One of my favorite things about collecting old guns is going through all the markings. And learning everything you can about your gun

I own a Lee Enfield rifle No.1 Mk III* made in Australia back in 1917. I'm going to order a book like you have to know more about all the markings on it. Thanks for your great information and the book i'm going to order soon.Great video. Thank you so much. I'm Retired USAF. Hello from Arizona 🏜.

thanks. I was 1 minute in when I paused, went to amazon, and ordered that proof mark book :) Great vid guy. and YES Cordite and corrosive primers MUST be scrubbed after shooting. Balistol is a German miracle.

Thanks a Lot! I do tear it down and clean it completely every time I shoot it with corrosive ammo. I will do another video tonight with the other markings. Interesting on the loading. What was happening was it wouldn't pick up a round on the left side till I pushed it forward a little.

Nice video, I have a 1917 Enfield Mk 1 # 3* FTR , I am guessing early 50's. Receiver, bolt and nose cap numbers match with no strike thru it has had light use since and in very nice condition. It has a C.A.I. ST. ALB. VT. = Century International Arms out of Saint Albans, Vermont: Import mark. My guess it put through the FTR and stored until it was imported and sold.

WooHoo! I have a sporterized Enfield No.1 Mk III *, as well. In fact all my handloads for it are sitting on my reloading bench. Most Canadians have little miniature Lee Enfields floating around in their bloodstream. haha.

This is super helpful for me. I have a 1917 Mark three Lee Enfield, and it was sporterised as well. And I’ve had a lot of trouble figuring out the markings. This video is super helpful with that and also the magazine loading tip helped me tremendously because I was also having issues with my 303 feeding properly and I have not had issues since I started loading the magazine properly!

Really great information. 👍 👍

Great video Firearms Addict! I thought of your video about the stock disc immediately when he showed his and questioned it. Thanks for helping him out! I knew you and Nibs could!

Your a stand up Man. Glad I came across your Dragoon video a while back. That rifle you're sporting has long been on my list of wants! Thumbs up video Brother ~John

i wish i did have one of these type of rifles, but naw, i aint got one. gotta tuck this vid inside my favs good to have the reference. take care. see ya soon.

Great video and info I really enjoyed it

very nice pard ..

A couple of points, the .303 British cartridge has a 'rim', not a 'belt' which is something completely different. As for loading the Lee Enfield, yes if you load individually it's a good idea to load the rounds 'en echelon' since new manufactured .303 British ammunition doesn't have a chamfered rim like the original military cases which prevented 'rim lock'. There is however, a quick fix to rim lock caused by the lack of chamfer on the rim when using modern ammunition and that is to quickly depress then release the rounds in the magazine which sorts them out in proper order.

Good history lesson. You sure know your stuff Rob

I'm seeing a SMLE with a (maybe) 1916 date from the Enfield Armory that was factory repaired in 1941. At that time Britain had lost many rifles in Europe and started rebuilding old leftover rifles from World War 1.

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this helped me a lot

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I find it a bit odd that they stopped using stock discs for the reason stated, intuitively, wouldn't the Germans already know who they were fighting being that they also captured the soldier in they're full regimental battle dress? Soldiers and their rifles tend to come as a set. It's just a curious explanation to me.