British LSA Rifle SMLE Mk. III Dated 1911
Guns International #: 100514158 Seller's Inventory #: 22790
Category: Enfield Rifles - Military Rifles - Non-US
Seller's Information
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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
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
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 #L29640, .303 British, 25" barrel with a fine, bright bore that has traces of mild freckling within the grooves. This is a 1911 dated rifle that no longer has the front volley sight or flip-up rear aperture but does retain the magazine cut-off. The nosecap is numbered to the gun and the metal retains about 30-40% of an armory re-applied blue finish with the balance of the metal having a bright gray patina. The bolt is numbered to a different rifle and there is a 1932 dated "F^R" arsenal stamp (Indian) on the left side of the wrist socket. The walnut stock and handguards are in very good shape with a large painted rack number on the left side of the butt and numerous small handling marks and minor blemishes throughout under the thick armory-added varnish. The forend has a faint but legible matching number on the underside just aft of the nosecap and the slightly loose buttstock has a visible armory stamp next to the stock disk. The rifle comes with a single magazine and canvassling and is a very good example of a pre-World War II armory refurbished, Anglo-Indian SMLE. {Ref. "The Lee-Enfield - A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines" by Ian Skennerton; 2007} FFL or C&R
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: Enfield
Model: SMLE
Serial Number: L29640
Caliber Info: .303
Gauge Info: .303