The butt socket without the angled flat is correct for the Lee Metford Mk II & II*, Lee Enfield Mk I & I*, MLM & MLE Carbines so it appears to be correct, according to chapter 13 of Skennerton's 'The...
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The butt socket without the angled flat is correct for the Lee Metford Mk II & II*, Lee Enfield Mk I & I*, MLM & MLE Carbines so it appears to be correct, according to chapter 13 of Skennerton's 'The...
In 1900 the MLE was still current so the correct butt plate would have been 3-screw brass with the long tang, which makes me think the disc is not original to the stock.
According to Skennerton's 'Broad Arrow Mk 2' book, your reading of the disc is correct. Is the 2-screw butt plate steel without a butt trap? That style was used on some rifles and carbines about that...