SMLE stock disk

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I own a 1918 SMLE that is missing the stock disk. Now i don't feel like spending $40 on a stock disk so i was thinking of sticking a King George shilling in the hole. I was wanting to get the overall opinion on this. Should i just find a blank disk and do it right? I kinda like the silver coin in there. Silver is also lucky. So it might make my shooting better. Here is some pics. I will be securing it in with either a two part epoxy or contact cement. Any advice on either? The shilling is dated 1926 but all from that date range have the same bust.

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That rifle has the sold out of service marks on the stock and is correct as it is. If I saw that rifle for sale with a schilling or a quarter in the hole I would offer a couple of hundred less than standard value. To me such things are an indication of other things not right.

Those "enhancements" are fine on a chopped sporter but not on that rifle.

Did you buy that rifle or did someone give it to you. Not that it matters at all but why would you want to devalue it for some bling?
 
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That rifle has the sold out of service marks on the stock and is correct as it is. If I saw that rifle for sale with a schilling or a quarter in the hole I would offer a couple of hundred less than standard value. To me such things are an indication of other things not right.

Those "enhancements" are fine on a chopped sporter but not on that rifle.

Did you buy that rifle or did someone give it to you. Not that it matters at all but why would you want to devalue it for some bling?
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I bought it completely cosmoline covered. It is not a matching rifle. The bolt is a different serial number. Other then that it is fine. I bought it to shoot not to resell but you give a valid point. So what you are saying is that the disk being removed is correct. It bothered me seeing that empty hole there but if this is what a collector would look for then it would leave it that way. If that were the case i would leave it to not have someone see it and think poorly of it at the club when it is in the rack. I would rather keep it in its best condition.
 
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rci2950 said:
I bought it completely cosmoline covered. It is not a matching rifle. The bolt is a different serial number. Other then that it is fine. I bought it to shoot not to resell but you give a valid point. So what you are saying is that the disk being removed is correct. It bothered me seeing that empty hole there but if this is what a collector would look for then it would leave it that way. If that were the case i would leave it to not have someone see it and think poorly of it at the club when it is in the rack. I would rather keep it in its best condition.
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I meant no offence with my comments. From the pics the mismatched bolt wasn't visible. On that particular rifle that doesn't take away from it's collectability but it does knock the value down a bit. It shows some rust and other nicks and bruises but that would not be unusual. Without more and clear pics that rifle would be hard to evaluate. It looks great to me but I really like Lee Enfields and P series Enfields.

We all have to start someplace. That rifle is a very good place to start a Lee Enfield collection or just pick up a valued shooter.
 
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