I saw a No4 MkI, 7.62 conversion yesterday. The conversion was done by Parker Hale of Birmingham as stamped on the upper receiver.

It has a PH5C rear sight and is in over all, very good condition.

There is one other marking on the right side of the receiver, it's either part of a star or an arrow, with a number 1.

The only other markings on the rifle are all on the left side and the bolt. No4 MkI is very faintly on the left pad where the rear sight is screwed on and there is an M47C as well as an A prefix four digit serial number. The bolt, is matching.

The storey on it is that the rifle came from an older fellow on Vancouver Island and there were several included in the package. The previous owner was quite frugal as he only had one sight that he shared between several rifles and the rifles all had windage and elevation indications for them for this sight. Now, the conundrum, the other rifles all have the same markings with higher numbers stamped beside the star/arrow. I believe the highest number is 42.There are still a couple of them left, without rear sight and I am contemplating purchasing one, if I can get the owner to sell it.

My quuestions are, I) is the rifle likely a club rifle 2) could it have been built for an organisation similar to the DCRA in the UKicon 3) is it possibly military or police issue?

I suspect that it is a club rifle. I will ask for some pics, any idea of value and what would the difference in price be for a rifle in mirror condition without the rear sight?
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