Unusual serial number on a no4 mk2?

[ssj]

Lee Enfield No4 Mk2 with Parker Hale sights | Trade Me

No letters.

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[Seaspriter]

Nice Gun. Similar to one that just sold on GunBroker last week with a PH-4 sight.
WWII BRITISH NO. 4 MK 1 Enfield Rifle : Curios & Relics at GunBroker.com

Almost bought it myself but I'm running out of space.

[Thunderbox]

One or more batches of No4 Mk2 rifles (or action bodies) were sold direct to Parker Hale, Fultons, and other gunsmiths.

These rifles were then prepared as SRb target rifles, as in the auction specimen.

The rifles are seen with either no conventional marks and numbers (ie as a standard service rifle has), or they have this type of engraved "No4 Mk2" which was done by the gunsmith - which is why it is not electro-pencilled.