallois   29/01/18 10:25 AM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Rigby350   30/01/18 10:07 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Rigby350   30/01/18 10:11 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed englishman_ca   01/02/18 01:41 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Rigby350   01/02/18 08:08 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed jc5   01/02/18 08:51 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Rigby350   01/02/18 10:23 PM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed englishman_ca   02/02/18 04:20 AM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Old_rifle_nut   02/02/18 09:52 AM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed jc5   02/02/18 10:04 AM
. * * Re: 303 Lee Speed Old_rifle_nut   01/02/18 04:08 PM

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