eparges Posted 21 January , 2008 Share Posted 21 January , 2008 Hi, I have a ShtLE No1 MkIII, which has a butt-disk, marked '5 WTS', could this be 5th Wiltshires? Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krithia Posted 21 January , 2008 Share Posted 21 January , 2008 Yes, spot on, a similar marking to a 08 hook quillon bayonet I have seen in the past. There also appears to be a feint '3' and maybe 'EX' on the disk ... 3rd Essex? Saying that it could be my eyes. 11.12 I should think is the date November 1912 and 542 is the rack/rifle number. Is it a pre-war Lee-Enfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted 21 January , 2008 Share Posted 21 January , 2008 Agree with you, issue date is November 1912 to 5th Wilts. Also, I think your eyes are OK as there is definitely a 3 and an X faintly stamped. The logical conclusion from this is as you say 3rd Essex, but it will be interesting to find the original date of the rifle. Regards TonyE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eparges Posted 21 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2008 Hi, weren't the 5th Wilts a wartime raise, Service, battalion? The ShtLE is dated 1914. Could it have been that an older disk was reused, reissued, which previously had been on a ShtLE marked by the 3rd Essex? Judging from the dirt around the disk, screw it has been on it for a long time (and I have this one for over 25 years). Or could the stock have been re-used/changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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