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rifle, bolt action, Lee Enfield, .303 in Mk I* charger loading, rifle, bolt action

Accession Number

NAM.1965-10-204-116-1

Description

Lee-Enfield Mk I* .303 in bolt action charger loading rifle, 1909. With magazine attached. Converted from Lee-Enfield Mk I* magazine rifle. Issue roundel to ‘4KOSB’

Units

King’s Own Scottish Borderers

Territorials, Scotland

People

London Small Arms Company Limited

Dimensions

Length: 126.5 cm Text: 18 cm Text: .303 in

Inscriptions

Barrel stamped: ‘ 6421H’ and ‘L S A Co. Ltd. 1909 CLLE 1*/ ENFIELD 1902 L F 1’. Butt plate roundel: ‘6GR/ 926/ 3/ 10/ 4KOSB/ 455’ Circular stamp on butt: ‘R/ [crown] M ENFIELD/ I*’ Barrel: ‘6421H [serial number]/ E’ ‘ER/ [crossed flags]/ P’ ‘[?]/ P/ [crown]/ E/ 88’ Bolt: ‘6421H [serial number]’ ‘[crown/ [crossed sceptres]/ [?]’ ‘EFD’ Trigger guard band: ‘B.S.A. CO/ 1899/ CLLE [Charger loading Lee-Enfield]/ I*’ ‘[crown]/ ER/ ENFIELD/ 1902/ LE/ I*’ Underside of stock: [illegible proof marks]’