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B.S.A CO.
A SCARCE .303-CUM .22 L 'SHT LE. III - A.G. PARKER 22 PATTERN 18' PRESENTATION BOLT-MAGAZINE SERVICE TRAINING RIFLE, serial no. W8536 / 84643,
dated 1914, 25 1/4in. nitro reproved barrel (in 2025), the nocksform marked 'BISLEY WORKS. AGP.', adjustable H.V. tangent rear sight, block and blade fore-sight with side protectors, receiver ring marked 'PARKER HALE. BIRMINGHAM.', fitted with a Parker Hale 5A aperture rear sight, magazine cut-off, fixed charger bridge, detachable magazine, together with six 'conveyors' (adapters), and two charging clips, butt-stock collar marked with the G.R. cypher and 'B.S.A CO. 1914. SHT. L.E. III.' A.G. PARKER & CO. LTD. BIRMINGHAM. 22 PATT '18.', blued finish, figured full stock, 13in. pull including brass buttplate with central trapdoor, leather sling, the right side of the butt with inlaid silver plaque engraved 'PRESENTED TO LIEUT. A. HUTTON. R.A.S.C. BY PARKER HALE LTD. FOR THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF THE .303" CUM .22" RIFLE.', weight 10lb. 2oz.

Literature: For further information on the Pattern 18 rifles please see Ian Skennertons "The Lee-Enfield. A Century of Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines." Pages 285-287

Other Notes: The .22-inch Short Rifle Pattern 1918, was approved on 10th July 1918 and is unique in that the bore is .22-inch but the chamber is for the .303-inch cartridge. This is because a conveyor and dummy cartridge like the .303 is used, chambered and bored for the .22 rimfire round. This enables the charger-loader and magazine to be used in an identical manner the service 303 rifle



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Estimate £1,500-2,000

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

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