Newly Purchase Enfield
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Topic: Newly Purchase Enfield
Posted By: Cactusflower
Subject: Newly Purchase Enfield
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 11:14am
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Need information about this particular Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 I just
purchased. I have attached photos of the markings. Please help. Thank You      ------------- Mike WWII Firearms Collector |
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 2:36pm
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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. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: August 06 2024 at 7:06pm
| seems a lot of bits are missing on that one unless your taking it apart |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: August 07 2024 at 11:17am
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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.:   ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: August 08 2024 at 9:22am
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Looks like it had a hard life and was put away wet. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 08 2024 at 3:48pm
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. ------------- Mike WWII Firearms Collector |
Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 8:55am
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Not sure why the additional photos did not show up. ------------- Mike WWII Firearms Collector |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: August 10 2024 at 10:45am
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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. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 3:32am
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Thank you ------------- Mike WWII Firearms Collector |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 5:08pm
| does look to be in great shape now that the missing bits are shown , |
Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:34am
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I will try again with more photos of my Enfield. ------------- Mike WWII Firearms Collector |
Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:36am
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Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:38am
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Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:40am
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Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:41am
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Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:43am
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Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:44am
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Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:45am
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Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 6:46am
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 8:55pm
| nice looking rifle , thats an early pattern sling , not correct for the rifle but issued for home guard so not impossible to have been issued to it yet more likely worn on a no1 rifle in home guard , but then if this were a rifle serving in the early days of the war it might have been used |
Posted By: Cactusflower
Date Posted: August 17 2024 at 6:32am
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Thankyou for the informatiom about the sling. ------------- Mike WWII Firearms Collector |