The marking on the front of the chamber is not normal, nor is the serial number on the LEFT side of the butt socket. This rifle has more tales to tell than she's advertising right now. We'll have to puzzle some of them out.
The actual Serial Number still is on the Body (what most folks call the "Receiver") and matches the number on the new (well, it's only 76 years old: very little if it hasn't been shot a lot). The rebarreling was done at Enfield in 1936, so it was done right.
Other parts we can see all are Enfield manufacture.
You say the old girl is "soaking" right now. That's fine but, when you start actually going after that rust with the Extra Fine steel wool, be sure that you FLUSH the metal and your Steel Wool almost continually. That way you won't get oil and rust mixed together and working on the rifle. This is important because OIL + RUST = Grinding Compound..... and it is the best thing in the WORLD for removing the original finish (and there is a lot of it) which is still in place. The more careful YOU are, the better your RIFLE will look when you are finished.
Bringing one of these old critters "back to life" can be most rewarding. Anyone with a piece of plastic and an overdraft can own a new one. Owning one which is already 97 years old...... and making it SHOOT like a new one..... is a different matter entirely. When you are finished you will find that, sticking with iron sights, likely this one will be able to give most modern rifles a run for their money on a plate course.
It's fun.
It's addicting.
Allright: it's addicting fun.
Welcome to the club, fellow Addict.
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