Complete gun noob. Found this in my father's attic. With my extremly limited knowledge I can assume this is a rifle from ww2 era. Anyone able to tell me more about it?
>>27946648
looks like a Lee Enfield SMLE No1MkIII
British Lee-Enfield SMLE Mk.III*.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%E2%80%93Enfield
Look on the metal ring under the bolt handle for the manufacturer's rollmark.
>>27946648
Lee Enfield No1Mk3 British service rifle from WWI and II.
Cool find.
Rollmark reads as follows;
GR
BSA Co
S ht LE
|||
42
(Some of the letters are faded so I might be off about them.)
Also what would the value of this piece be?
>>27946684
>GR
George Rex, for George VI.
>BSA Co
Birmingham Small Arms Company.
>S ht LE
Short, Lee-Enfield. (fully: Rifle No.1, Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield)
>|||
Mark III.
>42
1942, the last year of No.1 Mk.III production at BSA.
>>27946684
Depends on a few things. Does the serial numbers match? Does the bore look like pic related?
Bore seems to be clear and the serials check out
>>27946735
$300-450 then.
>>27946740
If OP could take a clear photo that could help.
>>27946740
Depends, if its in good condition with all matching numbers he could probably get more than that.
Is OP a bong?
>>27946648
Its a SMLE No1 Mk III.
Given the countries where these are common tend to have fairly onerous gun regulations you may want to check your local laws.
Or if you are in a freeish country like the USA disregard.
>>27946648
>>27946740
dont sell it, try to hold onto it if you can. its a family heirloom, even if you dont plan on shooting it
Reminds me of the blaster from Battlefront
>>27947683
Every time I see that thing, a part of me dies.
>>27947683
Holy God! Why?
>>27948028
>>27948242
Shut up, its awesome. He didn't do anything wrong making it, and it still fires.
>>27948028
>>27948242
While I am against chopping up old surplus guns in general, I did get to shoot that gun, and it was awesome.
>>27947683
>*UTINI'S INTERNALLY*
>>27948242
The originals were purpose-built for launching grenades from tanks.
>>27947683
This is the superior version still used by Swiss cops.
