Any info on my No 4 Mk1?

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Along with everyone else, this is my grandfathers Lee Enfield. After going through picture after picture I havn't seen one exactly like it. I'm assuming it's been reworked in some way?

It's a No4 Mk1 so if I trust Wiki and other research I've done before it was manufactured after 1939. (I was at the range today and a guy said he had one like it and that it was a WW1 gun, I didn't bother disagreeing with him.)

Anyway, can anyone tell me if it's just been reworked way back when or if it's a version difference etc... The numbers on the gun are No4 Mk1 ROF (F) 10/43 .

Thanks,

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It's a standard British No 4 Mk I Lee Enfield made in 43 at Royal Ordnance Factory Fazackerly(sic).
The wood has been cut down for sporterization, a very common situation. Since the barrel is uncut it is a candidate for conversion back to full military configuration.
Look in the EE for some good pics of how it should look.
 
A secondary question, and perhaps an obvious one, but is it a good idea to stick to shooting ~5 rounds and then letting it cool or can she hold up to a 10 shot string? I took it to the range today and tried to let it cool as much as I could. (Shoulder is a bit sore after 35 rounds...) :redface:

Oh and thanks for the reply Cantom, I figured it had been reworked. I probably won't mess with it and will leave it in the configuration my grandfather had it in.
 
caljay30 said:
A secondary question, and perhaps an obvious one, but is it a good idea to stick to shooting ~5 rounds and then letting it cool or can she hold up to a 10 shot string? I took it to the range today and tried to let it cool as much as I could. (Shoulder is a bit sore after 35 rounds...) :redface:
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This is a fine combat rifle! There's not really a limit to how many rounds you can fire. Your shoulder will give out long before the rifle will! A ten round string is not coming anywhere close to harming the rifle at all!
 
LOL OK!!! Good to know, I just didn't want to do anything to ruin the old girl as I don't want to have to replace anything on it.

Good to see your so passionate about these great guns Cantom.
 
..... The Lee Enfield can take much more, in rapid fire, than your shoulder can ! From personal experience, I put through , probably around 150+ rounds, rapidly,very rapidly! And the barrel got hot enough, that the "sporterized" fore-end started to smoke and char ! ( Kangaroo shooting in 1963/4, Whyalla, South Australia from the back of a truck ) .... David K.
 
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(I was at the range today and a guy said he had one like it and that it was a WW1 gun, I didn't bother disagreeing with him.)

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Your research was correct. The guy at the range made a mistake. The SMLE (Short Magazine Lee Enfield) of WWI is distinctly different from the No.4 of WWII with all their original wood, as issued, but when the wood is cut down to sporters it is fairly easy to not learn the difference.
 
The easiest way to tell a No4Mk1 from a No1MkIII is that the rear sight is at the rear of the receiver on the No4 and in front of the receiver on the barrle for a no1.

Nice looking gun though.

I took my grandfathers and put full wood stock on it. His is a 43 ROF.

Every Canadian should own at least one of these...
 
I own two of these fine Rifles.
I would restore Your's to the original condition.
They are fun to shoot and are very accurate.
 
Yep. It's a standard 'sporterized' No. 4 Mk I. Lots of us started out with one of 'em. Lots of hunters still use one. Check the headspace before you shoot it though. Thousands of 'em were 'sporterized' out of parts bins without ensuring the rifle is safe to shoot. If the headspace is ok, shooting 10 rounds rapid will hurt you, but not the rifle. Does it still have the bayonet lugs on the barrel?
 
That looks like a mighty fine buck buster !
Check out using chargerclips for loading....easy and fast.
Matching serial numbers ?

Owning Enfields reminds me of the days when I raised rabbits....
 
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