Can someone tell me what kind of 303 brit this is?

SMLE No1 Mk III, C 'broad arrow' marks on barrel and receiver, denoting Canadian issue. No SMLEs were ever made in Canada, this one would be UK manufactured.

Barrel has has a 1943 stamp too.

Shy of being tapped for a civvy scope, the barrel seems intact and the charger bridge still present, so those screw holes could be filled, and the rifle converted back to it's original 'full wood config.

The mag's been butchered, should be 10 rds
 
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Definitely a Canadian issued SMLE. Or at least parts of it were. Difficult to read some of the other markings. Is there a letter prefix to the serial number on the bolt or is it just 5 digits?
 
1feral1 said:
SMLE No1 Mk III, C 'broad arrow' marks on barrel and receiver, denoting Canadian issue. No SMLEs were ever made in Canada, this one would be UK manufactured.

Barrel has has a 1943 stamp too.

Shy of being tapped for a civvy scope, the barrel seems intact and the charger bridge still present, so those screw holes could be filled, and the rifle converted back to it's original 'full wood config.

The mag's been butchered, should be 10 rds
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No way is there a place that could restore it to its original beauty?
 
Jdiep said:
No way is there a place that could restore it to its original beauty?
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It's not worth it. Restoring it would make it worth less than the sum of it's increasingly expensive parts. If the metal was unmodified a case could be made to restore it, but it has been drilled and tapped and it has forever lost its collectibility.
 
Blastattack said:
It's not worth it. Restoring it would make it worth less than the sum of it's increasingly expensive parts. If the metal was unmodified a case could be made to restore it, but it has been drilled and tapped and it has forever lost its collectibility.
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Agreed. I am afraid that Blastattack is correct. Unless it has some personal value, the exercise would be not worth the time or the money.
 
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Dan. OK thanks for the info. I'm guessing the gun isn't worth a lot then lol. I'll just clean er and shoot er. Or trade it and get a nicer one. Thanks for all the info
 
303's are a pleasure to shoot. You now know the model of rifle, however in addition, what you have is a project rifle you can mod into whatever you want. I built one already from a modified mk1 no4 and currently building another modified P14. I have/had a few left over comp stocks lying around anyway. Good practice and you end up with a one of kind rifle you can enjoy.

Cheers
 
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