[1] Production of the 2A/2A1 started in 1962 after the SMLE Mk IIIs* was phased out of service with the Indian military.

[10] The 2A was designed to allow the British Pattern 1907 (P'07) sword bayonet used on the SMLE MkIII to be attached.

III armory stock, with the addition of a cross screw forward of the magazine well.

Some stocks were salvaged from existing surplus and show artificer repairs where rotted or damaged wood has been replaced.

This repair is especially evident with the recoil draws (the area the receiver contacts when recoiling after the shot) that often failed over time due to the rifle being rack-stored butt down / muzzle up, which allowed oils and grease to migrate downwards into this critical area.

[4] The IOF .315 Sporting Rifle is a commercial version of the Lee-Enfield manufactured by Indian Ordnance Factories for the domestic arms market in India.