NO 4 MK1 (T) VERIFICATION

[Roger Payne]

They generally came with 'Singer' rear sights manufactured actually by Singer in Scotland. They (Singer) used their initials followed by the last two digits of the date until later on in the war, & then their allocated factory code (but without the date). Being in Scotland they were in the Northern area, & were allocated manufacturer number 67. Hence you see sights on 4T's marked SM41, SM42 (in principle, can't actually remember seeing a 42), SM43, & N67. Obviously this doesn't generally apply to the Trials rifles made at Enfield, to Savage, or to Long Branch manufactured rifles. These were generally equipped with 'in house' manufactured Mk1 rear sights, although, with swapping of parts between the two factories in North America Long Branch rifles are commonly seen with Savage made rear sights.