Any British 303 trench gun experts here?

[tac]

I'd like to see the stamps on the barrel and on the top of the Nock's form, too.

 

[Mikej]

I'd like to see the stamps on the barrel and on the top of the Nock's form, too.

Those guys at gunboards.com are great. They don't get to goof off quite like we do here, but the knowledge base is YUGE!

 

[arisaka]

Fawking hay

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

heres a cool video of a no.4 mk2

 

[flashpan]

Wow...thanks everyone for the effort here! My friend wants to sell it and will ship me the gun....then I'll be able to inspect and photograph the details. I also need to cehck out gunboards!
I'll be back

 

[tac]

Incoming -

1. 
   JB White
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   Many of the LSA rifles were sent to India along with a lot of peddled scheme rifles. So, that might be where that appearance comes from?
   
   Does the topic rifle have a cutoff slot? LSA continued making mklll rifles well into 1918. If so, then the star was added when the cutoff was removed. Keep in mind that in 1918 mklll* rifles did leave the factory that way later that year.
   
   Nothing looks fake to my eye regarding the buttsocket markings.

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2. Yesterday, 10:29 PM#7
   
   5th Batt WWCT
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   The butt socket marking on my 1918 LSA MkIII* no cutoff slot

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3. Today, 01:19 AM#8
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   Looks just like it should.
   
   One note: The magazine cut offs were continued post 1918 so there are some later No1 MkIII out there. These are Naval service weapons. Army was issued No1 MkIII*.

LSA = London Small Arms - a sub-contractor for the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield Lock, who were the principal manufacturers at that time. The other sub-contractor was BSA = Birmingham Small Arms

 

[jackrv]

To Mikej, I don't know what you're complaining about, those pictures look fantastic.

Jack

 

[Mikej]

To Mikej, I don't know what you're complaining about, those pictures look fantastic.

Jack

Lighting is too dark, for my tastes anyway. Some of the folk here put up pics that when you zoom in can almost smell the LO.