.303 British. 25.2" barrel length. SN: 96992H. Blued metal finish with polished bolt in walnut semi-pistol grip stock with full length upper handguard and brass buttplate. Bolt-action semi-detachable magazine fed repeating rifle charged with stripper clips. Right side of the action body struck {Crown}/G.R.I./1944/No 1 MKIII*, indicating it was made in India. Item shows a matching serial number on the bolt handle and {Crossed Flags} marks on the bolt and left action body. Post War Birmingham firing proofs. Right stock struck S{Arrow/I}A, the marking of post-independence India. Comes with a WSC made and 1907 dated pattern 1907 bayonet with scabbard. Comes with an American sling marked HOYT/1918/J.J.M. {C&R}