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Royal Irish Constabulary Lee-Enfield Mk. I Carbine (Metford Conversion
Guns International #: 101528712 Seller's Inventory #: 38828
Category: Enfield Rifles - Military Rifles - Antique
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.
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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. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #114A, .303 British, 20 1/4" barrel with an excellent, bright bore. This was originally a Lee-Metford Cavalry Carbine that was converted to Lee-Enfield and Royal Irish Constabulary specifications with the addition of the ability to mount a bayonet. The metal has retained about 85-90% of the armory re-applied blue, with silvering along the projecting edges and on the bearing surfaces of the, characteristically, non-matching bolt. Some moderate pitting is also present on the handle. The thickened portion of the muzzle has almost no blue left but rather has a freckled gray-brown patina, and the Birmingham-proofed barrel has an “E" (Enfield) stamp on the knoxform. Additionally, the carbine was restamped to “LEC 1" on the left side of the wrist socket above the hole where the Lee-Metford D-ring was once installed. The walnut buttstock and forend have an added dark brown varnish over numerous minor handling marks and blemishes throughout, as well as a short hairline crack at the rear of the handguard. The stock disk is unit marked: “3. ’04 / R.I.C. / 2072", and there are extensive Birmingham proofs and double arrow deaccession stamps on the barrel and receiver. The carbine is mechanically tight, fully functional, and in very good overall condition. It is a great example of a desirable R.I.C. carbine. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Enfield
Model: Carbine
Serial Number: 114A
Caliber Info: .303
Gauge Info: .303