enfield "expert" needed

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Ok so I have searched online and cant find anything about this. Its a strange lee enfield no4 mk1. Supposedly from ww2 and supposedly belonged to a canadian ranger. I have pics. If you know alot about these please let me know and I can send pics.

Cheers,
Bill
 
Well the story I was given on it....
I got this from a friend who says he got it from the nephew of the supposed canadian ranger who it was issued to. I am told that this is the way the gun was issued and that the art on it was added by the ranger while deployed.

Not to worry though if it is just a run of the mill basic sporter. I didnt pay any kind of large sum for it.
 
If it has a shiny, clean bore (not dark or corroded from corrosive ammo and poor maintenance) and a matching number on the bolt to the receiver number, you probably did all right.

AFAIK, the Rangers didn't issue sporterized rifles like that, most I've seen pics of have been full wood military specimens.

.303 sporters are so common over so many years...God only knows it's background.
 
ZOCLOG1 said:
Well the story I was given on it....
I got this from a friend who says he got it from the nephew of the supposed canadian ranger who it was issued to. I am told that this is the way the gun was issued and that the art on it was added by the ranger while deployed.

Not to worry though if it is just a run of the mill basic sporter. I didnt pay any kind of large sum for it.
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Another example of "Buy the Gun,---NOT the story." The rifle has English commercial proof marks on it that shows it was intended for the private market after WWII. If anyone carved up his rifle while deployed, he would be having a not-so-friendly chat with the Regimental Sergeant Major and he would experience any very unpleasant tasks that the RSM and his cohorts could think of.
 
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Cool. Well like I said I got a good deal on it. Just woulda been a bit of a bonus if the story worked out. Numbers all match and it is nice and shiny. Guess ill restore it and make it pretty
 
You have an interesting Enfield. It is a British Enfield (1943 Maltby) that's been sporterized in the UK and exported for sale in North America (has all the correct proof marks). These were generally very good shooters as the builds used all new parts. The carving on the stock is most interesting as it was done by the Owner and probably has some meaning. Somebody in the Inuit community should be able to tell you what their meaning. If you restore save the stock as it's part of the Enfield's history. Ron
 
To the OP: your photobucket account settings are set to "public", which means that anyone can see all your pictures. You may want to set that to "private".
 
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