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 was someone says that possibly it could be used in the greek civil war. Is it possible that this rifle is never been used by the british military, or is the "greek" marking from later in his life? Is there someone who could explain some more of its history?

Greetings,

Rik

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Problem number two.
That barrel is not indexed correctly and I noticed a second hole drilled behind the first one and welded over poorly.
The stampings on the receiver do not appear to indicate it was intended for Greek anything. I have a Maltby made rifle and my serial number is roughly 220+ more than yours. Mine,just like yours was originally distributed to the British army.
Again,and I cannot stress this enough,do not fire that rifle!!!

Thanks for the replys, and dont worry about the welding. I live in the Netherlands so you can only own deactivated rifles(ther are exeptions) wich means that every moving part is welded, the barrel has been drilled and plugged at the end.

So the two broadarrows on the barrel could indicate that the rifle is used or accepted by the british military? And No4 rifles dont wear the crown markings of the reigning monarch, like the No1 do?

Rik forgot to mention that the rifle was deactivated before posting the pictures and I kinda almost pooped myself when I saw the filled in holes. All better now.

I didn't know that about the Netherlands
I learned something today.

Shamu wrote: If it was ever accepted into British Military service it would have the "Royal Cypher" (crown & monarch'd initials). It might have been sold direct from the factory to the Greek government though in which case it may have never been in British service. I miss the "2 broad arrows" in the pictures, but there are several possible explanations for them. 1. Its possible the rifle was re-barreled with an ex military barrel which would have had broad arrow acceptance marks. Does the barrel's serial number match the receivers? 2. look carefully at the "2 arrows" might it be a six pointed star? If so a pair of broad arrows stamped with points touching (or close) is a "sold out of service" (released from military to civilian sale) marking.

The serial number on the barrel matches the one on the receiver. And the barrel has two broadarrows on it and also on the left side of the receiver(no picture)

Above there is also a post from me which was late approved.

Oh yes, Goosic, by all means you did the right thing. I am just so used to seeing rifles from Netherlands that have been deactivated that I paid it no mind. That attitude was not the right one. I sometimes have to remind myself: Never assume.

Rik, I am trying to compile a book on Maltby rifles and your pictures are fantastic! The pic of the left front body is very nice. That is the clearest inspector stamp I have seen on a Maltby rifle so far. If it is okay with you I would like to save these pictures and use them in the future with all credit going to you, of course. Please let me know if that is acceptable. Also, if you would like your actual name to be attributed to the pictures then please PM me with that info and it will be noted.

"EK"  in  Greek  signifies separation   "EOS"  is a bit tricky  it can mean something like existence or being. Perhaps  "Out of Service" might be a good translation.   I studied Classical Geek so take my translation with a grain (or more) of salt