Originally manufactured in 1898 as a cavalry carbine, this Lee-Enfield was later reworked for use by the Royal Irish Constabulary, primarily by altering the carbine to accommodate an 1888 sword bayonet. Blade front and folding ladder rear sights, with the left side of the chamber and receiver showing a set of "double arrow" stamps, Birmingham proofs and commercial style tonnage/bore diameter markings as well as a large "E" on top, with the socket marked with the Victoria cipher over "ENFIELD/1898/L.E.C/I*" on the left side. The stock has been stamped with a round "BIRMINGHAM/(arrow)/1902/I" mark on the right side next to a brass disc marked "3.'04/R.I.C/1188", with a short magazine secured to the receiver with a chain link, an unmarked brass buttplate with trapdoor, and a black leather sling. The muzzle and forearm tip have been reconfigured for the bayonet, and a set of screw heads for mounting a rear sight protector have been removed from the forearm

Very good as arsenal refurbished/converted, with 60% blue finish, showing pitting around the chamber area, along with a few areas of brown/gray patina, mild spotting and scattered handling marks. The stock is good as altered, with a number of dents and scuffs appropriate to field use, as well as a few inletted repairs and some cracking of the upper handguard. Mechanically fine.