lee enfield no1 mk3 need info on the marking

[84mmcarl-gustav]

Hi,i got this rifle from a friend,very bad shape,year of manfacture 191? i thing is 7,no cutoff,got inspector stamp ext ext,if you have any more info will be appreciated,thanks

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[5THBATT]

Looks like 1918 to me & as the barrel is dated '18 1918 is a sure bet.

Just noticed the barrel is a BSA & the action is ENFIELD so disregard my above comment about it being a sure bet, i still think the year on the receiver is 1918 though

 

[84mmcarl-gustav]

Any idies what is WR mean.thanks for the infom

 

[BadgerDog]

This is a long shot, plus the date of the rifle seems to be too early for a Weedon Repair, but it does say WR...

Regards,
Doug

 

[5THBATT]

When some one says "Weedon repair" it does not mean a rifle was repaired at Weedon, the "Weedon Repair Standard" was done at many different places & the mark for this repair is a star with a letter below it stamped on the underside of the butt by the hand grip, the letter is a code for where the repair was done.

 

[BadgerDog]

True...

A rifle having undergone W.R.S. repairs may be identified by a six (6) pointed star stamped into the wood, with a letter stamped underneath it indicating the specific sub-contractor who did the work. For example, the pics below show a different 1944 M47c (BSA Shirley) No.4 Mk1(T) in my wife's private collection. The butt itself on her rifle was changed during a visit to for W.R.S. work to W.W. Greener, as indicated by the six (6) pointed star and the letter V, which was their sub-contractor code letter.

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Hope this helps ...

Regards,
Doug

 

[84mmcarl-gustav]

Hi,i want i found.1918 Lee Enfield no1 mk3 Enfield factory(RSAF),action RSAF 1917,BSA barrel 1918,after Canadian arsenal with Wentworth regiment(Royal Hamilton Light Infantry)am getting close..thanks for the input