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    Posted: July 22 2020 at 9:44am
Could you folks help me identify this rifle, had for 40 years and never fired. Cleaned up well and will attempt to attached photo's.

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Welcome from northern BC. Where in the great white north are you?

This rifle appears to be a sporterized Lee-Enfield No1 Mk III* made by Birmingham Small Arms Co. in England at about the end of WW I. Someone has previously cut off the wood furniture which went to near the end of the barrel and removed the upper handguards. There appears to be some indication of a factory thorough repair (FTR) probably in 1944. On the bottom of the rear sight, there may be a serial number but some of these or the barrel may have been changed during the FTR. The two holes on the top of the receiver ring take it out of the collector category and into the hunting gun category. Others might have more to add but this is a start
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Thank you for your assistance. We live west of Calgary, AB. Been avid hunter and sportsman for over 45 years, still enjoy getting out. Was up in Williams Lake last week, nice country.
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The locals call Williams Lake 'willy's puddle', LOL. Welcome to the site, enjoy!
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Welcome from East Central, Alberta
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Welcome from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada! Nice rifle. I love Sporters!
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On the third photo above; of the wrist. Please can you tell us what is stamped below the III* stamp?
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I think I see "T.R." which would be nice!
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Originally posted by Shamu Shamu wrote:

I think I see "T.R." which would be nice!

I pretty sure that the selection process for No1 rifles was very different to that for No4's and I don't think that the TR was used on the No1T.

Mind you, I have only ever seen two No1T's (and they were Lithgows) so it may be as per the old Enfield saying, "never say never"
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I didn't say it was I just commented on what the stamp looked like.
OK Its "FTR" with the "F very lightly struck.
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Probably FTR with a barrel date of 1944. It looks to be in nice condition for a sporter.
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Possibly, but with a pre 68 import stamp we'll never know for sure.
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Thank you for all your assistance. The stamp appears to be T.R.

T.R.

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Originally posted by canadianfireman canadianfireman wrote:

Thank you for all your assistance. The stamp appears to be T.R.

T.R.

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If you look closer,you can see where the R was double struck and you can just make out where the F used to be and there is a dot stamp to the left of the T as well. The sanding marks run right over the remaining letters.
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There's a very faint mis struck "F".
Its not a bad thing BTW. Most rifles of that are are FTR, sometimes more than once!
It just means completely factory re-built to like new.
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isnt that FR an indian mark as oppsed to the commonwealth FTR ? just asking , i got no references at hand at the moment , but i see what is being discussed as well 
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