Serial number AE 1000 N0 4 Mk 1 (T)?

[teltec01]

I would appreciate some help and information regarding a number stamped on the scope bracket of my rifle. I recently purchased a N0. 4 Mk 1 (T) in excellent condition and while I was taking some detailed photographs I discovered that there is a very faint stamping on the scope bracket. The scope bracket is numbered to the rifle R 33871, but there is another number, AE 1000 barely visible about 1 cm below the other number. The scope and bracket appear to have been together for a long time and the bracket screws are staked and it looks as if they have never been apart. which manufacturer made a rifle with the serial number AE 1000 and what year would it have been made? Thanks for your help.

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