Quick No4 Mk2 serial number questions

[pedro243]

Hello,

Just a few quick questions about the No4 Mk2 serial numbers.

- Does anyone know which contracts the early serials were made for? The lists I have seen start at PF250xxx. I have a rifle at PF187xxx.

-Were order batches allocated serial ranges, but not necessary chronologically made? I have just purchased a '53 made PF373xxx but I have seen post mentioning a '55 with a PF339xxx?

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[Lance]

ROF Fazakerley Mk 2 serial numbers were pretty munch consecutive up to around April 1953. After 4/53 is when the allocated batch serial number contracts start to appear as you have noticed. I am currently working on a list of observed s/n's for my No. 4 book, what month are your 187K and 373K rifles as I have a large data gap between 3/53 and 4/54?

[pedro243]

ROF Fazakerley Mk 2 serial numbers were pretty munch consecutive up to around April 1953. After 4/53 is when the allocated batch serial number contracts start to appear as you have noticed. I am currently working on a list of observed s/n's for my No. 4 book, what month are your 187K and 373K rifles as I have a large data gap between 3/53 and 4/54?

Hi lance,

Are you looking at just PF serials or UF aswell? If its both ill send data for all 4 rifles

[pedro243]

what month are your 187K and 373K rifles as I have a large data gap between 3/53 and 4/54?

187K - 3/50 - Current State: Armalon Conversion
373K - 10/53 - Current State: Bought in non-collector condition, to become 45/70 conversion

[Lance]

Thanks for the months and years, right now I have the year change over for UF rifles between A36K and A40K just in case!

[Charlie]

Here's one for PF numbers

[pedro243]

Thanks for the months and years, right now I have the year change over for UF rifles between A36K and A40K just in case!

Well off my UF55's. One is A10K (unwrapped) and the other is A17K (wrapped)

[WGB-762]

FWIW:
- 12/'49 PF1632xx (date by very light electric pencil)
- 10/'53 PF3695xx (proof rounds only)
- UF55 A144xx (would you believe still in the Wrapper!)

William