Hello and need some help

[Peter Laidler]

Yep, TLV has convinced me. Fazakerly numbering, before they got really bad at stamping numbers.............. They also made Triumph cars in Liverpool too

[jjrick]

Is there any collector value added since it doesn't show FTR and it was a fairly early manufacture date? Bolt head is marked "0". Does the "N" stamped indicate naval use?

I know it isn't worth a mint, but is it worth trying to return it to original condition?

If not worth returning to original condition is this just a "run of the mill" $100 sporter that I should go shoot and enjoy as is?

[jrhead75]

I'd bet that the 'N' does indicate naval use...it's in the typical location anyway. Naval use doesn't typically add much, if anything, to the value, and "collector value" on a standard No4 would've been taken care of by the original "basement armorer". That said, if you're only into it for $100, and if nothing metal has been cut off or drilled and tapped, it's certainly worth bringing back to it's original configuration, IMO. Finding good correct bits for a No4 isn't nearly the daunting process it is for some of the rarer species.

Best of luck.

[peanuts]

is that a Flaming Bomb mark? mmm must be a Brum proof mark i guess (rubs glasses)