Question about a lee enfield

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Shub Niggurath

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Hi,

I found what seems to be a sporterized Lee Enfield. I don't really know about firearms and I'd need some help for identification. If someone could help me with that, It would be very nice. I've read some on the internet but I can't manage to find some infos.

Here are the pictures I took:
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There's an ''R'' written on the magazine. There's also some stuff I can't really show you because it's very small and hard to take in pictures. There's something like the letters ''IR'' under a small crown. Again, letters ''BNP'' on two places, under small crowns. And other things I can't even read.

Thanks in advance!

Danny
 
ROF Enfield

You have a 1944 Lee-Enfield no.4 mk 1 manufactured at the Royal Ordanance Factory in Fazakerley UK. It was returned to the factory for repair(FTR stands for Factory Through Repair) in 1949. The BNP markings are proof marks. BNP stands for British Nitro Proof. Your rifle has been sporterized as the wood stock has been shortened and the hand guards removed.
 
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Hi Danny,

Yup, as Brandon3 says.

It is a "Mk1", the second picture shows it. The "Mk" has to do with now the trigger is installed. In your rifle, it's attached to the trigger guard. In the other Marks, it's on the receiver.

It use to look like this before it was sporterized:
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How's the bore?
 
By the way, Shub Niggurath, Lou really knows what he`s talking about when it comes to restoring these.

Yours is restorable, by the way.

These are a LOT of fun to shoot, they are a very valid chunk of Canadian history and they can be far more accurate than most modern guys ever suspect.

Very nice toy!

DO have fun with it!

Any problems, just post right back here; someone will help.
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PS: have you read Lovecraft`s `The Case of Charles Dexter Ward`......
 
Thanks, guys, that was very helpful!

It's a nice rifle, I just wish it was not sporterized.

Yeah, I've read Louthepou's posts where he restored a Lee Enfield. It was quite nice and impressive!

Technical question...what's the ''bore''? English isn't my first language.
 
You're too kind, Smellie - but thanks! ;)

Shub, the bore is the inside of the barrel. For a nice bore, you want to see regular rifling (grooves) and not irregular things (pitting, frosting...)
 
I'll check that tomorrow. The rifle wasn't kept in very good conditions probably for a long time so I hope everything's okay. Lot of humidity. Also found in a little box 5 .303 British Imperial (?). I think he kept that for protection against bears, lol.
 
In plain ordinary English, FTR translates roughly into "Been there, done that, factory rebuilt to tackle it again!"

One point about the Number 4: it is quite likely the single toughest, fastest and most trouble-free bolt-action rifle ever developed. Add to that the fact that, if given a bit of maintenance, the barrels will outlast almost any other rifle at least 2 to 1, and it is a pretty impressive piece of equipment.
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"Corwinus necandus est et cadaver dissolvendum in aqua fortis nec aliqua retinendum."
It's the "nec aliqua" that always slows me down! Very messy.
 
To check the bore you must first ensure the rifle is unloaded and safe. Then remove the bolt through the back of the rifle and point the rifle at a light while you look through the bore (part where bullet travels down). You should probably see two lines that circle as they come down the in side of the barrel. If the rifling grooves are crisp and the inside surface is mirrorlike then you have a good bore. The bore may also be frosted or pitted due to lack of maintenance though.
 
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