BSA 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"
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