need help identifying rifle

[LeeRoberts]

I had this rifle given to me by a friend who found it in a house he bought, what you see is exactly what he found, I don't know anything about it and i'm hoping some of you can help me out . I've tried to include pics of all the marking on the barrel that I could find, I did notice "Surrey" engraved on the barrel itself


















they are hard to see but in this pic there are several numbers on the receiver, the ones i can pick out are 12/48 FP 63 682

 

[remyltr]

i am not au fait with old rifles but the proof mark
'BNP' is birmingham proof house,england
h ttp://www.gunproof.com/Proofing/proofing.html

 

[Traveler]

Looks like a lee enfield no 4 mk1 that's missing some of its wood furniture.

 

[Enfield303]

#4 mk1.

 

[LawrenceN]

#4 mk1.

Indeed, No.4 MK1 with a No.III upper handguard put on it. The "Surrey" on the barrel is from the british firm that cut the rifle down into a sporter for resale. Since the barrel hasn't been cut, it would be a candidate for restoration if you choose. You can sell the upper handguard to defray some of the expense of getting the proper wood and hardware. If you don't wish to see it restored, you can easily find sporterized stocks for it or sell it to someone who wishes to restore it and buy a dedicated sporter. This is what it should look like

You'll note the difference in the rear upper hand guard. Good luck to you whichever way you choose to go.

 

[LeeRoberts]

Thanks for the replies guys. This will be a restoration project for sure , just need to find the wood and missing hardware ( missing the safety)

 

[Seafury]

Thanks for the replies guys. This will be a restoration project for sure , just need to find the wood and missing hardware ( missing the safety)

Do a Lee Enfield search on fleabay and there are some nice unissued stocks in the UK for reasonable sums. As well as many other parts. There has been a few tiger striped stocks that are very cool.

 

[LawrenceN]

Thanks for the replies guys. This will be a restoration project for sure , just need to find the wood and missing hardware ( missing the safety)

Check out the Equipment Exchange (parts & accessories section) first. I've seen lots of hardware and much of what you need in that section including the safety. It's hard to tell from the pic, put the butt stock looks like walnut so if you don't want a half-breed rifle you'll want to keep the wood consistent. Please bear in mind that restoring a rifle is a labour of love. Unless you're very lucky in finding bits and pieces, by the time you tot up what all the parts cost and your time, you may find that you could have bought another rifle in full military livery for less than the cost of the restoration. You may wish to put up a reminder to yourself that there's a big gun show in Orangeville on Oct. 5 and you may find some of what you need there. Good luck to you.