Lee Enfield strange butt plate,

[Beater]

I have 3 of those in my parts box aswell. all were on #4 buttstocks

 

[plinker 777]

Sorry that is incorrect.

All production No4 Long Branch butt plates were zinc alloy ("zamac" or "diemac" depending on trade name of the manufacturer) from 1941 until late 1943/early? 1944.

The switch over to steel at LB seems to have been phased in during that period.

Most British wartime butt plates are zinc alloy until mid to late '44. Having said that, I just looked at an S prefix BSA no4T dated 1945 which retains it's original zinc butt plate.

All post war Long Branch butt plates are steel.

My apologies. I've never encountered these on any LB before...all brass.