Milsurp After Hours

Here's some pictures of my 1922 BSA No1 Mk111.

This batch of rifles was made in 1922 for the home market and export.

The rifle has the cut off in place and re-took the Mk111 designation rather than Mk111* .

This is an all matching example with an original BSA barrel serialed to the rifle, the barrel is in good nick with no visible wear at the throat.

It does not have any broad arrow stamps and shoots very well.

However its farewell old friend as I'm thinning out the collection to make room for some other purchases and I have a 8 No1s so this example and my Lithgow will go up for sale.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... MK111a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1111a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1112a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1113a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1114a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1115a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1116a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1117a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1118a.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K1119a.jpg[/pic]

Nice looking rifle Adam, does the lack of broad arrow marks mean that it was not made for British service?

"...not made for British service..." Yep. The broad arrow is a Brit service acceptance stamp. No arrow and it means it did not belong to the British military.

Who would it likely have been used by?

What does a rifle such as that sell for over there?

This rifle is thought to be a run on from the 1920 Siam batch.

It has a 5 digit serial with no lettter suffix or prefix.

Non miltary rifles were sold to individual British subjects, target shooters and civil servants serving abroad through the colonial office for example.

School cadet forces and shooting clubs were also recipients of such rifles.

This rifle has a three digit number "361" stamped on the stock disc and the wear to the butt plate indicates it saw some drill use.

Prices are rocketing up here and you can pay over £350 for such a rifle now, dependant on condition of course.

that is a nice looking rifle and a bit of info that I didn't know and the first UK member who has to many rifles that he has to start selling them.

Nice looking rifle.

Too bad it has to go. If this is one of your culls, I wonder what the rest of your collection looks like.

Hey Adam,

How about a family portrait?

Here's a couple of more pictures with the matching serials.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K11111.jpg[/pic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... K11110.jpg[/pic]