SMLE 303 ident and info needed
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Topic: SMLE 303 ident and info needed
Posted By: curtmiller295@gmail.
Subject: SMLE 303 ident and info needed
Date Posted: December 11 2025 at 11:13am
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I inherited a SMLE 303 from my dad about 20 yrs ago which I believe was my grandfathers, it is an all serial number matching gun that shoots well and is very clean, , question why does mine look different as far as under the barrel and the strap clips/ mount, is there something missing ? I would like to get a authentic strap for it to keep it original
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: December 11 2025 at 11:48am
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Its hard to tell from the single close-up, but My guess is it's been "Sporterised", (modified & stripped down to make an ersatz "hunting Rifle") I would originally have looked much like this:  Depending on exactly what has been done & how drastic the changes are it may, or may not be restorable. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: DisasterDog
Date Posted: December 11 2025 at 12:39pm
| Yep, can’t really tell much from the single photo. |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: December 11 2025 at 12:48pm
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If you could please post the following photos of your Enfield: A full length photo of the rifle on one side. From butt stock to muzzle. Next photo the factory markings on the left hand side here the bolt handle rests. Thanks |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: December 11 2025 at 7:00pm
| that would be the right wrist - but the left wont hurt either just in case |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: December 12 2025 at 10:22am
Paddy has always had difficulty twixt left & right.  When he was in the army, they had to tie hay onto 1 foot & straw on t'other..that way he could stay in step..when they wud cal" Hay foot - hay foot - hay foot straw foot-hay foot!   (ZING!) ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: December 12 2025 at 10:31am
Bad left over US civil war history. Hoodie, you are just a square toed Fed. CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDERS HAD BOOTS WITH SQUARE TOES, As I am a Reb we did not wear shoes. |
hoadie wrote:Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: December 12 2025 at 11:58am
| now that sounds like a perfect comparison , this time of year we might tie wraps on them , |