1893 Lee

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I have a Lee-? dated 1893 on the wrist socket. I posted pics a while back, but don't recall if it was determined to be a Metford or an Enfield. It has a magazine cut-off, and no safety. Unfortunately, Bubba got to it before I did.:redface:
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Lee Metford

The original Lee Metford Mark II with a 1893 date did not have a safety catch. Metford rifling is 7 groove while Enfield rifling is 5 groove.

If the barrel was changed to an Enfield barrel, it would have been marked with an E on the Knox form and the butt socket marked with the modification.

I am not sure what all the markings are on the Knox form, but are unlike anything I have seen before....possibly personalized? The three lines crossed are a sale mark to show that the rifle was sold by the Crown.
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The wrist socket markings denote that it did indeed start out as a Mk.II Lee Metford. The barrel is an old civvy replacement, the marking on the Nock's form flat is that of a Scottish thistle trade mark. I don't remember which gunsmith that was off hand, but I'll go dig in my notes.

You mention that Bubba got to it. It may have been a gunsmith conversion to sporter. Can you show us a full length pic?
 
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You mention that Bubba got to it. It may have been a gunsmith conversion to sporter. Can you show us a full length pic?

It does, indeed, have a different barrel, marked "Alex Martin, Glasgow 4347".

Sorry, can't supply a full length pic right now.
 
Thanks for the info. It is an interesting old rifle. Not so badly Bubba'd as I initially thought.

There are some very nice Lee-Enfield sporters out there. I have a No.1 Mk III done up by Churchill, purchased 45 years ago by yours truly. I used it for many years for whitetail hunting. It shows its years of use, but is still a reasonable looking rifle.
 
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