Original Rare British P-1888 Lee-Metford Cutaway Skeletal Display Rifle Action - Serial Number 515 Antique Wheellock Firearms It is also marked with

It is also marked with lot number 1435 on the underside of the rear skirt

A number of Birmingham gunsmiths including Birmingham Small Arms (BSA)

Clearly very old and very appealing to the eye

[9] It reverted to the plain black flash on 16 January 1985

Original Rare British P-1888 Lee-Metford Cutaway Skeletal Display Rifle Action - Serial Number 515 Antique Wheellock Firearms It is also marked withOriginal Item: One of a kind. We just received this very rare example from the estate of a longtime customer. Serial No. 515, meaning this is was originally a very early Rifle, Magazine, P 1888 Lee Metford. It was later converted to British Charger Loading Lee Enfield Mk I* Action Skeleton. Manufactured before 1895 this is legally classified as an "antique" by the BATF. Please see Ian Skennerton's wonderful book THE LEE ENFIELD, Pages 527 to 529 for