IDing my first Enfield

I recently bought this Lee-Enfield from a private seller. He claimed it was a No.4 Mk1 made in 1945 by Longbranch. And don't ask how much I paid for it (I probably over paid and I don't really care to be laughed at).


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This might be easier: The first image seems to be the right size, but you may need to click on the others to resize them. Hope this helps.

Hi,

Welcome to Milsurps. Nice rifle. It's a BSA though, Birmingham Small Arms. Not Long Branch.

How can you tell? And any other info? Like is the year correct?

Looks like a 1944(?) Maltby to me, as per Brian B's second image. The stylized "M" in front of the date and the 1 as the first digit in the serial number are clues as to mfg.

i stand corrected. i was thinking that m was for a BSA Shirley.