Enfield markings help

[Mixedatoms]

Hi,

I'm looking for some help Identifying marks on this enfield and more importantly if it should be safe to use. As far as I can tell the numbers on bolt match the receiver and what I think is a Canadian proof or inspection? I'm probably wrong but that's why I'm here.

Was fairly dirty when given to me so I gave it a wipe down and ran the brush down the bore to get a clearer look. Everything seems good and functions but the only thing that has me stumped besides the markings is the hole on the receiver left side it doesn't appear to be tapped but I can see a little light through it with the bolt closed. I couldn't get a good picture of the bore but it was shiny and the rifling clearly defined.

Thanks for the help.

 

[can14]

Hole on receiver is a safety factor, normal.

 

[577/450]

Hole on receiver is a safety factor, normal.

It is there to bleed of gas from a case failure, pierced primer, case rupture etc.

 

[Mixedatoms]

Thanks guys,just had to be sure.

 

[Rdrash]

Is that a 4 mk1 no star? Interesting.
Trevor

 

[enefgee]

Post this in Milsurps, it's quite interesting and you'll get a ton of info there. Made at Maltby, No4 MkI (no star) with some interesting parts - the flip sight and the striker are both interesting. British acceptance mark (broad arrow stamps) all over the gun is normal, the little star shaped stamp is the "sold out of service" mark and the "ENGLAND" is an export stamp. As I said, you'll get a ton more from the Milsurp guys.

 

[Gnome75]

I am no expert but usually a no4 mark 1 will have the taller sight that you can screw up and down. Makes me think that at some point in its life some one changed it out or forgot to stamp the "*" on it.

The safety also seems out of place for a mark 1. usually its the one with the hole in it, not the whale tale looking one.

The back of the bolt also looks out place. It looks like one from the no 1 mark 3 (WW1 version)

I have a feeling someone just put all the wrongs parts on your gun and does not match the markings. But again I am no expert

This book can answer all markings and variants of Lee Enfield's if you are interested. I found out mine went from England to Malaysia to Canada
https://www.amazon.com/British-Enfi...484416102&sr=1-3-catcorr&keywords=lee+enfield

 

[Mixedatoms]

I didn't even think about milsurp forum �� So it's posted there.

Thanks

 

[tiriaq]

It is a British rifle. They did not make Mk.I* rifles - only SAL(LB) and Savage did. The safety is Canadian. The cocking piece is the earlier pattern; not unreasonable on a 1942 rifle. The sight is what you would expect. Early production had adjustable sights, as did later. Many of the 300/600 sights were replaced.
A sported 74 year old rifle is likely to have had all sorts of things done to it over the years.

 

[shredder]

The round cocking knob on the bolt intrigues me.

I was under the (surely wrong ) impression that all No 4 rifles, regardless of manufacturer, had the serrated rectangular cocking piece?

 

[stencollector]

I was under the (surely wrong ) impression that all No 4 rifles, regardless of manufacturer, had the serrated rectangular cocking piece?

Early number 4 had the round piece, later had the serrated rectangular, and there was also an expedient with no serrations.