Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. Also, the Tape Hunt makes a return. This No. I've looked all over the internet and I can't find any info. This also disbursed production, mitigating the risk of production being interrupted by bombing. Canadian Arsenals trademark was adopted in 1947, Spirit of the Pike - British Socket Bayonets of the 20th Century, British No. The number actually produced is believed to be 250,000. You must be rich. 2. 4 rifles were imported to the USA from Turkey in the mid-2000s. The markings were different for the different manufacturers and time periods, but they are all well documented in various books. 0000001961 00000 n Plastic Mk. 1 scabbards. III was declared obsolete in 1946. If anyone can help me out I would really appreciate it. There is no US PROPERTY stamped into the top angle of the receiver as well. 4Mk. The "S" was added to indicate the need for this re-zeroing as a subsequent step. 1 for the British military. The maker is unknown, but is believed to be Belgian. Bayonet It retains the 10 round box detachable magazine, however the largest change to the rifle was the addition of a rear aperture sight. In the expert write ups, there is reference to the H&H contract use of an "S" on the would-be "single round cut off" mounting ear section of the right receiver wall. ,DTvb5@ kg:v%A$6%#,6J,q]+9 V ,,mD$\"L3-p0$z2 cC+`i`,pIt jns;Nt=_e9AA r ^G? So usually to get the old barrel off I cut a groove relief just forward of the receiver to relieve the pressure. Socket: "No. Many of these countries had No4Ts as well. If the * on the receiver ring was on a No.1, it would mean the action had 'pitting or rust'. The "circle-PSK" marking is somewhat of a mystery and is seldom encountered. 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. Canadian Arsenals marked their bayonets with an "A" nested inside a "C". Vanden Plas (Eng) 1923 Ltd. of Kingsbury Rd., London produced approximately 950,000 Mk. Sheffield Steel Products produced approximately 670,000 Mk. Prince-Smith & Stells in Keighly, Yorkshire, produced 1,057,515 No. Unissued Savage Enfield No 4 Mk1 Rifle , 303 British. The latter will have an engraving on the flat side of the receiver which will read something like (taking one of my rifles as an example), F(FTR)49. #6. $799.00 . 4Mk. 4 Mk I, chambered in the same .303 British cartridge as the SMLE, retained the better features of the SMLE (in 1926, the SMLE was renamed the No. It was published in 2007, available now from Aust., N.Z., US and UK distributors. 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. These war time sling swivels were made by Hollands and are typically browned steel. One of the recent Pakistani surplus releases featured a range of No4T and their replacement parts - now circulating in European, Australian and USA markets. This lowered costs and allowed manufacture by subcontractors. A listing of British and Commonwealth bayonet markings is available on Bryan Browns Old Military Markings Web site. Rear micrometer sight. It was a simplified version of the Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield rifle that served the Empire so well in the first unpleasantness. 1 scabbards. 210.00. Unfired and as clean and bright as the day it was born in the Fazakerley Royal Ordnance Factory in Liverpool in 1954. An example would be: rifle serial number 52C2689 would be the 522,689th rifle produced by Savage Stevens. British Lee-Enfield No4 Mk2 knife bayonet, scabbard and frog Dated 1949 P (RSAF Poole) 95.00. Before the war, Prince-Smith was a manufacturer of machinery for making woolen textiles. 4 spike bayonet. 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. broad arrow proofmark 1943" over "CAT. There are fewer finer rifles that are a pleasure to own, enjoy and shoot than the peacetime made Lee Enfield No4 Mk2. 0000002861 00000 n by Saxon Cross 23 Mar 2012, 13:50, Post 1 Mk3 mark III SMLE No4 Mk1 1917 British Parts Lot S at the best online prices at eBay! Unlike other makers of No. In the future, with a bit of luck, i should be a position to purchase an active Lee Enfield No 4. 4 Mk. 1* is functionally the same as the Mk.1, but various changes were made in the design to make the manufacturing process faster. After wrapping the point, this bayonet would have been oiled and sealed in clear plastic. SMLEs will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. III sniper rifle and Enfield No. For those out there that want to get deeper into the serial number issues I would suggest purchasing either Skip Strattons or Ian Skennertons books. The serial number is DA22567A, above the serial number it says NO.4 MK1 F (FTR) that is all the markings I can really see on the gun and I was wondering what year the rifle was made, the model it is, & how much it is . Scabbard makers included: This uncommon scabbard has parallel sides and is made of very lightweight steel tubing. Information on the scope as well would be appreicated. I markings were reminiscent of how Pattern 1907 bayonets were marked, with the royal cypher, type, and maker. Each loop does its own job - the middle loop of each is for the biceps - typically retaining at least one keeper to synch down around the middle of the upper arm when in position. 0000013061 00000 n Other Components - By studying the few untouched (scopeless) No4Ts we can see which other No4T components came from other supplies to the BSA factory from 1941 to 1945. I scabbard may have been made in the USA, given the lack of any maker's or proof marks. I* (T) were the standard WWII sniper rifles for the British and for the Commonwealth, except for Australia. Had a look at Skennerton, and did not find much. These come for the Lee-Enfield No.4 MK1. Our Price: 195.00: Gunner Points: 19: Stock Info: Out Of Stock: CR322 LE4 Sling swivel. Following the sale of Remington Outdoor Company's assets in September 2020, Vista Outdoor purchased Remington Ammunition. starting with a 1) indicates it was manufactured by ROF Maltby in Yorkshire, England. The scabbard is a Mk. 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. "S" inside a square. Israeli domestic made scope brackets are unique. 10,203. by verdenpark 23 Mar 2012, 07:54, Post Auto Engineering produced approx. 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. trailer Markings on Lee Enfield rifles No4 serial numbers too. 0000000756 00000 n Some SMLEs may be found with as little as a 3 digit number and high as a 5 digit number. Barrels with two, three, four, five, and six groove rifling were produced. Up Next we have a Lend-Lease Agreement Lee Enfield No.4 MK1 Rifle Chambered in .303 Brit, And this Rifle is in Excell. 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. This suggests production by a private contractor that was paid according to the number of pieces accepted. The longer bolt heads are worth significantly more than the shorter ones and are considerably harder to find. Method: 1 BSA experienced a third level of maker coding change - each of its factories were given an "A,B,C" location definition. The Indians did us no favors scrubbing & remarking as they did. 3. by Saxon Cross 22 Mar 2012, 21:45, Post Baird marked their bayonets two different ways: Some No. Where did the replacement Micrometer sights come from? Thanks. Date of Manuf: The significance of this mark is not known. Early No4 rifles were produced with the micrometer sight by the rifle manufacturer (Enfield Lock - "E over D" for the Trials rifles). 4Mk. The M47C is typical, as is the date and TR mark. Nearly 5 million spike bayonets were reported produced. Singer continued using a similar markings, as used on the Mk. II* bayonet has Arabic markings on the socket. Cure Date: 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. not 8.8 Barrel length is 25 1/4 inches, not 25 2 inches Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 Serial Numbers. On the right the "England" stamp was a required format for origin to be imported into the US after @1965 and is clearly stamped through all of the finish layers. Copyright 2023 National Rifle Association, Women On Target Instructional Shooting Clinics, Volunteer At The Great American Outdoor Show, Marion P. Hammer Women Of Distinction Award, Women's Wildlife Management / Conservation Scholarship, National Youth Shooting Sports Cooperative Program, Exploded View: Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield, Mk III, 'A Grisly Business:' Australias Lee-Enfield Sniper Rifle, Reviving An Enfield: RTIs Imported No. This is not to say that Enfield serial numbers provide no information or that they are not an interesting subject. The new rifle was well regarded by the troops receiving them. 4 Mk. 1) A white "37" painted on the stock. About the rifles. Seen in the picture above are the normal spots to find the serial number and manufacturers information on the No4 and the No5 rifle. Re: Lee Enfeild No 4 Mk1 Markings by Saxon Cross 23 Mar 2012, 13:50 Your serial No. The No. The box label indicates that these were packed July 8, 1957, at the 5th Storage Depot, Moncton, New Brunswick. A round frog stud is brazed to the body. 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 Lee-Enfield rifle was first adopted by the British as a military arm in 1895 and . 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. & S. Ltd." = Fred Fisher & Sons Ltd. "JW (S) Ltd." = John Wilson Ltd., Sheffield, "TRM.1", "TRM.2", and "TRM 3" = Tinsley Rolling Mills Co. Ltd. of Sheffield. But the persistent zero problem became an annoyance. There are more but again I would suggest reading either Skip Strattons or Ian Skennertons books on the subject. Bryan Browns Old Military Markings Web site. For example, No. by Steve Hoog 22 Mar 2012, 20:21, Post The very early contracts at Holland and Holland for T conversion included selected rifles from Savage, Longbranch, Maltby and BSA (a single Fazakerley example has been documented @ 2020) - this was too much variation for the conversion process to be efficient and by early 1942 only BSA rifles were to be converted. 4 Mk. Length: approximately 44 inches, Barrel Length: approximately 25 inches. Specs: Savage Enfield No.4 MK1* Barrel Length: 25" Overall Length: 44.5" Caliber: .303 British Weight: 9lbs Capacity: 10 rounds Price: $600 to $1200 Ratings (out of five stars): Reliability: * * * * * It wasn't made by the French. Most of these seem to have been released / imported in the 1980s. Weight unloaded is Nine pounds even (I weighed it!) Both bayonet and scabbard are serial numbered. The last year observed on these sights using the SM mark is 1943 as per the right hand example, then the S69 code is used - again on major components (sight ladder (top left of the face), cursor (left side), elevation screw (top) and elevations screw nut (back). The Belgian Army transitioned to the FN Model 1949 rifle beginning in 1951. Howard & Bullough converted from the manufacture of cotton spinning machines to the production of shells, gun carriages, mine sinkers, aircraft components, and bayonets. So if you have a genuine Maltby T - it was converted in 1941 and a little into 1942 at H&H while stocks lasted - typically Maltby "Ts" are nearly always 1941 dated - a 1942 example that is genuine has yet to be documented. The wood shop feeding Longbranch in Canada did yield some orignal NOS Canadian Destined cheek pieces in the last decade. I will have to check through Skennerton tonight. Here we have a scopeless and virtually unfired 1944 No4T on the left and two heavily reworked "sportster" T's (the middle professionally done by Sante Fe) and an American surplus "bubba" on the right. 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. Based on serial numbers observed, approximately 35,000 No. I and some Prince-Smith examples exhibiting rough tool marks. Known Issues: PA 3rd Person broken (Wont fix) Tape clipping. 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. This CFTO is for identification purposes only and is not an authority to procure parts. 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. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! Mine only have the serial number (single letter, five numbers) on the butt socket. The Lee Enfield by Ian Skennerton (2007) - ISBN: 9780949749826 . 5 Mk I (for example, Savage or over S376, inside a rectangle. Surplus Lee-Enfield spike bayonet with scabbard/sheath. BI-1005-99-961-7794 4Mk. 4Mk. 0000001426 00000 n 4 Mk1 (T) sniper . "S" for rear sight replaced (at Hollands)- "needs re-sighting", Serial Numbers - other than the receiver wrist and bolt. 4 Mk. The following illustrates the four bayonet and scabbard types that were mass produced; and some unusual variants that I have acquired. These specific letter prefixes were assigned to ROF Fazakerley and BSA Shirley, the only two manufacturers of the No5 rifle, this ensured that there would be no duplicate serials during the production run of No5s. The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. BO 12151 (the five digit no. 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. Other Nations Service and Replacement - Differing Nations have taken equipment from Great Britain and her colonies over the decades for frontline, secondary and domestic / internal service - Such as Italy and Holland immediately after WW2 - Israel and South Africa in the 1950s and 1960s India and Pakistan have kept their Lee Enfield's up and in reserve until a few years ago. So BSA Shirley, that produced the No4 rifles was designated "M47C" (Midlands region, sequential supplier no 47, factory C). Our Price: 9.99: No4 Mk1 sight. Apart from the markings as stated above, you should take note of the woodwork. 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. lightly-struck "s" . examples with "E", "F" and "S" marks in a bright blued finish (often with a triangle that is a little too tight for the leather 1907 sling). Founded in 1999. Fully functional barrel, receiver in 7.62 x 51 NATO. No. 4 rifle into at least the 1960s. long by 1.75in. In correspondence, Anthony Carter indicated that Brades was the maker of many of the entrenching tools. Here, he explains their advantages and disadvantagesand how to use them safely. The serial would be correct for early 1944 if it started with a "3" - was the "1" added somewhere else? A small number of aluminum mouthpieces are known, along with a single brass mouthpiece example (discussed below). 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The, The very first Maltbys and BSA's produced their own and used the associated early marks for each (large B for BSA, stylized M for Maltby). VNS mark represents "Viners Ltd. Sheffield, England" a subcontractor of Enfield parts. II* bayonets. It has been consistently observed but no reason or original documentation found to support it. Pakistan and India added the "Ishapore" screw to reinforce the front wood forward of the knox (more likely job creation for armourers). I, Scabbard (Throat): broad arrow proofmark, Tool: "BRADES" over "1944" over broad arrow proofmark. Type: British infantry rifle. Barrel is 24 inch, five groove 1:10 right hand rifling. The left side receiver wall has the "angled transition" (just below the ejector screw) which is a Savage (rather than British-made) feature, so its one or the other of the New World manufacturers, but I don't know if Long Brach also did the same thing? Milled micrometer iron sight. 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