#5 Question!

I have a #5 that I bought in the early or mid 60s, the Metal is deep black and the Wood is beautiful and almost looks like Cherry, it is marked with No. 5. Mk.1 on the left side of the Receiver, with what looks like Electro Pencil to me but it is very neat, It is stamped on the top of the Receiver Ring with a Crown and BNP and on top of the Barrel above the Front Handguard with the same Crown, BNP, Cal .303, and 18.5 Tons a Square ", to the right of that a Symbol of a crossed Spear and a long Ax with a 6 between them and a 6 slightly higher and to the right.
My question is, where was this Rifle made?
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...tures161-1.jpg

Need close ups of left side of body and butt socket. If its marked M/47 on butt socket that's BSA. If its marked (F) it's Fazackerley.


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One hint from the OP's description. Very neat electropencil says Fazackerly, not so neat (hand done) is BSA...

Well, maybe the OP will actually answer and we don't have to guess. That's why I stayed out, there was no information to go on.

Thanks Guys!
BSA it IS, M/47 is barely visible right above 1945 on the Butt Socket, I had to use a Jewelers Loupe to make it out, it is stamped so light, sorry about the Picture, but It's the best I could do.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...0e6cc026-1.jpg

Nice rifle.

Here is a suggestion, purchase Ian Skennertton's book The Lee Enfield. Endless hours of reading and informative to the point you may want to acquire more Lee Enfields.

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Originally Posted by enfield303t

Nice rifle.

Here is a suggestion, purchase Ian Skennertton's book The Lee Enfield. Endless hours of reading and informative to the point you may want to acquire more Lee Enfields.

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Thanks!
I do have more, I have a Lithgow #1 and a Long Branch #4.

Then you really need Ian Skennerton's book. You won't be sorry.


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gsimmons! I'll get it!

You should strip that shiny finish off and apply raw linseed. You'll be amazed how much better it'll look, feel and smell!

I agree with Brian about the shiny surface....... Just try holding that in the rain, wet and slimy monsoons. Don't get monsoons where you live..........? THey did where that rifle spent its working life!

I have another Question, were there different Stocks for the #5? I have seen at least a couple of #5s with kind of squared off Front Ends, instead of the rounded off like mine and no, they weren't the bubba'd kind made from #4 Receivers, they were sure enough # 5s!:confused:

Trung Si: I believe there were 3 different treatments of the forend- 2 styles of metal caps and the plain rounded wood.

Ridolpho

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Trung Si: I believe there were 3 different treatments of the forend- 2 styles of metal caps and the plain rounded wood.

Ridolpho

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Thanks!
Yes I seem to remember seeing some with a Metal Cap!

Metal caps were sheer crap! Nothing would stop them rusting out from the inside..........., absolutely nothing! We would remove them, glue and peg the rivet hole (I seem to remember that the actual rivet was brass...., someone correct me if I'm wrong please) and make off the fore-end to rounded spec.