Ishapore 2A SMLE .308 E9365 Used

Used SMLE .308 Rifle, serial number E9365.  Please see photo coverage below for condition and wear.

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RFI Rifle 7.62mm 2A1 (aka Ishapore 2A1)
Ishapore 2A1 rifle
Type	Reserve Weapon
Place of origin	India
Service history
In service	1963-Present
Used by	Mumbai Police , Delhi Police , Maharashtra Police , Karnataka Police
Wars	Sino-Indian War, Indo-Pakistan Wars
Production history
Designer	Ishapore Rifle Factory
Designed	1963
Produced	1963-1975
Number built	approx 500,000
Variants	2A (2000 m sights)
Specifications
Weight	4.7 kg, unloaded
Length	44.5 in (1130 mm)
Cartridge	7.62x51 mm NATO
Calibre	7.62x51 NATO
Action	Bolt-action
Rate of fire	20-30 rounds/minute
Muzzle velocity	2600 ft/s
Effective range	800 m
Maximum range	2000 m
Feed system	10 or 12- round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips
Sights	Sliding ramp rear sights, Fixed-post front sights

The Rifle 7.62mm 2A1 (also known as the Ishapore 2A1) is a 7.62x51 NATO calibre bolt-action rifle adopted as a reserve arm by the Indian military in 1963.

Production of the rifle - initially the Rifle 7.62mm 2A - began at the Ishapore Rifle Factory in India, soon after the Sino-Indian War of 1962.

The Ishapore 2A was based upon (and is almost identical to) the .303 British calibre SMLE Mk III* rifle, albeit reworked to use the rimless 7.62x51 NATO round. Externally the rifle is very similar to the classic Mk III*, with the exception of the magazine- which is more "square" and usually carries twelve rounds instead of ten, although a number of 2A1s have been noted with 10 round magazines via 5-round stripper clips for convenience. Also more "square" is the front sight assembly/bayonet mounting boss where an older British Pattern 1907 (P'07) sword bayonet can be attached. Ishapore 2A/2A1 rifles are made with improved steel (to handle the increased pressures of the 7.62x51 round), and the extractor is redesigned to cope with the rimless round. From 1965-1975 (when production is believed to have been discontinued), the sights were changed from 2000 m to a more realistic 800 m, plus the rifle re-designated "Rifle 7.62mm 2A1" by the Indian military.

There are no other differences between the Ishapore 2A and 2A1 rifles, but they are often incorrectly described as ".308 conversions". In fact, the 2A/2A1 rifles are not conversions of .303 calibre SMLE Mk III* rifles: they were designed and built right from the outset to fire 7.62x51 NATO ammunition. It should be noted that these weapons were not designed for use with commercial .308 Winchester ammunition - even though the rounds are physically interchangeable.^[1]

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