Wanted info on lee-metford 1890 PICTURES UP

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Well you talk about buried guns, what just came into me is a 1890 Lee-Metford .303 No1 Mk1 if I am correct, will be on the road for a couple of days, but I figured I would do a post and see about getting info started. Wondering about restoring it and problem getting parts? Condition; Butt plate missing a screw, disc is present, volley sights are complete, safety is there, no bolt, no sear and some internals are missing, trigger plate, trigger and mag release are there, magazine is missing, complete rifle has been painted, fore stock has been cut and shaped just in front of rear barrel band mounting area, everything forward is missing, barrel has been shortened 1 or 2 inches, Correct magazine cut off is attached and working, Not sure if the rear sight on the barrel is correct, looks to be soldiered on.

Well options as to what to consider, I may have a bolt here of the right style, serial number is something else, trigger assembly internals I may also have, screw for butt plate is brass, would have to check on that, Dust cover is not present and don't have, barrel being cut down, chances of locating another metford barrel?

If project is not possible, what would be a ball park value on the parts, not sure how common a complete set of volley sights with wood are? Thanks for any and all info, if some of you have possible parts and need some no1 mark 3 or 4 parts, I have scrapped a few sporter rifles and have some spares even a few 3 magazines. Which neither have the front loop for this one.

Will get pictures up in a day or two, headed out on the road. Just checked some pictures off another site and it is a mk1
 
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This is what it should look like:

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Finding replacement parts will be difficult, but that is all part of the challenge of restoration. One will need to work the world wide web.
Took me about five years find parts (bolt & mag) to restore the one that I have.

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Parts can be made, wood can be repaired. Depends on how much time and money you wanted to put into it.

But in my opinion, well worth restoring back to be a representative example. The safety is quite a rare feature only found on the early production rifles.
 

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That sow's ear is restorable. It will never be a silk purse, but it can be brought back.

The fore arm can have a front section added with the splice joint hidden under the barrel band.

The barrel can be extended and counterbored.

A nice project to tackle. Well done!

Is the butt disk made of iron or brass?

I don't see a safety catch, so likely this is a Mk.I*
 
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