No 4 LB Wood identification

yorgi said:
Took up your offer but I got stumped early on.... Cannot for the life of me find a slot in the forend screw, tried scraping of the crud off the head on the left side of the receiver but it looks simply domed. The other side of the screw is almost flush with flat retainer.

Edited to add: You Enfield folks, please don't judge my ignorance...LOL
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The screw head is on the left side of the receiver as you’re holding it - opposite side as the bolt handle. If the screw head is too damaged, you may have to cut a slot to get it out - rear guard screws are cheap and easily replaced, if you have to go that route.

Bradley
 
I think that is a No. 4 Lee Enfield? Small screw cross ways at rear of trigger guard loop. Big screw up from bottom at front of trigger guard. Trigger guard metal comes off. Now tap / pull the wood forearm straight down - keep it parallel with the barrel - do NOT want to pry on the front end of the forearm - that will break the draws at rear top of the wood. Any cross bolts do not have anything to do with holding a No. 4 forearm in place. Not familiar with any "guard screws" on a No. 4 rifle, not like a Mauser, at all.
 
yorgi said:
Took up your offer but I got stumped early on.... Cannot for the life of me find a slot in the forend screw, tried scraping of the crud off the head on the left side of the receiver but it looks simply domed. The other side of the screw is almost flush with flat retainer.

Edited to add: You Enfield folks, please don't judge my ignorance...LOL
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Did someone replace the screw with a 'friction fit' pin? Try a few gentle taps with a punch from the skinny side to see if it drifts out.
 
Thank you bogusiii for the tip, tried lightly tapping, no budgy, gave up. Excellent video diopter, BOTR is the man!

Went over the video and noticed that when disassembling his example, the forend screw was left ON the furniture after removal. Decided to remove trigger guard screws and lightly try to remove it, came off right away! So, it's a friction pin after all, likely brass, that keeps the cross bracket pinned to the forend at all times. In other words it's part of the forend and does not pass through any openings in the receiver. And here's what it looks like, when removed.

Edited to add: Thank you Potashminer, thanks to you I now know it's not called a "bracket" but a tie strap.
 

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Yeah, from your description, you were trying to remove the pin for the tie strap. As you discovered, it is riveted on both sides on a Mk.1 or Mk1*. If either were converted - to Mk 1/2 or Mk 1/3, or if it was made as a Mk.II, then it would have been a screw / bolt, that has to be removed to get the fore arm off the rifle.
 
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