I grabbed this No4 MkI at the local show on Saturday and blew and extra $20 or so in gas to get it. See, I found it on the first walk through, then had to leave to go to the 5-year-old's soccer game (got creamed), then as I thought about it more and more, wanted to go back to get it. I got it for a good price, even with the extra trip of 60 or so miles. Not many Enfields around Atlanta that are $200 intact.

Now I know it's an early rifle, but not completely sure it's what I think it is. The reason is that it does not actually say Savage or have the 'S' anywhere on the receiver. It is a 'C' serial number rifle, with the receiver showing 1942 C5863. Most of the parts are Long Branch and Savage, except for the magazine and the barrel which is a F55 rebarrel.

There are no U.S. Property marks in the usual place, which is what made me go back for it. I know the first few thousand or so were not marked that way. The rifle is CAI import marked on the muzzle, which is good. Not Turkishicon import like the later ones most likely. The bolt seems to have a strange, long serial number that would correspond to a late Long Branch No4, but it is a very early bolt. The barrel bands are both Savage, as is the flip rear sight. The front sight protector is Long Branch, and bent at an odd angle.

Could this rifle been partially assembled in Canadaicon? Seems unlikely. The odd thing is the mis-match early bolt on an early rifle. Lots of both Savage and Long Branch parts.

Please shed some light on this one. It seems like a very interesting mix master with lots of history and a really early rifle to boot. Is this really the 5863rd rifle produced at Savage?


















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