- Location
- Western Manitoba
OP - the markings that you are showing are on the follower within the magazine - so far as I know the ID markings for the magazine box are on the rear face of the box - where that latching step is. Followers, springs, etc. can be swapped one magazine box to another, so the markings on the follower may or may not go with the origin of the magazine box. The "Broad Arrow" that you show would normally indicate British ownership - Canada used similar Broad Arrow, but with a capital "C" mostly around it.
In the very first picture that you posted, is not slam dunk certain to me that what you have there isn't actually a No. 1 magazine (from an SMLE) - they can be modified with grinding, etc. to be "made to work" in the No. 4 rifle that you have. You would see the evidence of that on the rear end of the magazine box - there were a number of "bumps" and "steps" that had to be ground off.
This is a picture of the rear edge of a No. 4 magazine that appears to have various stampings - hope that you can see them. This magazine is as it came to me - was painted with a red primer, then with a black paint - was most definitely NOT a military doing. But it works fine in the sporter that I use it in.
The sporter that I put together this winter - sort of similar to yours? This barrel is more or less 18.5" from muzzle to bolt face. The scope is a Weaver K3-1 with post and cross hair reticle - seemed about appropriate for a rifle designed to meet sort of 3 MOA accuracy, or less, when new. Bases are the Parker Hale A 20 front and A 21 rear, with RALS.3 rings. Forearm is shortened "sporter" stock that came with the receiver - the butt stock with Monte Carlo and pistol grip is a "Bishop" brand piece. Stretched my ability to stain wood, to the limit, to try to get those two pieces of wood to look kind of similar.
In the very first picture that you posted, is not slam dunk certain to me that what you have there isn't actually a No. 1 magazine (from an SMLE) - they can be modified with grinding, etc. to be "made to work" in the No. 4 rifle that you have. You would see the evidence of that on the rear end of the magazine box - there were a number of "bumps" and "steps" that had to be ground off.
This is a picture of the rear edge of a No. 4 magazine that appears to have various stampings - hope that you can see them. This magazine is as it came to me - was painted with a red primer, then with a black paint - was most definitely NOT a military doing. But it works fine in the sporter that I use it in.
The sporter that I put together this winter - sort of similar to yours? This barrel is more or less 18.5" from muzzle to bolt face. The scope is a Weaver K3-1 with post and cross hair reticle - seemed about appropriate for a rifle designed to meet sort of 3 MOA accuracy, or less, when new. Bases are the Parker Hale A 20 front and A 21 rear, with RALS.3 rings. Forearm is shortened "sporter" stock that came with the receiver - the butt stock with Monte Carlo and pistol grip is a "Bishop" brand piece. Stretched my ability to stain wood, to the limit, to try to get those two pieces of wood to look kind of similar.
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