Looking for 303 Enfield SN: 657787
- Thread starter Gburt1978
- Start date
stripperclipper
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Middle East Alberta
That needle isn't in my part of this haystack.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
OP - it might help to research some names - during WWI, three factories in USA made rifles chambered for 303 British - for the British military - Eddystone, Winchester and Remington - at least some of them went into the 6##,### serial number range - They are often called "P14" or "Pattern 14", and many people refer to them as "Enfield" rifles because they were initially designed at the Enfield Armoury in Britain.
The common WWII rifles used by Canada and others was either a No. 1 or a No. 4 "Lee Enfield" - is not the same rifle at all to an "Enfield" P14, but both used 303 British cartridges.
It might help your search a bit to clarify the name? But, as above - pretty much looking for a needle in a hay stack - but occasionally, odder things have occurred!!! Have to try!!
The common WWII rifles used by Canada and others was either a No. 1 or a No. 4 "Lee Enfield" - is not the same rifle at all to an "Enfield" P14, but both used 303 British cartridges.
It might help your search a bit to clarify the name? But, as above - pretty much looking for a needle in a hay stack - but occasionally, odder things have occurred!!! Have to try!!
Guys
I know Im grasping at straws or needles in Haystacks but maybe someone will recall buying a Lee Enfield from NFLD since 2015.
long shot but got to try.
I sold the gun which I got from my grandfathers collection not aware of the importance to other family members.
So now I'm trying to back track and locate it.
Thanks
Greg
I know Im grasping at straws or needles in Haystacks but maybe someone will recall buying a Lee Enfield from NFLD since 2015.
long shot but got to try.
I sold the gun which I got from my grandfathers collection not aware of the importance to other family members.
So now I'm trying to back track and locate it.
Thanks
Greg
- Location
- Western Manitoba
As per usual, "smellie" is correct! I had to actually look in a Charles Stratton reference book - ERA only made 604,691 P14 - Winchester and Remington each made fewer than that. I must have been thinking the ERA Model of 1917 number - about 1,354,701. To the OP, if you can not remember the exact name of person who bought it, and do not have the exact serial number, is going to be a very long uphill search!!!
- Location
- Western Manitoba
OP - might want to go here - what I could find on Internet about serial number series for No. 4 rifles made by various British makers. Does not appear that Maltby ever used 6 numbers - but apparently did use 6 digits at times, with first digit being a letter - as was posted earlier.
https://www.rifleman.org.uk/No4serial_numbers.html
https://www.rifleman.org.uk/No4serial_numbers.html
Hey Everyone
I was speaking with another member on this site which I think is the man who bought the rifle from me and he sold it on here. He has since changed his profile name.
Is there any way for him to search his previous rifles sold?
I have asked him if he had any record of who he sold it too and he does not remember.
Thanks guys for your assistance.
Greg
I was speaking with another member on this site which I think is the man who bought the rifle from me and he sold it on here. He has since changed his profile name.
Is there any way for him to search his previous rifles sold?
I have asked him if he had any record of who he sold it too and he does not remember.
Thanks guys for your assistance.
Greg
- Location
- WMU248 near Edmonton
who was the member and did they get a EE rating from the sale
that would be where I would look next
that would be where I would look next
- Location
- WMU248 near Edmonton
feed back is fairly simple, you can see my feedback score in under my post count, you can click on it and see everyone I did business with and either left or received feedback from.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
As per "woodchopper" - you leave feedback for other guy - is recorded there for all to see. Almost always is not mentioned what got bought or sold. Other guy leaves for you - same thing - is recorded there for all to see. Neither does for either - is also recorded there - nothing there for anyone to see - as in "nada"...
- Location
- WMU248 near Edmonton
true but if its someone with a low trade rating you can narrow down the potential buyers by timeframe.
looking at your trader rating that would still leave a long list of potential buyers....
