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jc5
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Re: 303 Lee Speed
      02/02/18 10:04 AM

There are many clues I've picked up over the years as to why this one is pre-war. In the Lee Speed book, I'm devoting a whole chapter on how to date these rifles, with a detailed flowchart (too much to go into here on the forum).

One clue is just as our friend old_rifle_nut said: the lack of the a wartime BM mark. Even though it's not in the photo, I'm confident it's not there. But an easier clue is simply that BSA did not make the No 1 Pattern after the war. I know this from unpublished BSA records.

As for patents, don't rely on that, because you're starting from the wrong premises.

englishman_ca, you and I need to catch up on some related matters; I'll send you a PM.

Cheers everyone!

And this is a nice looking Lee Speed BTW. Well done.

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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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