lee enfield. Some info needed.

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D3vin

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Had this Lee enfield for a little while and I am completely ignorant on its history regarding the markings etc...
Any help regarding this one would be appreciated.

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It is a lend lease No.4 MK.1* made by Savage in the U.S. They have an upper case S preceding the model on the receiver left side. They were shipped to the U.K. during WW2 and used by British troops. The Savage produced rifles used a lot of parts shipped from Long Branch Arsenal in Canada hence the C with broad arrow stamp in the wood. The ENGLAND stamp means it was sold out of the U.K. as surplus after WW2. Do the serial numbers match on the bolt and the action? If so that makes it worth a little more.
 
The metal finish looks like Suncorite, so it was refurbished at some time. Hard to say if the wood is original or part of the refurb.
 
Mike Webb said:
It is a lend lease No.4 MK.1* made by Savage in the U.S. They have an upper case S preceding the model on the receiver left side. They were shipped to the U.K. during WW2 and used by British troops. The Savage produced rifles used a lot of parts shipped from Long Branch Arsenal in Canada hence the C with broad arrow stamp in the wood. The ENGLAND stamp means it was sold out of the U.K. as surplus after WW2. Do the serial numbers match on the bolt and the action? If so that makes it worth a little more.
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The serial number is quite faded but the last 4 digits on the bolt/receiver do match. This rather uncommon? The magazine is unnumbered.
 
D3vin said:
The serial number is quite faded but the last 4 digits on the bolt/receiver do match. This rather uncommon? The magazine is unnumbered.
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It is not uncommon to see mismatched bolts. It's just nice to have. As long as the bolt is physically mated to the rifle. Mags did not always have the serial#
 
I see Long Branch markings in the handguard shown. Long Branch ended up with many of the Savage parts when they ceased production.

Seeing S marked parts or LB marked parts on either type is not uncommon.

I've seen Savage rifles that had complete LB wood sets on them.
 
Any rifle that saw service is liable to have had parts replaced without regard to matching manufacturers. If it fits and works it goes back to the front line. Of course collectors like to see everything all matching but that doesn't necessarily make it a more authentic artifact.
 
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