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
SHTLE No1 action right note: charger guide on bolthead moves back w/bolt, earlt round contour magazine, rear sight protector wings integral w/handguard
SHTLE No 1 forend sight area original No1 style rear sight protector style, volley sight range markings different than later No3's
SHTLE No1 left w/accessories
pattern 1903 bayonet original 1903 pattern bayonet for SHTLE No1, same blade as pattern 1888 for LE No1 different pommel
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
No1 left, No3 right sight protector wings No1 had wings curved inward, No3 straight
No1 top,No3 bottom forends different nosecaps, mid handguard sections
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
No1 top, No3 bottom No1 had steel cupped buttplate no trap, No3 had brass w/trap
No1 top, No3 bottom actions left
No3 top, No1 bottom top view of actions differences in charger guides rear sight/handguard arrangements easily seen
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
No1 top, No3 bottom left
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
No3 1908 mfg butt rear volley sight in up position
No3 1908mfg mid right
early 07 bayonet & wire cutter
scabbard
left bay/scabbard
No3 1908mfg muzzle w/bayonet & wirecutter
No3 1908mfg left
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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trench mag & action right
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No3 1908mfg w/trench mag left
No3 1908mfg w/trench mag, early bayonet & wirecutter
pattern 1907 early version w/quillon
1916 20rd SMLE mag
later pattern 07 bayonet no quillon
SMLE wire cutter
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1907* bayonet, no quillon
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No3* rear sight
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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