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SA SMLE No1 MkIII
Calibre .303
Date: 1917
Serial No F19921
Price: £750

Very Good Condition

This is the standard MkIII .303 SMLE rifle manufactured by BSA in 1917

The action, bolt, Fore-end & magazine have matching serial numbers.

Manufactured in 1917 by BSA as a MkIII* but had the magazine cut off slot machined in but not fitted, later up graded to MkIII and had the magazine cut off fitted, rebarrelled in 1937 & finally Factory Thorough Repaired (FTR) in 1956 at BSA

BSA were still refurbishing both SMLE & No4 Rifles in the 1950s probably for the Commonwealth countries

This rifle is in Good Condition with a Good Bore Gauging at .304"