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A very pretty SMLE.

No comment on barrel condition.

Not mine & I’m in no way connected to the seller.

“Looking to sell my 1917 Lee Enfield No.1 Mk.3

- Asking $700 OBO shipped
- Matching receiver, bolt, nose cap, barrel
- Smooth action, fire and loads wonderfully
- I accept payment via Zelle or PayPal Friends & Family “

https://falfiles.com/threads/1917-lee-enfield-no-1-mk-3.519145/#post-6129634

Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

Its not actually a threat site. I've been a member there for ever.

Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

I shared it with a buddy Friday - he bargained with seller and bought it. So when he gets it I'll get to handle and shoot it. I almost pulled the trigger on it as for what it was the price - being negotiable was not all that bad.

Yes , it is a nice looking SMLE. The bolt was scrubbed and numbered to match - very well could be period when it was rebuilt in the early 1940's. Has a beech forend , top long handguard. Walnut buttstock and small handguard. The barrel is a commercial BSA with stacked rifle logo on Knox form. L/S of barrel has an english proof and is stamped nicely "Nitro Proved". Import mark is tiny and on back right side of receiver and think it's samco global arms. Top tiny flat of receiver at chamber has stamped 303 british in tiny fonts. Bore looked dirty , but after a few brushes with bore solvent and a couple patches it's quite the cherry and sharp. Rear sight is mismatch , but nose cap is original and matching to action - not renumbered to match . Even though it's not got a sold out of service mark - likely would have been on original barrel . I do think this a dispersal rifle that was reintroduced from a private citizen or a shooting club in time of Englands need then. I base that on the commercial BSA barrel that is proved Identically to a 1940 dispersal I had 25 years ago. If the forend is taken off there may be more barrel proofs to meet the eye. Also the barrel is serialed to the receiver in perfect british style as you would expect to see. It's great beginner or shooter example of an SMLE.

used to be a member but not been on there in a long time , hopew it goes to a good home , hope its everything they expect it to be ,

the market on these has really changed , used to see them all over but no longer

beautiful rifle - didnt last long either , decent enough price shipped ,