OK Lets ID a few No4Mk1/2 stamps

[Riflechair]

Recently picked up this No4Mk1/2 wearing a boyd's stock.

I might just keep her as an open sited light sporter as my back-up hunting rifle.

Head Spaces great - closes on a go-gauge but not a no-go gauge.

Lets see who can tell the story these stamps tell. Its always good to practice this kind of stuff from time to time. Franklty I'm at a loss with a few of these marks. Especially the star stamp. This isn't a lithdow star this one only have five points to it. Numbers on the receiver, barrel and bolt are matching.

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VARIOUS STAMPS

Some pics of the Boyd's Stock

 

[polaris]

Have no clue what this stamps mean, just wondering why Enfield stamps look always so lousy executed. The numbers are not even in a straight line, looks like the workers went to heavy on the single malt...lol.
The Boyd's sporter stock is probably the most beautiful enfield wood I ever saw on a sporting rifle.
looks like a nice rifle...

 

[Riflechair]

I couln't agree more. The brits were consistently bad at numbering and stamping from the pieces I've seen.

Have no clue what this stamps mean, just wondering why Enfield stamps look always so lousy executed. The numbers are not even in a straight line, looks like the workers went to heavy on the single malt...lol.

 

[Riflechair]

Interesting no one has commented yet.
Must be a difficult one...

 

[desporterizer]

I am a mosin man, but I will give it a go. Originally produced at maltby in 1942, ftr'ed at fazakerly in 1953 where it had a new barrel installed & was converted to a mk1/2. dammed if that doesn't look like a soviet slashed box refurb mark under the 4. How did I do?

 

[ian_in_vic]

I got as far as desporterizer did, is it possible that the rifle was used by a foreign allied force during WW2. Just thinking the star looks like the Allied star