Seen in the picture above are the normal spots to find the serial number and manufacturers information on the No4 and the No5 rifle. Surplus Lee-Enfield spike bayonet with scabbard/sheath. 4 Mk. No. 4 Mk 1 was made only in America and Canada and featured an additional simplification omitting two parts and some machining operations that allowed the bolt to be removed from the receiver by aligning the bolt head perfectly with a gap in its guide slot along the side of the receiver. Cheek Piece and Screws - The birch / beech / walnut cheek piece design and material specification were first developed for the No3T - the scoped Pattern '14 rifles. 5,949. 4Mk. The No. Date Packed: 7/8/57 The Short, Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) delivered sterling service from the mud of Flanders to the farthest reaches of the Empire. One of the recent Pakistani surplus releases featured a range of No4T and their replacement parts - now circulating in European, Australian and USA markets. The beechwood furniture is smooth, bright and unblemished. . (2) Canadian No. These are now hard to find in any condition, but this example is near pristine. A listing of British and Commonwealth bayonet markings is available on Bryan Browns Old Military Markings Web site. The No. Although touted as having many advantages over the Pattern 1907, the No. However, this has not been substantiated. After collating needs and the shooting thoughts of the time, a triangular sling swivel was designed to replace the front trigger guard screw on all No4Ts built after November 1944. Danish Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 Green Canvas Sling HTK. It has been consistently observed but no reason or original documentation found to support it. I was beautifully made, with its distinctive cruciform blade. The remnants of the wartime marking are lined through and the new marking applied above. The No. An increasing consensus is that this simply may be a British viewer's mark, as this mark seems only to be found on Prince-Smith examples. Singer and other producers (Savage has been observed). Savage marked their bayonets with the letter "S". Note that not all FTR rifle were converted. 4 Mk. 4Mk. 4 bayonets. Canadian Arsenals marked their bayonets with an "A" nested inside a "C". The 2ndNZEF fought in the North African and European Theatres as part of the British 8th Army. No4 rifles were given a starting number that may be used to identify manufacturers, but again there was no set serial blocks. Westland of Croyden - an alternative to their "C.E.W. This article, "Exploded View: Lee-Enfield No. 2018 at 7:33am: he! The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. 769 23 During the war, the No. Here is a Savage T format sight - with a 'squared S" on all 4 major parts as above: Of other interest - Wood and other Metal marks / stamps. During refurbishment the bulk of German markings were scrubbed (although some waffenampts are still present and evidence of markings being removed is clear), further the original . I'll shoot some pictures of mine this weekend if you want. Two Swiss codes are noted. Hollands being the hand made shotgun and rifle masters took the specified "high street" sourced screws and blued the heads. Five distinctly different markings were used (all are pictured at left): Lucas marked the bayonets with M158 on the top of the socket. Prior to their creation a variety of WWI sniper rifles were in use. startxref Three firms produced the No. You must be rich. However, the Rijkswacht (Gendarmerie) used the No. The "circle-PSK" marking is somewhat of a mystery and is seldom encountered. 3. Scabbard (frog stud): "Bg" over Crown-JF proofmark. 4 MK. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. 4 bayonets. by gruff27 22 Mar 2012, 20:09, Post Smith & Wesson's new M&P FPC is a compact, folding pistol-caliber carbine chambered in 9 mm Luger and designed to accept the company's M&P handgun magazines. Similarly Savage rifles that are genuine and completed to a fully scoped "T" are rare and early. The factory eventually went on to produce cylinder heads for Davey-Paxman landing craft engines. Lot of 4 Vintage Tin Halloween Noisemakers. British Armourers would change the butt stock out for damage and sniper preference reasons - so true rifles often have different butt stock features other than the presence of a cheek piece - in the cold war era they were allegedly ordered to add all missing marks. Two-piece construction gives the No. This revised specimen was the best of its type and was still in use by NATO forces. The number actually produced is believed to be 250,000. Not too mention it looks better with the walnut furniture over the birch. by Steve Hoog 23 Mar 2012, 02:44, Post This also disbursed production, mitigating the risk of production being interrupted by bombing. Along with this will be the model designation, and below this, the serial number. There must have been a lot of them to survive 2 world wars and all the action and attrition they were exposed to. More importantly, everything it makes has the performance to match. 4 bayonet was repacked in September 1986 at Building 3 of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps' Central Ordnance Depot, Donnington. The company disappeared in 1970. P.S.K. Dispersal Codes begin with a letter denoting the general location (N=north, M=middle, and S= south), followed by up to three digits. 4 socket bayonets produced. [35] VIEWS. If you are slightly less lucky you may have a rifle, scope and accessories that have been used and "improved" by private owners and tinkerers, Here is how to spot original features, errant ones and simple techniques to step towards your chosen rifle impression - original factory - war years service - post war British service and post war International service - organized by parts group: Wrist markings: I was talking with a fellow enthusiast about BSA Shirley using electro-penciled serial numbers in production and so took some photos to explore this: Here we have a scopeless and virtually unfired 1945 No4T on the left and an "active service" No4T on the right that had its last service with India, other than the metal being painted with lumpy glossy black paint it is predominantly unchanged, On the left, the scopeless one exhibits all marks as freehand stamps through the blackened surface. Home / Firearm Parts and Accessories / Rifle Parts / Lee Enfield #4 MK1. British "Enfield" rifles are some of the most iconic small arms in the world. Savage was the only other maker to follow Singer's pattern of marking the spring plunger. There is another marking forward of the breech, but its so small It wont come out well on a photograph, I wouldnt even hazard a guess at what the marking Is as it`s so small and unclear. About the rifles. The markings were different for the different manufacturers and time periods, but they are all well documented in various books. This one was no different. This symbol is similar to the Australian Defence Dept. I've looked all over the internet and I can't find any info. Thanks. Bayonet identification lists detailing by illustration, descriptive part name and part number, all parts of the Rifle, .303 Calibre, Lee Enfield, No 4, Mk 1 * and its associated equipment. by Saxon Cross 22 Mar 2012, 21:33, Post This mark sometimes appears alone and sometimes with another forging contractors mark, which suggests that Tinsley supplied steel to several of the socket forging contractors. The No. The swivel was to be "low turret" in design so that the sling body would be stopped by the existing magazine loop - this allowed the sling to be "locked" in a diagonal exit path off the fore end at an ideal angle to wrap the bicep and provide sling position options for better steadying in all positions. 0000001927 00000 n It is essentially an updated N0. .303 isn't any different that anything else. Other makers welded the spike to the socket. This indicates the length of the bolt head with the larger numbers being the longer bolt heads. If it has a lateral screw through the back of the forend, it is either a post war production Mk.2, or an earlier mark that has been rebuilt. This updated and expanded edition also has a ready model identification chapter and colour plates. The No. Production occurred during the latter half of 1941 and into the early months of 1942. 210.00. Lee Enfield No4 Mk* Long Branch 1944 - SOLD No4 Mk1 Fazakerley 1944 Serial KC25154 - Sold No4 Mk1 Maltby 1942 Serial M10655 - Sold No4 Mk1* Sterling 7.62mm Conversion - Sold AIA Lee Enfield M10-A1 Cal: 7.62x39mm - Sold Long Branch No4 Mk1* 1950 - Long Butt - SOLD No4 Mk1 7.62mm - SOLD No4 Mk1 BSA 1942 - Sold No4 Mk1 Fazakerley 1942 - Sold An example of a viewer's mark "75TZ" is pictured at left. Enfield Rifle For Sale. However, these scabbards are encountered far too frequently for only 25,000 to have been made. "S" inside a square 4 scabbards, the Securing Tab remained in British Army stores until the mid-1970s. The pictures at left illustrate some of the forging marks. The bolt heads are marked 0, 1, 2, or 3. 4Mk. "F.F. 4 Mk. Qty 1 F Sep 1986 by verdenpark 26 Mar 2012, 07:11, Post SMLE rifle manufacturers were given no serial ranges to begin or end production with, so it is possible that two rifles may exist with the same serial number produced at different factories. N30 (pictured at left) So a genuine Savage rear sight converted to T format by H&H is possible on an early 1941 converted and war time used rifle and on a late 1945 scopeless rifles and in between when added to BSA rifles that had the L flip sight from the factory - Savage provided a lot of micrometer sights for this purpose. Mine only have the serial number (single letter, five numbers) on the butt socket. The last picture illustrates an unusual mark, occasionally found on No. This suggests production by a private contractor that was paid according to the number of pieces accepted. These prefixes can be used to authenticate these rifles if found in a gun shop or personal collection. 1 Mk. With Hitler's war machine on the move, the British needed an accurate, mass-production rifle. I believe the number " 1 xxxx" means it was manufactured at Maltby. Rifle Serial Numbers were put on the box that all the parts of a subject rifle were taken from and stored in while it was being converted. $8.69 shipping. The metal components of the early examples were oil blackened, making a durable dull black finish. not at all lol, from the markings I can find and other details would you guys say it's a long branch with a savage magazine? The No. Batch No: When reference is made to an all matching SMLE the serial numbers must all be the same. 1* imported by Century International Arms. 5 Mk I (for example, Savage or The British No. 4 spike bayonet was the result of a 20 year series of studies, experiments, and troop trials seeking to find a lighter, handier substitute for the venerable Pattern 1907 bayonet. Genuine early, When the war expedient models were produced (initially with the "L" flip sight, then those selected for conversion to T status had to have the rear sight replaced with a modified micrometer sight (H&H indicated this had been done by stamping the "S" on the front of the right receiver wall ( this happened to most, but not all!) Of the rifles I have examined this appears 1 in 10 or so times on real rifles - applicable to 1943 to 1946 production. 4 Mk. I and some Prince-Smith examples exhibiting rough tool marks. The new value of an ENFIELD 303 NO 4 MK I rifle has fallen ($24.62) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $603.36 . %PDF-1.4 % On the opposite side of the RFI 1963 stamp,is there a serial number? If you are lucky enough to have an unmolested No4 mk1T, then you could have a rifle, scope and accessories that represent one of the 4 years of production at Holland and Holland, or as it was updated and repaired by British Armorers or other installments of service history. The No. Prior to obtaining independence in 1946, Jordan was a British Protectorate, known as Transjordan. The Belgians received Lee-Enfield No. Sujets similaires Although troops often resorted to more expedient means of modifying frogs to retain No. Early blued steel mouthpiece marked: "No. Socket: "No. Many of these countries had No4Ts as well. The No. There is no US PROPERTY stamped into the top angle of the receiver as well. The box label indicates that these were packed November 1963, at the 5th Storage Depot. (21mm.) 4 Mk. In the British war time contract scheme there were 2 phases of demarcation - early / pre-war marks, and later regionalized contractor codes, For mid 1943 and down you are seeking the early war markings from Singer (SM), after that seek the regional producer code (S69 - for Southern region, 69th contractor). No5 rifles (Jungle Carbines) serial numbers consisted of a sequential 4 digit number starting with 0001 running through to 9999, the numbers were preceded by a letter prefix. III was declared obsolete in 1946. Interesting feedback, here are all other markings that I can find. Singer produced 1,141,782 No. 2 bids. The period of manufacture is believed to be late-1940s or early-1950s. The other details such as maker, model, and FTR are on the left side of the receiver, either very lightly stamped, or engraved with an electric pencil. (SMLE rifles which became the No1 MkIII and No1 MkIII* in 1926) An Enfield Rifle No4 Mk1*, a No5 Mk1 and the aussie experimental No6 Mk1/1. It has a tapered steel body with a ball finial. 4 spike bayonet. 4Mk. (120mm.) You must log in or register to reply here. No4 Mk1 - DP - A safety lesson 2012: A DP marked rifle fired without first being completely dismantled or inspected after purchase by a new owner. II* bayonets. The leather is quite thin, suggesting that this might have been done for civilian (e.g., police) use, rather than military use. We set ourselves apart by supplying unique parts at a good value and standing by our products by offering outstanding customer service. The No 4, Mk I* Lee-Enfield: Introduction - YouTube 0:00 / 22:26 Introduction The No 4, Mk I* Lee-Enfield: Introduction britishmuzzleloaders 83.5K subscribers Subscribe 10K 598K views. Per the contract and description Hollands were to remove the L / "flip" battle sight when present from the sending factory and replace it with one of their provided milled micrometer sights (either Singer Machine or Savage made and marked) - this would leave the rifle needing a new "zero" - a pass through an "Enfield Rest" test. British No4 rifles were set up with a 5 digit serial number system with 1XXXX being allotted to Maltby, 2XXXX Fazakerley, 3XXXX BSA Shirley. Carries the electropenciled New Zealand property marking and serial number. 4Mk. 5 mm. Little is known of their manufacture and use. An example would be: rifle serial number 52C2689 would be the 522,689th rifle produced by Savage Stevens. I'm currently working on restoring a New Zealand, a Canadian and a German/Greek Enfield. The sling worked well enough in dry / sunny climates like Africa and Italy, but in the UK training camps and northern Europe they were found to be "slippy" to use and needing lots of preservative (Dubbin) to survive the wet conditions. 4 Mk. The following illustrates the four bayonet and scabbard types that were mass produced; and some unusual variants that I have acquired. Those who live by the sword get shot. The new rifle was well regarded by the troops receiving them. Snipers in the field (Europe) were prove to take a Bren length webbing sling and leave the 1907 Leather behind. 5 will have "Rifle No 5 Mk I" electrostencilled there, [20] while a post-war conversion will generally have either no markings or markings from manufacturers who did not make the No. The Lee-Enfield No. These rifles can often be identified by the stacking hook welded to the upper band. The example pictured at left also carries the Canadian "broad arrow" mark, indicating acceptance into Canadian service. The Parker HAle PH215 series triangular sling swivel is "High Tower" and will have the triangle clear the trigger housing loop to spin 360 degrees - these are also typically bright blued or blacked. The Indian plant stamped their own serial number into the top of the receiver. British Lee-Enfield No4 Mk2 knife bayonet, scabbard and frog Dated 1949 P (RSAF Poole) 95.00. or Best Offer. Bayonet Mazak is, by far, the most common, followed by blued steel. wide at the extremes. P.S.S. They may have the numbers stamped into the front portion of the fore-end and on the bottom of the magazine. #6. The bayonets are coated with mineral oil (grease), in a waxed "primary pack" paper wrapper. All Enfield Rifles below are proofed and shoot ready. We specialize in all military surplus weapons from AK-47s, AR-15s, Mausers, CETME, Enfields, UZIs, and much more! In practice and service, the size, position and shape of the cheekpiece was altered to suite the needs of the snipe that the rifle was designated for - these are an interesting study within themselves. One influence in the selection of Singer was that Scotland was felt to be safer from German bombers than England. III sniper rifle and Enfield No. This illustrates just how long after their obsolescence, that bureaucratic inertia can demand retention of items in military stores. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Due to similarities with Indian Government acceptance marks, this was once thought to possibly indicate Indian service. Quest starts at lvl15+. The rear aperture is calibrated for 300 meters and flips up to become a ladder sight or another aperture sight calibrated for 600 meters depending on the model. This example was manufactured post-War for Belgium. II* bayonets have been observed with an arrow over "D" marking on the front of the socket. 4 bayonet. This CFTO is for identification purposes only and is not an authority to procure parts. Any stock of the P14 cheek pieces would have been transferred to the 4T program - first built by Enfield Lock and then by Hollands - it is not clear when these transitioned to new made cheek pieces. The securing tab retained the No. I markings were reminiscent of how Pattern 1907 bayonets were marked, with the royal cypher, type, and maker. 4 Mark I rifle was adopted on Nov. 15, 1939. 2. Here are 2 genuine early, It has been observed that only on No4T rifles, there can be found an, In the expert write ups, there is reference to the H&H contract use of an, Get email offers & the latest news from ArtioZen. The rifle was a No. Thank you for the welcome. 4 Rifle," appeared originally in the April 2004 issue of American Rifleman. I rifle, the No. VNS mark represents "Viners Ltd. Sheffield, England" a subcontractor of Enfield parts. A small number of aluminum mouthpieces are known, along with a single brass mouthpiece example (discussed below). The Indians did us no favors scrubbing & remarking as they did. The rifle was dated 1942 and a lot of the No 4 and some No 1 SMLEs issued to South Africa was eventually sold to the SAP agencies then onto the surplus market. He was born in 1921 and later served as a navy corpsman in Japan and Korea. Markings on Lee Enfield rifles No4 serial numbers too. Fully functional barrel, receiver in 7.62 x 51 NATO. 0000013061 00000 n Ltd. (pictured at left) II* bayonets. The C would make it a Savage, a L would make it a Long Branch. My thought is its a Savage No4 Mk1* lend lease made in 1942, It has the ( S ) markings and machine marks, The receiver, barrel, bolt, magazine and stock all have the same Indian furbished serial numbers and the savage markings. Rifles are in good to very good original condition and ready to fire. The Lee Enfield by Ian Skennerton (2007) - ISBN: 9780949749826 . endstream endobj 770 0 obj<> endobj 771 0 obj<> endobj 773 0 obj<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/ExtGState<>>>>> endobj 774 0 obj[775 0 R 776 0 R] endobj 775 0 obj<> endobj 776 0 obj<> endobj 777 0 obj<> endobj 778 0 obj<> endobj 779 0 obj<> endobj 780 0 obj/DeviceGray endobj 781 0 obj<> endobj 782 0 obj<>stream Moncton, N.B. These were purchased from the USA as supplies in the great war (WW1) along with the Pattern 14 rifle (amongst other materials). 4Mk. For more than two centuries, Westley Richards has produced some of the worlds finest firearms, each wearing a timeless and classic look with bespoke flourishes. Anyone got a pic of that area on a Long Branch? (125mm.) Enfield No4 Mk1 Markings I just got a No4 Mk1, and I can't figure out a few of the markings. Singer continued using a similar markings, as used on the Mk. xref . Essentially both types of sling present 3 loops, to form a better control on the stance with the firearm to hold and return to a sighting zero (natural point of aim) - I have personally experienced this in CMP competitions, where sling use during rapid fire is essential. II bayonet re-packaged in 1963 cardboard carton. BSA experienced a third level of maker coding change - each of its factories were given an "A,B,C" location definition. Magazine is 10 round factory issue, 10+1 rounds . Had a look at Skennerton, and did not find much. I like using the triangular sling swivel to deliberately tighten the sling around my hand to grip the fore-end when using a shooting glove, Lee Enfield books by Ian Skennerton - Ideal reference information, Genuine Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 T Parts, Features, Marks and Accessories, Here we have a scopeless and virtually unfired 1945 No4T on the left and an "active service" No4T on the right that had its last service with India, other than the metal being painted with lumpy glossy black paint it is predominantly unchanged, On the left, the scopeless one exhibits all marks as freehand stamps through the blackened surface. Firing mechanism is Enfield pull cocker type, with left side serrated safety lever. Weight fully loaded with sling was eight pounds even and overall length a handy 39.5 inches. The factory was built by working around the clock during 1942 and was provided with capstans, drilling and milling machines, centre lathes, a steel-hardening and processing plant, and a centre-less grinding machine. Helve: "M.H.B." 0000002206 00000 n These were provided to Britain under the Lend-Lease Act. The Savage-Stevens plant in Chicopee Falls was where New England Westinghouse produced Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifles in 19151917 under contract to the Imperial Russian government. First debuted in November 1895 as the .303 calibre, Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Enfield, the rifle has still found use today in military, sporting and ceremonial roles - over one hundred years since its inception in its original form. 4 Mk 1* (T) rifle in .303 British made by Savage in 1942. During the Second World War, the British government curtailed the use of commercial trademarks to make it more difficult for the Germans to locate (and bomb) factories producing war materiel. 0000013021 00000 n I don't see any other markings, but the paint is quite heavy, so there . I have a serial number and FTR on the piece you have a picture of; my date is on the main part of the gun right above where your stuff is. These were originated for the No4 rifle design by Singer Machine Co, hence they are often referred to as a "singer sight". 2) A "F" on the flip-up brass disc on the butt plate 3) Four things that look like stars or asterisks on the bottom of the magazine. The No. The other day I bought a No.4 mk1 Lee Enfield from a gun shop and I need some help identifying it. 4Mk. The markings in the other photos are not mentioned, except the '2' on the bolt head, which is its size (there being several sizes available to get the head space right). 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