I came across a PH sporter done up on on a No.4 MK2 markings are 49/50 which I assume is the manufacturing date window? PF 221###. From what I could find there were 56,148 made between serial # 219799-PF 275947. Factory fitted with a spring blued steel front sight cover to hide the military ramp.Light reddish blonde wood uncertain of species? Would like to find a long stock made for 6' humans at some point.Missing the leather stock washer?
N0.4 MK2 country of origin
- Thread starter mbogo3
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Fazakerly. I have a couple in the PF serial number range. Everyone of them shoot well. Try Marstar for a butt. I know they have a few in different lengths.
As above, Marstar normally sells long stocks but I see they are all sold out.
FWIW the leather washer goes on top of the bolt head, not under it. It was to keep the cleaning kit from making noise when banging into the bolt head. More of a pain in the arse than anything to get out.
http s://www.ds-solutions.co.uk/Original-Wad-Stock-Bolt-for-all-Lee-Enfield-Rifles
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They're easy to take out if you have the proper tool. But for most folks as you mentioned just a PIA Not only that, who carries an oil bottle and cleaning kit in the butts of the their Lee Enfields?
The Pakistani built POF rifles are easily distinguishable from the British FAZ built rifles.
All of the Pakistani rifles had very dark, straight grain Circassian Walnut stocks, supposedly they all had reinforcing pins, but I don't know.
When they were first brought into Canada, I bought ten that were unissued from International. All of them had almost invisible 5mm square, inserts glued over where the reinforcing pins would be on the fore stock. I never took one of the inserts off to find out.
However, I did see a couple that were ridden hard and put away wet and where the inserts had worn down until the brass pins were visible.
Another thing with the POF rifles are their major bore diameters. All of the rifles I had measured out to .310 diameter.
Likely used the same drills and rifflers or if hammer forged, buttons, which they used for the AK style weapons they produced at the same time?
The POF rifles were better finishished than the FAZ rifles and not nearly as ammo fussy. IMHO of course.
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