A .303 (British) 'SMLE Mk.III' bolt-action service rifle by Lee-Enfield, no. 1870
With a sword bayonet of 1903 pattern bearing 'Wilkinson London' and scabbard
In standard service configuration, the blued action dated 1911, the original barrel with military inspector's marks, fixed foresight with adjustable folding rear-sight, the stock with a brass butt-plate, swing swivels and canvas sling bearing the name 'P. S. Mason'
Weight 10lb. 7¾oz., 13¼in. stock, 24½in barrel
With a sword bayonet of 1903 pattern bearing 'Wilkinson London' and scabbard
Private Percy Stanley Mason of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, whom this rifle was most likely issued with, was killed during the Battle of the Somme on Thursday 28th September 1916 aged 27. He is buried at the Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt
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With a sword bayonet of 1903 pattern bearing 'Wilkinson London' and scabbard
In standard service configuration, the blued action dated 1911, the original barrel with military inspector's marks, fixed foresight with adjustable folding rear-sight, the stock with a brass butt-plate, swing swivels and canvas sling bearing the name 'P. S. Mason'
Weight 10lb. 7¾oz., 13¼in. stock, 24½in barrel
With a sword bayonet of 1903 pattern bearing 'Wilkinson London' and scabbard
Private Percy Stanley Mason of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, whom this rifle was most likely issued with, was killed during the Battle of the Somme on Thursday 28th September 1916 aged 27. He is buried at the Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt
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