Hi
purchased this recently, stamped property of US Government.
Could someone please help with history
Thanks in advance
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Hi
purchased this recently, stamped property of US Government.
Could someone please help with history
Thanks in advance
It's a Savage produced #4 Lee Enfield rifle for WW2. Here's a search result for many threads about these rifles. https://www.milsurps.com/search.php?searchid=22839889
Thank you
We'd love to see the rest of it if you would...
The Enfields marked "property of US Government" were rifles made after the UK ran out of money to do cash and carry for military hardware in WW2. Roosevelt got Lend Lease past and the rifles made for the UK under Lend Lease went from the factory to the US Government (thus the marking), purchased by the US and shipped to the UK under the Lend Lease Program. Another little twist in history.