Help - markings on Jungle Carbine

Mossman

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Just bought this 1945 No5mk1. As you'll see in the picture, it has "REP 10/'56" painted on the stock. All numbers (receiver, bolt, magazine) match. It's got a lot of residue green waxy paint all over it like an Indian refurb, but no Ishapore screw. Cost $375 at my local gunshop.

Anyway, can anyone decipher the painting on the stock?

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cam1936 said:
As for the markings I have no clue. Is it a faz? I thought they didn't put the endcaps on the forend until 46ish.
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Yes it's Faz. I have read that they made with metal endcaps from the beginning, and also that the 'plain wood' forend was a wartime expedient, maybe as a result of different suppliers of wood parts. But it seems that there are 'plain wood' and 'metal cap' forend production examples in pretty much every year.
 
I can't help you with the rack number but I can on the green paint. Please note the 1940 date and the fact that this also applied to the No.4 and No.5 Enfield's when issued.

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bigedp51 said:
I can't help you with the rack number but I can on the green paint. Please note the 1940 date and the fact that this also applied to the No.4 and No.5 Enfield's when issued.
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That is interesting, thanks. I've seen green paint on the barrels of Ishapore refurb Mark 4s but not like this - it was all over trigger group, magazine, buttplate, etc. Your email explains it.

Still going to strip it off. Any suggestions for solvent?
 
r.fallon said:
Do not strip the paint off leave it!! But it's you rifle, paint it pink if you think it looks better....
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Well, I might be tempted to leave it except that what's left on it looks like ####e. Don't wanna pink-painted rifle, nor one with a patchwork of thick residual green globs that look like they were done by an enthusiastic four year old....
 
If you clean off the visible paint, it won't hurt it (leave the paint you can't see though, if it's intact under the wood, it's a good thing). I'll ask my Dad about the markings, he dealt with stores in the British Army in the '50's it could be a unit marking, an inventory mark or simply indicate that it was REPaired in October '56
 
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