Kamloops gun show- SMLE (last 6 pics)

[stevebc]

And here are the rest of my new 1916 BSA SMLE :

And I also picked up a "parts" gun to repair my old Belgian .22 gallery gun. Really a great show for me this year, buying my first two unregistered rifles!

 

[smellie]

Top pic: Birmingham Repair Factory (BSA: the old RSAF Sparkbrook plant), Inspector 16

Rear Sight location: SC = Small Cone, not the Enlarged chamber
HV = High velocity: sights are set for the 174-grain bullet at 2440 MV

Underside of Butt: ED together = Enfield
Broad Arrow = Government property
Inspector Number 46 VIEW mark (inspection)
The "2" I don't remember

Underside of woodwork: another Broad Arrow
ED = Enfield
View Mark, can' make out Inspector number

Nose Cap: You have the EARLY type cross-screw. Later type had a much larger head and stood proud of the Cap.

Bottom pic: Stock is nice and close to the action. This rifle never had a Cut-off as the Body is not slotted for one, nor is the Cut-off Screw Hole drilled and tapped.

Hope this helps.
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[green]

The ED is a post 1929 mark of RSAF Enfield.

 

[stevebc]

Thanks very much smellie and green- yes this info helps a lot, as I'm building up notes on my rifles for those who inherit them later on down the road. And of course, I'm learning a lot as I go, too.

 

[TimC]

Enfield was kept busy between the wars repairing and refurbishing war stock rifles, BSA Birmingham was the only factory at tthe start of WW2 making service rifles in the UK. Mainly thanks to contracts such as Siam etc!