Birmingham Small Arms
BSA
SMLE MkIII
Date: 1917/18
Calibre .303
Serial No K31141

Naval Issue

Price: £750

Very Good Condition

A standard WWI SMLE MKIII built by BSA

Marked as a MKIII* then cancelled when the * was cancelled when the magazine Cut-off was reinstated post war

All Matching Numbers / Re- Barrelled 1940
Probably when rifles were drawn from war reserve at the start of the war & repaired ready for issue to the expanding British Forces

Very Good Bore Gauging .303"

The left side of the butt socket is stamed with a "N" denoting Naval Issue