Indian Lee-Enfield .410 Smoothbore Musket for Riot Control
Guns International #: 100452920 Seller's Inventory #: 25460
Category: Enfield Rifles - Military Rifles - Non-US
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material.
Description:
Serial #69394Y, .410 Bore, 25” barrel with an excellent, bright bore. This is an RFI conversion (dated 1950) of an Ishapore No. 1 Mk. III* rifle and has had the barrel bored out to .41 caliber, a sheet metal loading tray installed in the receiver, and a wooden filler block added to the magazine well. The metal has retained 95-97% of an armory re-applied dull blue-black finish (added during the conversion) while the matching bolt likewise has excellent matching finish with only some minor wear along a few of the bearing surfaces and on the handle. The matching numbered forend, buttstock, and handguards are in very good condition with scattered light handling marks and small blemishes throughout the otherwise excellent thick, armor-added military oil finish. A painted rack/issue number is present on the left side of the buttstock: “19/115”. These interesting guns were developed for use against unarmed crowds and fired rounds based on a straight case .303 loaded either with a single round lead ball or twelve shot pellets (quite lethal at close range but at longer ranges still very unpleasant). Amazingly, many of these remain in Indian police armories today and are still issued for crowd control purposes. This example is in very good-near fine condition and would make a neat addition to a collection of Lee-Enfields. {Ref. “India's Enfields 4th Edition” by Robert W. Edwards; 2003} FFL or C&R
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: Enfield
Model: SMLE
Serial Number: 69394Y
Caliber Info: .410
Gauge Info: .410