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So my girlfriends dad sent me an e-mail wondering about an Enfield he was given. Any info on it would be great as I don't know much about them.

I also requested that he send me some pictures of the markings on the receiver. Here is the e-mail. Thanks.

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Show these to Nick and see if he can find out what approximate year this rifle would be. I put some notes on the images because when I looked on the internet I could not find anything that had a short barrel and a brass piece on it.

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It looks like either a Long Branch or Savage No 4 Mk I*. This starts us out between 1942 and 45 (potentially 1949,50 or 55, but unlikely). There might be an "Ishy Screw" showing under the brass plate - this is a screw inserted horizontally though the fore end ahead of the magazine, indicated issue in India. The barrel should be about 2" out past the front sight, but that (including the barrel mounted bayonet lugs) has been removed. It's very unlikely this is a military method of scope mounting. No 4 Mk I(T) sniper rifles had their own specific side mount attached to the action for scopes, plus attaching to the wood is not a solid mount. While this is probably a job done by an individual (bubba) after the rifle was sold off by the military, the amount and detail of work involved does cause me to hesitate in saying this is a "for sure". More pictures would be great, including all action markings, and a few close up photos of the brass work.
 
It looks like the steel retainer ring to hold on the top wood is missing. Brass may be hold the wood on.

Barrel has been cut off. A very poor bubba job. A $500 rifle converted to a $150 rifle.
 
Without seeing the markings, this looks like a bubba Long Branch No4 Mk1* (just a guess based on the sight protector). If the serial number on the receiver has a 'C' in its coding, it was manufactured by Savage in the USA. If it has an 'L' in the serial number it was manufactured in Toronto at Long Branch. The serial number can be found just below the safety.

Hope that helps.

-Scott
 
It's a heavily bubba'd(read damaged) No. 4. Without seeing the receiver there's no indication it's a Long Branch though.
Stock needs refinishing and it needs another barrel. Nobody mounts a scope on a stock.
 
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