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British Enfield SMLE #'s 1 & 3* (.303)
Available for sale/trade 4 No3's, 4 No3*'s available                           Illustrated & described are Short Magazine Lee Enfields (SMLE), #'s 1 (actually named ShtLe 1) developed in 1903 & issued in very limited numbers before changes were made which led to the later models, this particular rifle is a totally original configuration #1 with no mods, it reportedly was a presentation gun which came out of the WW Greener collection in the 70's, it has no military markings & is a 2 digit serial, it came w/the original 1903 bayonet & leather sling, there are 2 No3's which adopted in 1907, complete w/volley sights, mag cutoffs etc, an Ishapore No1 1p, a 1914 No3, & a No3* (*Improved) w/o volleys, cutoff etc, simplified production once WW1 was being fought, also shown are the proper bayonets, P03, early P07 (w/quillon) & later P07 (w/o quillon), also a barbed wire cutter, & an extremely rare 1916 20rd trench mag for the SMLE rifle.
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SHTLE No1
as built original SHTLE No1, mfg LSA 1903, right side w/1903 pattern bayonet & 1916 Enfield 20rd trench mag

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SHTLE No1 action right
note: charger guide on bolthead moves back w/bolt, earlt round contour magazine, rear sight protector wings integral w/handguard

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SHTLE No 1 forend sight area
original No1 style rear sight protector style, volley sight range markings different than later No3's

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SHTLE No1 left w/accessories

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pattern 1903 bayonet
original 1903 pattern bayonet for SHTLE No1, same blade as pattern 1888 for LE No1 different pommel

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Comparison- SHTLE 1 bottom, SMLE 3 top
comparison pics of 1903 dated SHTLE1 over 1908 dated WW1 bringback SMLE 3, differences include buttplate, cocking piece, charger guide, magazine, handguard/rear sight protector,front sight wings/nosecap, different graduations on volley sights

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No1 left, No3 right sight protector wings
No1 had wings curved inward, No3 straight

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No1 top,No3 bottom forends
different nosecaps, mid handguard sections

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No1 top, No3 bottom actions right
charger guide on No1 mounted on bolthead, sight protectors completely different, No1 protector mounted to handguard, No3 mounted to barrel

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No1 top, No3 bottom
No1 had steel cupped buttplate no trap, No3 had brass w/trap

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No1 top, No3 bottom actions left

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No3 top, No1 bottom top view of actions
differences in charger guides rear sight/handguard arrangements easily seen

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No1 top, No3 bottom Actions front left view
another shot, the charger guide, rear sight & rear sight protector wings differences can be seen readily in this view

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No1 top, No3 bottom left

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1908 date No3 w/pattern 07 bayonet & wire cutter
shown here, all matching 1908 date SMLE No3 w/volleys, WW1 marked/dated 08 sling, original 07 pattern bayonet w/quillon & barbed wire cutter

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No3 1908 mfg butt
rear volley sight in up position

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No3 1908mfg mid right

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early 07 bayonet & wire cutter

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scabbard

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left bay/scabbard

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No3 1908mfg muzzle w/bayonet & wirecutter

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No3 1908mfg left

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No 3 1908mfg w/1916 20rd trench mag right
Most collectors are aware of the German 20rd mag for the GEW98 & the US 20rd mag for the 03 Springfield, but this is a very item, a 1916 20rd mag for the SMLE. From what I have found approximately 160,000 were made & issued, very few survived

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right

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trench mag & action right

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mid area

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left rear

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No3 1908mfg w/trench mag left

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No3 1908mfg w/trench mag, early bayonet & wirecutter

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pattern 1907 early version w/quillon

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1916 20rd SMLE mag

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later pattern 07 bayonet no quillon

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SMLE wire cutter

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No3Early1914Volley

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1907* bayonet, no quillon

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No3* Butt left

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No3* Butt right

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No3* Forend left

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No3* Forend right

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No3* forend W-Bay

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No3* left

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No3* right mid

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No3* rear sight

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No3* muzzle left

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No3* Right w-bayonet
later pattern No3* (*) indicates "improved", production shortcuts were implemented around 1916 that included deleting the mag cutoff & volley sights, the windage adjustment on the rear side, a flat cocking piece rather round & usually deleting the stacking swivel, most of these changes occurred gradually so it is common to see guns with mixtures of early & later feature s in almost any combination

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No3* right bayonet mounted

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No3* rear sight

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No3* rear sight mid right

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No3* Left w-bayonet

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No3w-BayRf

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