L42A1 and Enforcer Numbers survey

[XL39E1]

I have decided to start a list of surviving L42 and Enforcer Rifle serial numbers, If people are willing I would be asking for, Rifle Number Including letter prefix, Telescope Number, Year date of conversion and Make (BSA, Maltby, Long Branch, Savage or Enfield). Feel free to P.M. me if you do not want details to be public at this stage. Hopefully a large database can be made before too many rifles are lost forever. I am only after the combinations of rifles and scopes, not just individual rifle number or scope numbers!

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[newcastle]

Nice work. Should be able to pull mine out this week to get you the details

[FlightRN]

Greetings All,
I'll toss the info on my L42A1 and Enforcer into the mix.

The Enforcer (serial number 547, Pecar #31268) came in through a Virginia dealer (since passed away) in 2002 (I think). It was shipped to the Northern Ireland Police on the 24th March 1977.

My L24A1's serial number (rifle and mount match) is 33389, scope number is 25497 and was imported into the US by Brian Dick . I was lucky enough to find all the bits and bobs along the way to complete the CES. It was one of a batch of 11 converted on the 13th June 1972 and following completion it was sent to Donnington storage and distribution center

Hope this helps

Michael

[Peter Laidler]

Am I missing something XL? Surely, we've already got all the serial numbers and conversion year available, you just need the scope number to attach to a particular rifle........ no.........?

[XL39E1]

Well a lot of rifles are listed as converted in 71 but some are marked 70, and converted in 76 but marked 75! so possibly we only have shipping dates not conversion dates! There are also serial numbers listed without letter prefixes, which could confuse matters! I know of two identical serial numbers but with different letter prefixes, so filling the gaps is important I think

[Peter Laidler]

Point taken..........

[Tim Burr]

Hello enfield folk, first post so here goes !

I have a couple of Enforcers with scopes, and I know where they are, they are in my gun safe, trouble is , I cant find my gun safe. My kids have chucked sixty tons of kiddy stuff on top of it. I will report back when I reach the guns !

[muffett.2008]

Hello enfield folk, first post so here goes !
I know where they are, they are in my gun safe, trouble is , I cant find my gun safe. My kids have chucked sixty tons of kiddy stuff on top of it. I will report back when I reach the guns !

That's the security consciouce world we live in.

[Tim Burr]

That's the security consciouce world we live in.

Very true muffet

Ok here we go :-

Enforcer 118 has Pecar scope No. 71167 (However the six could be an eight !) with RAHS.4(26mm)

Enforcer 267 has Pecar scope No. 89565 with RAHS.3 ( 1 inch)

Incidently rifle 267 has Enforcer mag No. 462 attached to it. So if any one has my mag No. 267 then I should like it back........ pleeease!

Similarly rifle no 462, if you are out there .

[Alan de Enfield]

Enforcer 118 has Pecar scope No. 71167 (However the six could be an eight !) with RAHS.4(26mm)
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Interesting - This rifle was shipped to Manchester Police on 14th May 1974. (According to the Enfield Sales Ledgers).
I asked Manchester Police about their Enforcer rifles under the Freedom Of Information Act and their reply was that " no information was known or held" about this rifle.

For other ones they were able to give me some info - but - this one looks as if they had 'lost track of it'.