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I have a Lee Enfield Rifle with Parker Hale Target Sight #5 on receiver.
Built in 1948, full wood. I think the firearm is in 7.62 cal.
Any help with value & determine its history. I will provide more info. Shortly.
Thankyou
Joe Woods/Ontario
 
"...I think...7.62 cal..." Slug the bore before you even think about shooting it. You have to be certain of the chambering. Hammer a cast .30 cal bullet through the barrel with a brass rod and a plastic mallet. Measure the bullet with a micrometer. If it doesn't measure .308", it's not a 7.62. If it measures anywhere from .311" to .315", it's a .303.
It could be a 7.62 though. The DCRA converted a bunch of No. 4's to 7.62NATO in the mid to late 50's for target shooting.
Making a chamber cast is another method of determining the chambering, but that's much more involved. Measuring the bore diameter is easier.
The value will depend on the condition of the rifle and the chambering.
 
A 7.62 won't accept a .303 casing, nor will a .303 accept a 7.62. Easier to check the chamber than to slug the bore.
If it is a CAL conversion to 7.62, it will be marked. If it was done in the UK, it will be marked, and will have Birmingham proof marks.
 
The DCRA marked the end of the barrels didn't

they? One I have seen were 7.62 marked and I think the DCRA's didn't have bayonet lugs on the barrels.

The british L39A1'a were marked on the receivers and so were the Charnwood conversions
 
I did drop a 303 British cartridge in the chamber and would not go all the way in. I am not in a hurray to shoot it. I will be safe. I am just curious about this gun. It has matching serial numbers , it also has an additional number on receiver and bolt. This number begins with CF. The gun is at work and my computer is at home.
 
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