- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
Nope, it was to strengthen the stock for launching grenades.
Picked up this enfield today, looking for info. (pic warning!)
- Thread starter Wrong Way
- Start date
- Location
- New Brunswick
1911 Enfield
I was trying to find information about the 1911 Enfield No. 1 Mk III that I bought at the Irishtown NB gun show on the weekend and came across this post. It answers all my questions. My rifle looks to be in excellent condition except for a few minor dings in the wood. The bore is bright and all the numbers match. It was made at Enfield in 1911 and sometime later converted to a 410 shotgun at Ishapore (I believe that is the only place that did that). Later it was converted back to a .303 rifle. The ISA on the stock probably means it was restocked at Ishapore. Under the safety there is a large P (on the barrel as well) and 410 (crossed out) then RFI 1942. I suppose the 1942 date was when it was returned to .303 and restocked. It also has the Ishy screw. I can't wait to try it out.
I sold all my Enfields 5 or 6 years ago but caught the bug again. It's a tough addiction to beat! I bought an old beat-up Winchester P-14 last year for $35 that had a .22 scope brased to the side of the receiver. It shot so well that I bought a much nicer Eddystone one at the Waverley NS gun show last fall. A month ago I bought a mint No. 4 Long Branch from an estate, and now this. I need help, it's happening all over again!
I was trying to find information about the 1911 Enfield No. 1 Mk III that I bought at the Irishtown NB gun show on the weekend and came across this post. It answers all my questions. My rifle looks to be in excellent condition except for a few minor dings in the wood. The bore is bright and all the numbers match. It was made at Enfield in 1911 and sometime later converted to a 410 shotgun at Ishapore (I believe that is the only place that did that). Later it was converted back to a .303 rifle. The ISA on the stock probably means it was restocked at Ishapore. Under the safety there is a large P (on the barrel as well) and 410 (crossed out) then RFI 1942. I suppose the 1942 date was when it was returned to .303 and restocked. It also has the Ishy screw. I can't wait to try it out.
I sold all my Enfields 5 or 6 years ago but caught the bug again. It's a tough addiction to beat! I bought an old beat-up Winchester P-14 last year for $35 that had a .22 scope brased to the side of the receiver. It shot so well that I bought a much nicer Eddystone one at the Waverley NS gun show last fall. A month ago I bought a mint No. 4 Long Branch from an estate, and now this. I need help, it's happening all over again!
- Location
- Winnipeg,Man.
I have a .410 enfield but it was sportered. Manufactured in 1913 and has the caliber etched with electric pencil " .410 21/2"under the SMLE 111* stamps on the wrist. Also the characters .410 is stamped onto the top of the barrel just in front of the action. The bolt and action do not match and there is the letter "J" stamped above the serial numbers i have written the British Armories and some rifles were converted in Ishapore and marked RFI( rifle factory ishapore) The mag was blanked and were hand loaded one shell at a time. Mine is not marked RFI nor the mag blanked, nor a through the stock Ishy screw. However there was a time in the '60s and '70s when many SMLEs were converted to .410 to remove the rifles from the Section 1 catagory into the shotgun catagory as these were easily registered. We are talking about England of course.
Why not pick up a cheap set of DP wood from Springfield Sporters for the .410? Look at how Lou's guns turn out.
