Please Help Me Identify Lee-Enfield Rifle

Hello,

I have come into possession an Enfield rifle. I was told that it is a 1947 No. 4 Mk. 1 . I would like some help truly identifying what this rifle is. I am not familiar with these rifles, so some insight would be much appreciated.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...Oel9bzsm-1.jpg
I assume these are import markings
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...8GsmJydm-1.jpg
Very faint electro-pencil marks. Appears to say, "No 4 Mk 1 (F) FTR
749 Y7198 K 1
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...wDFYKq3m-1.jpg
M. 47
1 (unintelligible) 3
Y71987
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...LTW6s2Vm-1.jpg
Is this cocking piece common to No 4 Mk 1?
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...tfGAEF1m-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...O41UZ04m-1.jpg
Pointing arrow
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...APjOjTem-1.jpg
Serrations on hand guard
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...Z1MECQMm-1.jpg
Drilled and tapped holes in the body of the receiver/bolt

I am not a firearms expert by any means, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Michael

"I assume these are import markings" -- yes. century arms.
FTR - factory thorough repair. british notation for a factory rebuild. the "749" might indicate july of 1949. i can't see ANY of these markings in the picture.
M47 -- marking of birmingham small arms and indicates the rifle originated in that factory.
"Is this cocking piece common to No 4 Mk 1?" -- in my humble opinion, no. it was common to early production in 1941, or perhaps 1942, but was abandoned for the more familiar rectangular design. i have a 1941 longbranch and a 4C 1942 savage with the round cocking piece. again early production.
Pointing arrow -- british acceptance mark, i think....????
Serrations on hand guard -- there were two styles with the relief and without. no idea of the significance. not sure there is any.
Drilled and tapped holes in the body of the receiver/bolt -- major bummer!! :)

i tried. hope i helped some.

The date looks like 1943 to me.

Yes, I think it's a M47 1943. The serial is a little odd though. Usually 43 dated BSA rifles bear the 'A plus another letter followed by a four digit number' system, but if the serial was Y followed by four digits it might be consistent with the numbering system used immediately before that - a hangover if you like from the system used during 1941/42. The serial looks like Y7198 to me - there does look to be a possible '7' after, but it looks very shallow & in a different font. If it was Y7198, things would fit into place.

Greatly appreciate all the information. I must admit, I had hoped that it would a WWII production rifle. The history associated with such a weapon is plain fascinating to me.

Another question: Are Lee-Enfield rifles picky with ammunition? My only other rifle is a Garand, and I understand that there is some truth to shooting particular ammunition.

They are not particularly picky with ammunition as they';re single shot bolt action rifles. They shoot it - or they don't. There's no gas operation to follow the firing o concern you of course. But they ARE picky when it comes to ZEROING or accuracy with some commercial ammo so bear that in mind

Single shot bolt action?

Yep....., single shot....., one shot at each pull of the trigger and bolt action because you manipulate a bolt to carry out the mechanical action. Am I missing something?

In this part of the colonies, a "single-shot" arm is one that lacks a magazine and must therefore be loaded afresh for each shot. We might choose "manually operated" to differentiate from "self-loading" (or "autoloading") magazine arms. Another dubious choice would be "turnbolt" - despite the many autoloaders with bolts that turn. Go figure!

That's the trouble with you colonials and those wild antipodeans Para....., lack the refinements found in the peace loving shores of the motherland. A common people divided by a foreign language

Bolt action repeater, clear to everyone.

That'd be like us telling you wild colonials to call he hood of your car the bonnet and the trunk, the boot lid.

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Originally Posted by 99GTMichael

Greatly appreciate all the information. I must admit, I had hoped that it would a WWII production rifle. The history associated with such a weapon is plain fascinating to me.

Another question: Are Lee-Enfield rifles picky with ammunition? My only other rifle is a Garand, and I understand that there is some truth to shooting particular ammunition.

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If it is a 1943 then it is WWII production or am I missing something?