Hi all, i have a lee enfield no1 mk3 modified for sport that i would like to restore to military shape. i would like to know where could i find some pieces in good condition in canada or near? i need the forestock, rear and front handguard, nosecap etc...

all help is appreciated.

There used to be an outfit called Victoria Trading Company that had just about everything you would need to restore your SMLE. I don't know if they are still in business, but if not, you might try try John Spangler. He knows quite a bit about surplus rifles and can be reached through the Utah Gun Collectors Association website (www.ugca.org).

With the SMLE, you have a really sweet piece of ordnance regardless of its current condition. There is an old trick to pulling oil out of surplus stocks, and I'm guessing if you find one it will be plenty oily. If you want, email me and I'll tell you what I did to save the original stock on my Lithgow Mk III.

Etienne,

I have had good luck with Sarco, Inc. They have a parts listing for "Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk 3" but that's just small parts. They also show front and rear handguards under "Misc -> Military Rifle Handguards ".


This is a bit pricey IMO, but here is a complete set up for auction at:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=113536486

Also try Numrich Gun Parts Corporation. They have tons of parts, literally.

For C. Gadda: the stock is original so the brass butt plate, its a 1918 no1 mk3.

the barrel have its original lenght too.
And i did not go to a gunsmith i have to get my gun licence or permit (i dont know what word to say...) and i dont know how much it would cost to have it.

and thanks for the link its really good.

And just to make you cry....Sorry ;)

My 1916 Lithgow No1 MkIII....Matching serial numbers, original 1916 barrel with good rifling. All parts are early Lithgow A in a star marked.

Cheers

N

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Definitely check with Numrich/Gun Parts Corp. (www.e-gunparts.com)

If they don't have it, I doubt anyone will.

I have a No.4 Mk1. :)

If you can get it, Sellier & Bellot (Czech made) FMJ rounds will shoot to point of aim, or nearly so with the issue iron sights.

Mine was dead on from 80 to 950m (guessing on the last one, it was somewhere from 900-950m), with intermittent stops at 300 and 600 as well. :)

Sirs-I will make two points given me by a friend who IS a gunsmith. One Never shoot an old weapon untill it has been checked by a gunsmith with expertise in that weapon, and two, remember modern propellents are NOT the same as those of 1918, Find someone,( or look it up on-line in a re-loaders page,) and find the SAMMI rating of the propellent used. You may have to get a special batch and reload your ammo