Ƒ B.S.A. Co.: a commercial .303 Magazine Lee-Metford (Enfield) Mk II bolt action service rifle,

Ƒ B.S.A. Co.: a commercial .303 Magazine Lee-Metford (Enfield) Mk II bolt action service rifle, serial number 23278, secondary barrel 30.25 in. with Enfield rifling, tangent/ladder back sight, bolt with dust cover and round cocking piece, magazine cut-off, no safety catch, eight-round magazine, long range volley sights, butt socket impressed 'B.SA. Co.', stocked in standard service configuration with bayonet bar for the Pattern 1888 bayonet, piling swivel, butt plate with trap, butt plate tang impressed 'BLANCH & SON LONDON' (retailer) and with the initials 'W.C.F.', Birmingham nitro proof. Section 1 - A Firearms Certificate or RFD Authority is required to purchase this lot.

Established in 1809, John Blanch & Son is one of the oldest of the London gun makers. The firm also retailed weapons, including various models of Lee actioned rifles. 'W.F.C.' was presumably the original owner.