The Rifle
Production: 1943 BSA Shirley (M47) with matching serial numbers (AH2656) on the receiver and bolt handle.
History: Documented 1946 Factory Thorough Repair (FTR) overhaul with a #3 bolt head for proper headspace.
Hardware: Front sight block and barrel band are stamped with Singer Manufacturing codes (S.M. / N67).
Condition: Very Good surplus with a smooth gray metal patina, zero active rust, and solid, un-sporterized wood. Standard import marks.
The Complete Kit
Accessories: Original No. 4 Mk II spike bayonet and scabbard. Coded N67, perfectly matching the rifle's Singer factory parts.
Paired with an authentic vintage Pattern 1937 canvas bayonet frog
Period-correct green P37 web sling.
Original black wartime Bakelite stock oiler housed inside the brass buttplate trapdoor.
Six 5-round surplus stripper clips
High-quality JT&L 1940-dated reproduction heavy canvas drop case.
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