ER Proof on 1915 Enfield mk3?

Might have been FTR in 1936 and reproofed... just a guess.
It cant be proof marks from 1910 that's for sure
Any markings on the left side of the butt Under the safety assembly, i have one with '27, '30, '34 and '38 ?
 
1915 is wartime production, all the stops were pulled out for rifle production.

It is possible that a proofed barreled action or a complete rifle was set set aside as part of the production and quality control procedure, for rework to bring up to spec or to fix some problem.
Later, the rifle action or parts thereof were pulled from the stack and used in the assembly your rifle in 1915. The parts would be from a recycled rifle, which is quite a common practice at Enfield. The date was amongst the last markings to be applied

A proofed barreled action made in 1910 or earlier assembled into a rifle in 1915 is the most likely type of scenario.

An interesting example.
 
Well that does sound like a much better explanation than mine.
I did read before that sometimes parts stayed years at the bottom of bins or shelves before being assembled.
1915 would definitely have been a year were ALL availlable rilfes would have been needed.



englishman_ca said:
1915 is wartime production, all the stops were pulled out for rifle production.

It is possible that a proofed barreled action or a complete rifle was set set aside as part of the production and quality control procedure, for rework to bring up to spec or to fix some problem.
Later, the rifle action or parts thereof were pulled from the stack and used in the assembly your rifle in 1915. The parts would be from a recycled rifle, which is quite a common practice at Enfield. The date was amongst the last markings to be applied

A proofed barreled action made in 1910 or earlier assembled into a rifle in 1915 is the most likely type of scenario.

An interesting example.
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A lot of earlier actions/barrels were used, some were new old stock & some were battlefield pickups & rebuilt.
I have a 1916 ENFIELD MkIII with a ER proof on the receiver but as can be seen by the Mk1 SMLE floating bolthead charger guide stop nib still present on the the receiver, it started out as a Mk1 SMLE & a BSA made one going by the BSA inspection stamps on the rear, mine appears to have been rebuilt again in 1918

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