Enfield long branch 1944 ???
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It has the same number as the receiver. So why is this a good thing?
If you ever read Ian Skennerton's book on the Lee Enfields, you will find that when the parts were mated, they fired an over-proof round to stress the parts "into battery" (as they phrased it). Even though parts are interchangeable to a great degree, the bolt and receiver were stress fitted to each other. As an example, one guy at the range had a P14 and was getting a lot of mis-fires. Some of the very knowledgeable shooters looked over the rifle and finally noted that the mis-matched bolt was just a hair too short for the firing pin to make firm contact with the primers in the ammunition he was using. I would not personally buy a Lee Enfield if bolt and receiver serial numbers don't match.
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You have received lots of good advice already. The butt-plate looks original LB that got paint with Suncorite black paint in England postwar. Interested to see better pic of the leftside receiver showing all the script and varoius numbers. Notice they restamped the LB serial number to the left of the factory script. There were a number of arsenals that did work in varying degrees. Fazakerly seemed to be the most prolific. A clean set of "furniture", that's a stock set in Enfield language, is often more costly than the sporter.
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Yes, and that's a skill that not many people really have. Maybe an old RCEME armourer but not the average Joe.
It's one thng to get the forend on...it's another thing to fit it correctly.
The manuals for it all are readily available though.
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The rifle was upgraded to No.4 Mk.I/3 when it went through FTR in the UK. That means that you will need a No.4 Mk.2 stock, because the trigger is now hung on the butt socket, instead of the trigger guard. A Mk.I stock could be altered. The proof marks are standard British commercial proofs, no doubt applied when the rifle was sported.
YEs brian, that's one of the links I gave you, but you need the hardware set too with all the metal, I also gave you that link. The forend most likely will be a drop in fit or damn close. It's already a Mk2, modified for your trigger. It may not be custom fit, but it will work.
Ive restored a few sporterized enfields that way.
Like the Savage No4Mk1* on the left. It was immaculate inside and out. Perfect bore, parkerizing, etc, with a cut down stock. I found a new old stock savage marked stock set years ago along with all savage hardware for the stock., slapped it together after I linseed oiled the wood. Voila, one of the best shooting enfields I have and it didn't need any special fitting
Ive restored a few sporterized enfields that way.
Like the Savage No4Mk1* on the left. It was immaculate inside and out. Perfect bore, parkerizing, etc, with a cut down stock. I found a new old stock savage marked stock set years ago along with all savage hardware for the stock., slapped it together after I linseed oiled the wood. Voila, one of the best shooting enfields I have and it didn't need any special fitting
