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    Posted: August 06 2024 at 11:14am
Need information about this particular Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 I just purchased. I have attached photos of the markings.  Please help.
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A 1942 Maltby-made No4 mk1.
Serial Number Z 14158
Imported to the US before 1968
Safety mechanism seems to be missing.
Possibly Factory Repaired in India. (this is open to debate) the "FR" stamp is a mystery in some respects.
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seems a lot of bits are missing on that one unless your taking it apart 
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^^^ THIS.
Without an overall view from left & right at a minimum its hard to tell anything else.
It should have left the factory looking pretty much like this, many were "sporterised" though by removing wood & bits & pieces to make a more "sporty" hunting rifle.:
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Looks like it had a hard life and was put away wet.
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Thank you for that information.  I have added some additional photos possibly helpful.  This rifle is in great shape,  I have taken it apart, cleaned it and hand rubbed a light layer of boiled linseed oil.
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Not sure why the additional photos did not show up.
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Its the forums parser, its strictly a single image at a time thing. For best results upload & post an image to the position of your cursor.
hit [ENTER] twice & repeat. that spaces them out a little.
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does look to be in great shape now that the missing bits are shown , 
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I will try again with more photos of my Enfield.
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