Let’s see some No.1 Mk III’s

Nice collection. I've got two, part of my WW1 collection. Properly handled, they are quite accurate on the IPSC or whatever targets out to the 300 yard limit of my range. Which is what they were designed to do.

WOW, beautiful!

All I have is a No 4 Mk 1* US Property version...not a Mk III . I've always liked that blunt nose-cap Mk III look, it means business!

Thanks for the pics...and a fair bit of history as we read through the various armories and years of manufacture. (And, as an unrelated side note, I wish Century would engrave their info in less-visible areas of their imports! )

Thanks!

Stay safe.

BSA 1917 that I picked up at a farm auction last year. Has a stock repair to the bottom and top of the butt and the bore is like new.

I need to get another one. My maternal grandfather carried a No.1 MkIII* during his time with the Essex Regiment, 1919-1931. A good portion of that was served on the Khyber Pass.

I still shoot mine pictured above and man is it a shooter if I do my part.

Here are mine.

The top rifle is an Enfield 102 years old. It's still a really good shooter.



The bottom is an Ishapore stamped 1942. It was heavily modified by Golden State Arms when it was imported. I'll claim responsibility for the scout configuration.

Does this kind of sort of count?

This is a early peddled scheme (SSA) no. 1, Mk 3* built around October 1916. Early dispersal manufacturing scheme to raise production.
Buttstock is original. Forend and back handguard are replacements and the forend has the non-matching (III* did not ever have this type of sights on the forend) volley sight.

Peddled Scheme covered here at https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=27977

I purchased this in Albuquerque NM about 1993. I have never fired it.

Those are some sweet rifles. Has anybody shot one of those wire wrapped rifles recently? I've come across them occasionally but passed because I didn't think I could shoot them.

My daughter shooting her .410 Ishy smoothbore

Were those SMLE's wrapped with wire to brace the stock for grenade launching?

Stay safe.

Riomouse911 said:

Were those SMLE's wrapped with wire to brace the stock for grenade launching?

Stay safe.

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IIRC, it was to mitigate the effects of a burst barrel which sometimes happened while launching grenades.

Ishy No.1 Mk. III. Dad bought back in '59 from Golden State. They scrubbed the GRI stampings but otherwise it is stock.

Lots of character, the bore is pristine. Shoots better than I do.

Conelrad

NIGHTLORD40K said:

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My daughter shooting her .410 Ishy smoothbore

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Looks like fun. I bet that thing has no recoil.

Gunny, want to trade for mine? No 1 for No 1? Or something else of interest?

mokin said:

Looks like fun. I bet that thing has no recoil.

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Oh, with 3" slugs it definitely gives you a satisfying push!

OK Gunny; Here you go ...... ... ...

I had to play gun-safe Tetris to extract it, but after seeing the cool markings on those Mk IIIs I was able to pull the No 4 Mk I* out and took some pictures of the proof marks I could see:



It looks like everything matches up, and the parts are all “S” marked with some having US flaming bomb proofs.

I have no idea if the leather sling is original or if it was added later (I suspect it was.) It is riveted through the strapping so it can’t just pop off. It was on the rifle when I bought it so who knows where or when it was added.

I was hoping to find some English Ordinance Officers acceptance markings on the stock or stamped into some of the metal work but I couldn’t find any . I can imagine thousands of these lend-lease rifles went straight from the cargo ships to the regiments with little time for a close second-inspection in England.

Sorry if I hi-jacked the Mk III thread a bit, you guys got me interested in what stories this guns’ markings had to say.

Stay safe.

GunnyUSMC said:

I think we can work something out.

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We made a deal. A nice trade. Thanks Gunny.