Original British WWI & WWII Lee-Metford MkII dated 1892 Converted to S.M.L.E. in 1905 and then to .22 Trainer - Serial P 29280 Category_Receiver Top Cover and the second set is

and the second set is roughly 9" x 13" x 2”

Blade length: 7 ⅝”

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Original British WWI & WWII Lee-Metford MkII dated 1892 Converted to S.M.L.E. in 1905 and then to .22 Trainer - Serial P 29280 Category_Receiver Top Cover and the second set isOriginal Item: One Only. This is one rare bird! This rifle started life as an 1892 dated Lee Metford MkII . 303 caliber rifle, then was converted into an extremely early S. M. L. E. configuration, and later to a . 22 Training rifle. It may well have passed through being modified to an 1895 Long Lee Enfield as well, though the markings do not indicate this. It has many of the characteristics the VERY EARLIEST P 1903 Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifles,