Enfields_In_Queue:Portugal

Rifle 92
1916 BSA Mk III*. Marked to the Regimento Gil Eanes. Gil Eanes, sailing out of the port of Lagos, Portugal, is the first to round Africa's Cape Bajodor (south of the Canary Islands) in 1433.

Rifle 111
SMLE, No. 1 Mk III*. Enfield, 1917. Marked to the Damao Regiment of Portuguese Colonial Marines. The Damao Regiment was one of the units used to garrison the Portuguese enclaves in India - specifically Damao (now called Daman). In 1961 - in "Operation Vijay" - the Indian Army took these enclaves by force. This weapon is one of those captured at either Goa or Damao during that operation. Overall 90%, bore VG (sharp and bright). Wood VG with typical small dings and dents. Matched (bolt, receiver, barrel, sight, nosecap, and forestock. No import marks.

Rifle 141
1916 BSA. Marked to the Regimento do Bernardo Dias. Bernardo Dias was one of the disciples of Prince Henry and a great 16th century navigator.

Rifle 142
1918 BSA. Marked to the Regimento do Diego Fernando. Diego Fernando was one of the disciples of Prince Henry and a great 16th century navigator.

Rifle 145
1918 BSA. Marked to Regimento do Sado. The Sado is a river in Portugal and is also the name of an island off the coast of Japan once occupied by the Portuguese.

Rifle 147
1917 Enfield. Marked to Regimento do Vouga. The Vouga is one of Portugal's major rivers.

Rifle 158
SMLE, No. 1 Mk III*. Enfield, 1917. Marked on the stock disk "Escola Naval" (Naval Academy) [NOTE: check out their website - great information in Portuguese]. This is the marking of the Portuguese Naval Academy established in 1522 by Pedro Nunes. It became the Royal Naval Academy in 1848 and the Naval Academy of the Portuguese Republic in 1922. The rifle is also "N" marked on the left side of the receiver and on the tang of the buttplate indicating that it started out life in the British Royal Navy and was transferred to the Portuguese Navy - probably in the early 1920's. Overall 95%. Bore sharp and bright. Wood is VG. Matched. No import marks.