commercial bsa No 3 Mk 1

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I just purchased a commercial BSA No 3 Mk 1 here are a couple of pictures



Does this stamp mean that the rifle was approved for export and sale?

I think it had a PH5A target sight at one time; you can see the screw hole in the receiver



Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get a PH5A sight?





the rifle has a extra heavy band applied around the forearm

 
It was a target rifle. If you were to disassemble it, you would probably find some interesting bedding modifications.
That hole in the receiver is not for a PH5A;no alterations to the rifle were required to install a 5A. There were a variety of other sights used for target shooting, although I cannot recall any that required a hole like that.
PH5As are around. Some folks think that they are worth remarkable amounts of money.
Any chance that you could back track the rifle, and find out who used it in competition? All the records for DRCA and Bisley are intact.
 
Definitely a full Commercial rifle.

Definitely used for very serious target shooting; band proves that.

Love the "Sale Permit" marking: very distinctive.

It MAY have had a PH5A sight, but quite possibly a different sight. One of the Rules in Service Rifle competition was that commercial sights, if fitted, HAD to go on and come off with NO drilling and tapping. Most likely that this rifle was used in a different discipline, something more akin to the Unlimited class.

I note that it has the drift-adjustable rear sight. These disappeared from Army rifles during the Great War because they were slow to make, came back on Commercials between the Wars. That gives you more or less of a time period, anyway.

BTW, it's a Rifle NUMBER 1, MARK 3. As it does not appear to have been milled for a Magazine Cutoff, it will be a Mark III* (pronounced Mark Three Star).

Beautiful rifle!

How does it shoot?
 
Thanks for all you info guys

I just got it and have not been out the range yet

I will update the thread when i get a chance to do some shooting
 
That is a beautiful rifle you've got there.

If you do disassemble it could you please take some pics of the fore end bedding? I'd love to see how and where the bedding was done on this one.

I'm guessing that if you do take that rifle to the range that it should shoot very well.

Good score!!
 
Baal said:
For cordite only?

How will this gun handle modern ammo?
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It will handle modern ammo just fine. I believe the cordite stamp was used on early Smle's so that people wouldn't shoot the earlier black powder cartridges out of them.

Although I may be completely wrong about that??
 
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