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Lee Enfield rifle, a guide to the .303 Rifle No.1, S.M.L.E Marks III & III*. (Note: Digital download is with colour pages, printed book has black & white pages) books include; sling fitting, loading, cleaning, wrapping a pull-through and introduction to bayonet variants.) Both books have a brief history and a full step by step photographic guide to …I have some questions regarding identifying an Enfield No. 4 MK I rifle I recently purchased and want to get some help from people here. There are very few markings on the metal parts. ... the mark would be something like No4 Mk 1 (F) xx/xx. The x's refer to month and year of production. Before this, the year should have been stamped on the ...Hello.I have a No4 Mk1 that has some markings on it that I would like to know about. Some I think I understand but I'll include them anyhow. Here goes, On the right side under the adjustable sight is stamped "No4 Mk1 ROF (F) 11/43". Just forward of that is "No4 Mk1 (F) FTR" under that is "JA 26870 A"(Where the JA is Electro Penciled and the numerals look stamped and the last "A" looks Electro ...We (the British) only made the No4 Mk1, the Mk1* was allowed to be manufactured by Long Branch & Savage (only) to help then speed up production as they had problems building the Mk1 within the allocated times.Dec 6, 2017 · 28189 posts · Joined 1969. #2 · Dec 10, 2017. Savage made 1.2 million of these, so they were the highest producer of the No. 4, ever. Yours is a nice looking 1942 model of the No. 4 Mk1*, which has the modified bolt head release. If you're selling, use lots if pictures and start at one penny.purchased a very nice no4 mk1 from the gun show today. i love knowing the history of my individual guns, can anyone help me with this one? "DC27594A" is stamped on the left side of the wrist, above the triggerguard. "N49" on stock, behind triggerguard. (i think this means it was made by a H. Morris Company in the UK) also an arrow looking marking.Up for sale is an Excellent Condition Savage Enfield No.4 Mk.1* 1943 US Property Markings .303 British 25" 10+1. This rifle is military surplus, and as such has unusual wear throughout as shown.A few sources have worked together to photograph original test markings to compare font details, colors and markings to the current commercial copies (top) and the exact reproductions developed by our brother business in the UK. ... Genuine Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 T Parts, Features, Marks and Accessories. 3,919. 0. 2 likes. Post not marked as liked ...You've got a Lee-Enfield No4 MkI* made in Canada at the Long Branch Arsenal near Toronto in 1944. It was the 702,606th rifle made (or the 2606th rifle in the 70th block of 10,000). ... I need help identifying an Enfield .303. The markings are: No. 4 MK1 F (FTR... I Have a NO4 LONG BRANCH 1944 Gun IT HAS No serial no neb on it can you hel...No4 Mk1 markings. So I just picked up my No4 Mk1 and am having a hard time ID’ing it. The rear band by the receiver doesn’t have a crown marking or monarch initials like my No1 Mk3 does. I’ll try and get some pictures later this evening. Mine doesn’t either. Markings on Enfields change a bit and there’s usually a bunch of different ...The Crown corporation Small Arms Limited was a Canadian government weapons manufacturer and Savage Arms who also produced Lee Enfield No. 4 mk I rifles produced the No. 4 mk II bayonet to provide to the UK under Lend-Lease. [2] Overall the three manufacturers produced roughly one million bayonets each leading to a rough total of around 3 ...Help with No4 Mk1* Enfield. I recently purchased this No4 Mk1* gun but am having a difficult time reconciling some of the markings. Photos are below, but the main issue is that it has a low Serial number with no prefix (0180) which indicates that it was made at BSA Shirley around 1942; however, it is also marked as a No4 Mk1* and most of the ...Military equipment, such as the Lee-Enfield rifle, are often found with letters, numbers, codes, runes and symbols stamped, etched, scratched, embossed, pressed or branded into the wood or metal. All those marks, taken together, tell a story of who made the rifle, who repaired it, who owned it, who used it and where it went.This week, in 1967, the world's first ATM was installed in London. This week, in 1967, the world’s first ATM was installed. The cash machine was set up outside a branch of Barclays...The Dallas Mavericks owner would buy a pet rock before gold. "I hate gold. Gold is a religion," Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, says in an exclusive interview at the Thr...The British No.4 MK I Enfield rifle was well respected for its smooth action and reliability.A description of the markings and what letter and numbers are present will be sufficient. 3) The underside of the wrist that is normally covered by the trigger guard. A listing of the letters found there would also be sufficient. 4) Left side of body if there are any FTR with an M markings.Lee Enfield - 22 Caliber Forums & English Gun Pub. The Lee-Enfield Forum ... Long Branch No 4 Mk1* markings. ... Could someone tell me why there would possibly be 'England' engraved above the serial on the Long Branch No4 Mk1*? I cant find a reference to it in the Skennerton book I have! Save Share. Like.Description: Enfield No.4 Mk1*. Long Branch made in 1942. Early Dominion of Canada Rifle Assoc. (DCRA) conversion to 7.62mm. Excellent condition with all proper conversion markings. Parker-Hale PH-5C adjustable diopter rear sight. Leather sling. Sterling 7.62 magazine. Parker-Hale front sight.The rifle is a 1944 Long Branch No. 4 Mk I* later converted to Mk. 2 configuration. The Reciever is stamped No 4 Mk I then with electric pencil, appended with /3 (F)FTR. I understand this to be the Fazakerly conversion to Mk 2 specifications. Today I noticed an electric pencil marking on the back of the bolt handle that appears to be another ...One of the changes was simpliying the method of popping up the bolt head to remove the bolt. In the No4 Mk1 it was a spring loaded catch towards the rear of the righ side rail in which the bolt head rode. The spring loaded catch was replaced by a simpler gap in the rail about 1/2" back from the breechface in the Mk1*.This model is specifically manufactured to accommodate the Lee Enfield #4, Lee Enfield #5 and the Long Branch Jungle Carbine. Made in Canada using 6061 T6 air craft aluminum and finished with black anodize to prevent oxidation. The mount has a full 5″ Picatinny mil. spec. rail that allows for more hardware options than our previous designs.No4 Mk1 Electropencil markings? + Reply to Thread. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last. Jump to page: Results 1 to 10 of 14 ... By littleba in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum Replies: 6 Last Post: 07-24-2009, 02:54 PM. Cut-off markings.L41A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (inoperable model L8). L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. 4 (T). L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a ranging gun. L44A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, for Helicopters, Naval. Variant of L20.Yes, it's a Lee-Enfield No4 Mk2 made in December 1952 (12/52) made at Fazakerley ROF. The bolt is from a WWII era No4 MkI made at Maltby ROF because the first digit of the serial is a (1). Yes the really good Australian website "All About Enfields" is no longer active. The Canadian site "Milsurps" is also a very good resource, here ...156 posts · Joined 2007. #8 · May 19, 2008 (Edited) The metal finish on most No.4 Mk I's was done by oil hardening the metal. It was heated to 740 deg. Celsius and immersed in oil. Often, the oil would ignite and be allowed to burn off. This left behind a hard, black, carbonaceous finish.7761 posts · Joined 1969. #4 · Sep 5, 2012. No.4 Mk1 rifles built at Fazakerley and Maltby all have five digits serials. They first digit is a 2 for Fazakerley, and a 1 for Maltby. They can have prefixes of one or two letters. The BSA Shirley factory eventually came into line and their start number is 3. Take a peek at these sites.Enfield No.4 Marking Help. Just after some help identifying a No.4MkI I'm looking at buying and working out if it's safe to shoot. I have fortunately had the chance to take the wood off and inspect it. - 'Z' stamped on the right side below the wood. - 'E' stamped on the left side below the wood. - Small dab of red paint on the breech ring below ...No4 with strange markings "greek". he!!o Enfield enthusiasts! For some time now i own a Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 rifle wich has for me some unkown markings. After some research online, it looks to be a 1943 Maltby produced No4 Mk1. And then there is this marking on the top off the receiver wich looks like "EK/SEOS" the only thing i could find online ...Production was transferred to the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield in 1949. 366,902 No. 9 Mk. I bayonets were made at RSAF Enfield between 1949-1956, with an additional 10,000 produced in 1962. The Enfield maker mark is a superimposed "ED", followed by a two-digit year of manufacture. The bayonet pictured below was made at RSAF Enfield in 1954.Today at the APEX Archive we bring you a British classic. The Lee-Enfield No.4 MK1. This No.4 isn't any ordinary rifle, it was built in the US by the Savage ...Just picked up a sporterized NO4 Mk1 enfield today for 100 bucks, barrel is shiny.I am going to get...My father in law has a Lee Enfield Savage No4 Mk1* rifle but through what i can find it has some odd markings. Well odd as in it doesnt have many markings at all. It has the US Property marking, serial number with the C on the left side and a B under that. However it has zero other markings on the reciever on either the left or right hand side.Lee Enfield No. 4 MK I markings The Art of the Rifle: GeneralMost of the changes were to speed up production in wartime. The bolt removal was simplified, simpler sights were fitted, the number of lands in the rifling was reduced, & so on. They made some No 4 Mk1 's for a short time then rapidly switched to the No4 Mk1* some time in 1943, so your rifle was made after the later part of 1943.Savage No4 Mk1* 1942 - can't ID some markings. Hi guys, I've had this Savage Mk1* for a few years now, two-groove barrel and it shoots reasonably well. Non-matching magazine, but the rest seems correct. Looks like someone fitted a scope at some point, as indicated by the shaved back wood part of the stock near to the safety.Oct 13, 2006 · All British and Savage-made sniper rifles were built on No.4 Mk1 actions (“number four mark one”). Only wartime dated Long Branch No.4 Mk1* (“number four mark one star”) receivers were converted to sniper rifles. If a rifle from two British plants was more accurate than average, it was set aside for No.4 (T) conversion.1944 Enfield No.4 Mk1*(T) Long Branch TP Sniper Rifle Serial # 74L0318 (Converted by Long Branch Arsenal, Ontario, Canada) ... which will help in identifying markings and authenticity. For example, in the case of this MKL entry of the 1944 Enfield No.4 Mk1*(T) Long Branch TP Sniper Rifle, if you own one, we'd like to receive more pics of the ...Posts: 22. Need help identifying Enfield No4 MK1. Hello everyone, I am the proud new owner of a No.4 MK1 and am pretty much cluless about identifying anything about it. I wasn't planning to buy one, but for $115 I couldn't walk away without it. Anyhow, the left side of the receiver is marked No.4 MK1 and there is a small BNP on top of the receiver.Having a little trouble with the markings and looking at marking guides. I can see on the side of the receiver it says "Long Branch" meaning it was…I just got a No4 Mk1, and I can't figure out a few of the markings. 1) A white "37" painted on the stock. 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. 4) Several arrow looking things located all over the rifle 5) "AS" stamped on the bottom of the magazineI have a No.4 Mk1 that was imported by Atlantic Firearms, ... Either you saw a Savage, and misremembered it; saw something that wasn't an Enfield, and misremembered it; the markings were import marks; or Bubba decided to mark up a rifle with spurious markings for God-only-knows what reason. Springfield never produced a No4 of any kind, nor was ...On the Butt Socket there will be small, almost impossible to see marks. These are M.O.D. broad arrow, dates, crosses (proof mark), plus signs (which indicate condition of the rifle), and the original manufacturer (usually a code like M47C ( this is BSA Shirely mark)). On the receiver ring are small marks.Oct 21, 2018 · No4 MK1 markings help. Hi guys, new member here. just picked up this no.4 mk.1, and was unsure of the date of manufacture. I believe i know most of the markings. (Made by savage and exported to England. Refurbished in 48). At first i thought the last two numbers of the serial was the date, but didnt think Savage was making them as early as 1937.Label. The British No 4 rifle was a development of the Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield (see FIR 7815). It featured a heavier, flat-sided body, a heavier barrel and an aperture rear sight. The No 4 was approved for service in November 1939 but, due to the difficulties of setting up production in new factories, did not see large scale issue until 1942.Enfield No4 MK1 (F) FTR. ... There may not be any markings under the bolt handle on a No4 Mk1, but the left side has all the info. Team 1894 #288 Team Winchester #134 Marlin League #145 Team Enfield #1 Team Revolver #99. Reactions: Ray Newman, gunscrewguy, Gareth Holland and 1 other person.Be very gentle with tapping it out because it is extremely small and easy to lose. The drift may actually become stuck in the hole. You'll have to lubricate it and twist and turn it to remove it if it does get stuck. Be patient it will come out. If you lose the pin, you can use .020 stainless lock wire to ensure the pen is retained.Here is a simple shadow board depicting the 4 most common Enfields. Serial Numbers, Model, Mark and Manufacture Identification. Over the years I have received many emails regarding serial numbers. The volume of serial number inquiries has prompted me to fashion this page together and try and explain how best to identify a particular rifles ...That`s a No4 Mk1* made by Savage for England in the days of WW 2. It does appear to have been sent thru a re-furbishing and re-build at some time in its life by all the markings not made by Savage. It is probably a 2 groove barrel, most Savage No4`s were, but it shoots very well for what it was intended.Robert....