The front loop is for the forward hand - I like to use it to press the hand against the fore stock to enhance that firm fore-end grip that Enfield like - this front loop can also be adjusted for length to allow the right tautness from biceps to rifle body when in position. The No. Manufacturers will be noted either on the left side of the receiver or on the left side buttsocket. by gruff27 22 Mar 2012, 20:09, Post 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. Firing mechanism is Enfield pull cocker type, with left side serrated safety lever. Free shipping for many products! Home / Firearm Parts and Accessories / Rifle Parts / Lee Enfield #4 MK1. 0000004592 00000 n Places that will have the serial information is on the bolt, receiver and normally the barrel. Inspection marks on the receiver ring. 4Mk. starting with a 1) indicates it was manufactured by ROF Maltby in Yorkshire, England. No fluff here is the real guff on the #4 mk1 : No4 MkI - All About Enfields and another Britains Lee Enfield No 4 Rifle - History By Cammack happy reading ,Try find a British made one you know its going to be far better than some copy from over the water Broadarrow Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2018 #7 ''Parkerised'' Long branch nO 4 Surplus Lee-Enfield spike bayonet with scabbard/sheath. The United Kingdom & its Empire and Commonwealth 1919-45, Life in the Third Reich & Weimar Republic, Kriegsmarine surface ships and Kriegsmarine in general, Luftwaffe air units and Luftwaffe in general, German Strategy & General German Military Discussion, NSDAP, other party organizations & Government, The Dieter Zinke Axis Biographical Research Section, The Ron Klages Panzer & other vehicles Section, Panzer & other vehicles - Photo threads, Axis Documents, Feldpost numbers, Postcards & Other Paper Items, The United Kingdom & its Empire and Commonwealth 1919-45, The Allies and the Neutral States in general, German Colonies and Overseas Expeditions, The end of the Ottoman Empire 1908-1923, Translation help: Breaking the Sound Barrier, http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Dating%20your%20rifle.htm, http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsfo opic/38127. I read that BO would indicate early 1944. Later in World War II, a hot black oxidizing process was substituted. This Mossberg 26B bolt-action rifle in .22 caliber belonged to my dad, Robert Elmo Babington. 0000013021 00000 n So I would say the "S" mark can be used for verification of a real rifle but it is not the main course of study. The socket is fabricated by welding together seven sheet steel stampings, eliminating the socket forging process altogether. Mine only have the serial number (single letter, five numbers) on the butt socket. No. The No. 4Mk. 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. Many Baird examples have a crowned IG mark on the socket. However, this has not been substantiated. Along with the manufacturers name both the date of manufacture and the type and mark of the rifle is also shown. $6.50 + $5.05 shipping. They are tight barrels. 0000007555 00000 n When the No4T was conceived the cheek piece was transferred / continued. 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. Prince-Smith & Stells in Keighly, Yorkshire, produced 1,057,515 No. WIth the No4T there are still a couple of ways to do this - long length of either sling forward or rearward - depending on your stature and preference for adjustment. 1 Enfield rifle was adopted by the United Kingdom in 1941. 5,949. Bayonet 5 S.D. Socket: "G (Crown) R" over No 4 Mk I" over "S M", Blade (flute): Broad Arrow over "22" (in electropencil). This suggests production by a private contractor that was paid according to the number of pieces accepted. Many minor variations in parts are present across the different manufacturers and for the different years that the rifles were produced. Seen in the picture above are the normal spots to find the serial number and manufacturers information on the No4 and the No5 rifle. In 1939, the British soldier was still armed with the same rifle his father, or perhaps even his grandfather, carried. II* bayonet has Arabic markings on the socket. mark) on a scopeless 1944 BSA. . 4Mk. This illustrates just how long after their obsolescence, that bureaucratic inertia can demand retention of items in military stores. Carries the electropenciled New Zealand property marking and serial number. Method: 1 Certain serial number prefixes were reserved for trial rifles and specific rifle types. Subcontractors produced many of the No. The No. 4Mk. Quest starts at lvl15+. Hosted by Andy H. Gruff, I don't know but will check mine when I get home tonight and report in if it is on mine. . Rifles are in good to very good original condition and ready to fire. II was a simplified version, eliminating the milling cuts required to create the cruciform blade flutes. 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. The No. Date Packed: 7/8/57 Read my article on Bayonets for the Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield Rifles. There must have been a lot of them to survive 2 world wars and all the action and attrition they were exposed to. Canadian Arsenals produced a run of approximately 5,000 No. This mod adds an Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.1 alongside a small quest. Marked US Property , Gun is in exceptional condition. i would guess longbranch with savage magazine box and some brit parts thrown in for good measure , it does not seem at all unreasonable for the indian FR and yes the indians did no favors for collectors but there is no question who did the deed. This means Royal Ordance Factory Fazakerly, Factory Through Repair, 1949. 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 . More likely then not,it started life at the Long Branch plant. Sheffield Steel Products of Sheffield, Yorkshire. The Enfield No4 MK1 was one of the most prominent battle rifles ever produced. not 8.8 Barrel length is 25 1/4 inches, not 25 2 inches 4 Mark I* was the primary rifle of the British and Canadian armed forces during WWII, and it served well into the 1950s. Be sure to check out our gun classifieds where you can buy, sell or trade your gear. starting with a 1) indicates it was manufactured by ROF Maltby in Yorkshire, England. 1 for the British military. UKSkennerton's Arms and Militaria Press. I've seen guys actually twist the action because they are so tight. Mine is a 1943. I'm currently working on restoring a New Zealand, a Canadian and a German/Greek Enfield. 4 mm. "F.F. My Long Branch No4 Mk1* has the "angled Transition". 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. 4 rifles were imported to the USA from Turkey in the mid-2000s. With the bayonet fixed, the helve was used to probe for land mines. The British No.4 MK I Enfield rifle was well respected for its smooth action and reliability. Barrel is 24 inch, five groove 1:10 right hand rifling. 210.00. These codes may be found on various wartime small arms manufactured in Nazi-occupied Europe during WW2. The demand of new ENFIELD 303 NO 4 MK I rifle's has risen 6 units over the past 12 months. TRIGGER Lee Enfield British Enfield No.4 Mk. It was a further simplification and cut down on both material costs and machine time in its construction, much as the No. The butt stock itself is a n early war Sykes Limited Normal length piece - much like the original it replaced. Longbranch No. The Lee-Enfield No. 0000002767 00000 n 4 Mk. 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? (21mm.) 4 MK. . According to Skennerton, more than 2 million Mk. Four scabbard designs saw significant use with the No. Howard & Bullough marked their bayonets three different ways: Lewisham Engineering, at 9 & 11 Malyons Road, Ladywell, London, was the smallest maker of the No. We specialize in all military surplus weapons from AK-47s, AR-15s, Mausers, CETME, Enfields, UZIs, and much more! In the case of Savage Stevens the serial numbers began with a 0C1 and for Long Branch 0L1, these serials progressed in sequence directly relating the serial number to the number of rifles produced. An increasing consensus is that this simply may be a viewer's mark, as this mark seems only to be found on Baird No. The rear sights were also switched out for Singer Machine marked and made parts (interestingly not marked S67 yet even this late in production and supply). HWn7WpW)|s,iY&(T{+S{ycI( xxu_X')r_%m%ae[ov!n{wKrI|%Rs*5Pg" crR&%Nu2KC G?8~3TZ,GrpOMl">Ep%PT>|`(8-8i,&v#b7R U,i~D H2MV~p}-6eY3@K_wlqwC0TWv jwv~=4=?9K2/.$gc|dr_1Ti)wbz|y!A|Q6%w%j6gcB/GccvuY L>WpRQw- %zSZ9TbTdkuI?p`!_Uo_ M]TTy0& ~al2{|A2,`W&rf2-F^KN.w2A2bD F[0Iu&hSXYdOD9(=JshJa@. 769 23 1 scabbards. He was born in 1921 and later served as a navy corpsman in Japan and Korea. Lee Enfield No. This "last-ditch" SMLE was manufactured in 1943, and it has all the signs of a wartime firearm made in the throws of desperation. 4 bayonet evolved (or devolved), with each generation becoming more crude and cheaper to manufacture. Hollands also stamped the rifle serial number into the hidden edge of the top of the butt that fits into the wrist socket and at the underside tip of the lower fore wood - along the barrel bore axis (other factory serials are seen here wrapped around the fore wood - around the barrel axis). he! I have encountered some post-war (commercial?) Officially adopted in July1940 as the: Tab, Securing, Bayonet No. No4 Mk2 - 1955. The Crown Corporation Small Arms Ltd., Long Branch, Ontario, Canada, made approximately 910,000 No. I believe the number " 1 xxxx" means it was manufactured at Maltby. be forewarned, Spike Fever is contagious! This condition remained until the end of the No4T life and the introduction of its replacement - the L42. 4 Mk. The Savage-Stevens Co. of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, made approximately 1.25million No. Magazine is 10 round factory issue, 10+1 rounds . They remained in use with select weapon platforms - the P14T / No3T as its name was changed) through to WW2. Due to similarities with Indian Government acceptance marks, this was once thought to possibly indicate Indian service. 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!) Weight fully loaded with sling was eight pounds even and overall length a handy 39.5 inches. I is the most commonly encountered scabbard, outnumbering all others combined. 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. He also indicated that P.S.S. Don(B3)RAOC Primary Pack. by Steve Hoog 22 Mar 2012, 20:21, Post It carries the scabbard with the frog stud inwards, where belt frogs almost universally carry scabbards frog stud outwards. Get the best deals on Enfield Slings when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. The new rifle was well regarded by the troops receiving them. 4 Mk. 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. Top to bottom an . 7B/1005/21/103/1147 (45mm.) Savage-made bayonets are much cruder forgings than those made by either Singer or Long Branch. I don't see any other markings, but the paint is quite heavy, so there . The entrenching tool was made by William Hunt & Sons, The Brades Ltd., Brades Steel Works, Oldbury, near Birmingham. 0000004719 00000 n On the opposite side of the RFI 1963 stamp,is there a serial number? 0000003043 00000 n Feb 9, 2020. 4 spike bayonet. Call us toll free: +1 888-744-0066. These included a number of folding bayonets intended to remain fixed to the rifle. Prior to their creation a variety of WWI sniper rifles were in use. Prior to obtaining independence in 1946, Jordan was a British Protectorate, known as Transjordan. Unfired and as clean and bright as the day it was born in the Fazakerley Royal Ordnance Factory in Liverpool in 1954. 0000001570 00000 n 4 Mk. Four firms produced the No. The little safety spring has a Long Branch stamp,the front sight protector was made by the Singer Sewing Machine Co.,the magazine follower was made by Savage. The No. 4Mk. Auto Engineering produced approx. When the number sequence reached 9999 the next letter assigned to the factory would be substituted in place of the former. . Little is known of their manufacture and use. So usually to get the old barrel off I cut a groove relief just forward of the receiver to relieve the pressure. by gruff27 23 Mar 2012, 11:37, Post All matching numbers. The No. The M47C is typical, as is the date and TR mark. The No. III was the final, and crudest, form of the No. This symbol is similar to the Australian Defence Dept. 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. If you liked this information and want to learn more, this volume is an excellent resource. 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. The factory eventually went on to produce cylinder heads for Davey-Paxman landing craft engines. (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. For official references, usually the finished and issued rifle was tracked by its rack number and of course these records have long since been destroyed or lost forever. Hollands being the hand made shotgun and rifle masters took the specified "high street" sourced screws and blued the heads. Being a Mk1* we knew that though. 150.00. I, Scabbard (Throat): broad arrow proofmark, Tool: "BRADES" over "1944" over broad arrow proofmark. Pakistan and India added the "Ishapore" screw to reinforce the front wood forward of the knox (more likely job creation for armourers). If anyone can help me out I would really appreciate it. Based on a 1944 Maltby rifle. The Indian plant stamped their own serial number into the top of the receiver. Only 75,000 of this type were made. II bayonets from 19421944. An example of a viewer's mark "75TZ" is pictured at left. 4Mk. 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). I'll shoot some pictures of mine this weekend if you want. To subscribe to the magazine,visit theNRA membership page here and selectAmerican Rifleman as your member magazine. There are more but again I would suggest reading either Skip Strattons or Ian Skennertons books on the subject. Enfield No4 Mk1 Markings I just got a No4 Mk1, and I can't figure out a few of the markings. "S" for rear sight replaced (at Hollands)- "needs re-sighting", Serial Numbers - other than the receiver wrist and bolt. The new value of an ENFIELD 303 NO 4 MK I rifle has risen $13.78 dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $631.57 . I will have to check through Skennerton tonight. 4Mk. 5 Mk 1, unofficially nicknamed "Jungle Carbine.". This Mk. 4 Mk. The stock was made by . Along with parts replacement and service programs. The rifle was a No. Occasionally, viewer's (inspector's) marks are found on No. Scabbard (frog stud): "Bg" over Crown-JF proofmark. Lee Enfield books by Ian Skennerton - Ideal reference information Buy Now Of other interest - Wood and other Metal marks / stamps. II* over BEC N96, inside an oval (pictured at left). 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. SMLEs will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. Date of Manuf: 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. Entrenching tool with helve (handle) that accepts the No. Rear Sights are flip-up adjustable aperature micrometer sights, not vertical leaf. The safety latch style and M47C mark are of note as is the rear pad, flush slotted screw and interestingly the screw being staked at the top. BI-1005-99-961-7794 "S" inside a square. 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. The demand of new ENFIELD 303 NO 4 MK I rifle's has risen 8 units over the past 12 months. Milled micrometer iron sight. Where did the replacement Micrometer sights come from? $799.00 . Sight system is wing protected blade front with flip up dual aperture rear, with calibrations of 800 yards. Commercially, in the United States, these rifles have not been widely available for some time, although nice unsporterized examples can still be found. "S" inside a square Seen in the picture above are the places where the serial number and manufacturer can be found. Had a look at Skennerton, and did not find much. 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. The No. The used value of an ENFIELD 303 NO 4 MK I rifle has fallen ($61.94) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $563.89 . How to Use Classifieds - PLEASE READ FIRST ! British "Enfield" rifles are some of the most iconic small arms in the world. 4 Mk. 2. It was a simplified version of the Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield rifle that served the Empire so well in the first unpleasantness. 1 Mk3 mark III SMLE No4 Mk1 1917 British Parts Lot S at the best online prices at eBay! 10,203. The schools were also populated by inter-bellum target shooters who had already experienced the Parker Hale and other specialist center / front trigger guard screw replacement sling swivels and various format canvas / webbing slings. They have a high standard of fit and finish, feel solid and robust and are a joy at the rifle range, where, due to a magic thing near exclusive to Enfields called Positive Compensation, 1000 yard accuracy can . The Indians did us no favors scrubbing & remarking as they did. Not too mention it looks better with the walnut furniture over the birch. The only maker was the Singer Manufacturing Co. (the famous sewing machine people), at their Clydebank, Scotland plant. No. 4 Mk. This lowered costs and allowed manufacture by subcontractors. 4Mk. or Best Offer. 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. 4 Mk. Method III So it figures that the right S51 is almost always from Hollands and there are less of them due to service attrition than there are real No4Ts that can evidence them. 0000002950 00000 n 4 was 44 12" long, weighed 8 lbs., 11 ozs., and had been adopted in 1939 to replace the Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)renamed the No. This is a Lee Enfield No. Five distinctly different markings were used (all are pictured at left): Lucas marked the bayonets with M158 on the top of the socket. Savage was the only other maker to follow Singer's pattern of marking the spring plunger. Quote Reply Topic: No4 Mk1* identification help . 4Mk. 4 bayonet scabbards in having an integral web belt frog. Popularly known as the "Victory Plastics" scabbard, it was unique in design compared to all other No. Mazak is, by far, the most common, followed by blued steel. Brass is said to have been an alternative screw material, but I have yet to see them installed - even in Ts from other nations. Recent research by Graham Priest determined that "TRM.1", "TRM.2", and "TRM 3" identify the Tinsley Rolling Mills Co. Ltd. of Sheffield. British infantry rifle Lee -Enfield No.4 Mark 1 of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. 2 mm. I markings were reminiscent of how Pattern 1907 bayonets were marked, with the royal cypher, type, and maker. The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 19th century. Nearly 5 million spike bayonets were reported produced. 4 Rifle," appeared originally in the April 2004 issue of American Rifleman. These later T's often went into stock as "Scopeless" - a rifle in a transit chest as a spare part - awaiting a need and the addition of a scope and bracket - plus all the other CES. This CFTO is for identification purposes only and is not an authority to procure parts. 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