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SMLE Enfield Rifle produced at Lithgow in Australia in 1940. Wood is VG to Excellent, Bore Excellent(smooth), Metal VG-Exc.
This was converted to .410 single shot by RFI (Ishapore) in 1949. The magazine is relaced by a wood plug.
The .410 conversions were mostly used for crowd control as riot shotguns in India. They are chambered for a 2" British .410 shotshell, basically a blown out .303 British cartridge. As these cartridges have not been manufactured for several years, ammunition is strictly a "roll your own" prospect. Many of these conversions have been reamed out to accept modern 2 1/2"-3" .410 shotshells in the United States. As the pressure for even high velocity .410 ammunition are well below standard .303 British pressure ranges these conversions, when done by a competent gunsmith, are quite safe to shoot.
