Can anyone translate this writing

[p246]

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[p246]

This is written on a 1910 No 1 Mark III...updated to III* at some point. DP marked on receiver, barrel, nose cap, and trigger guard. Bore looks good...bolt doesn't close on my field gauge....who knows. Just curious what the writing says, and am I right that it's Arabic.

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image.jpg stock disc marked DP also.

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[PWC]

no, but it is Arabic,or at least from my coin books, characters appear the same. Enfields were used all over the middle east from WWI thru recent history until the Kalashnikov appeared

[Sunray]

Don't think this will help, but it's worth a look. There are other translation sites too.

https://translate.google.ca/

"...DP marked on receiver..." Usually means it's unsafe to shoot. However, rifles were DP'd for a myriad of reasons. Beat up No. 1's, Khyber Pass made, Indian, Brit, Australian and New Zealand rifles are still turning up in assorted searches.

[p246]

Thanks I'll try it. Hoping writing would ID country it's been to.

[dave]

Numbers painted on stock appear to be 122. However that would be the same in either Farsi (Iran) or Arabic-Egypt (most other mid east counties). How ever the numbers on disk are 114 the #four (backwards E) is defiantly Arabic/Egypt so it looks like it could be from one of many mid-east countries. My guess would be Iraq. The Brit's sold Iraq many, under a contract with BSA in the late 30's. Mine is dated 1939.

[p246]

Thanks Dave.

This one is a Enfield serial number T 1218 dated 1910 or 1916. Receiver nose cap and barrel match but bolt does not. Sight force matched with two other serial numbers crossed through. It is import marked but the stamp is hard to read. I think it says CAI ST RLC VI PR3 303 UK. I'm sure about the CA the ST and 303 UK.

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[JB White]

Is there a marking which looks like a backwards S inside a triangle? That would be the Iraqi property mark.

[p246]

Is there a marking which looks like a backwards S inside a triangle? That would be the Iraqi property mark.

Gonna go look...standby

[p246]

Not that I can see J.B. Of course it looks like it's a Century Arms Inc import so I suppose the stock could have been put on there....or anywhere in between. The stock color and wear seem to match though.