No 5 Mk 1, 1945 Fazakerley - stencil paint markings question

[Duck750]

I just picked up my first Enfield, a "Jungle Carbine", March 1945 Fazakerley. Looks to be in pretty good shape for a 75-year-old rifle - bolt, wood, barrel, and receiver are matching, country-of-origin stamp on the left wrist, bore looks great, everything looks to be where & what it should be. I took it partially apart *carefully* to inspect & gently clean things; gentle surface wiping with Ballistol, a little bit of artist's linseed oil rub on the wood, a tiny smear of grease here and there where recommended.

So what's piquing me is the removed lettering on the stock... On the right side is pretty clearly the remains of a stenciled "S", but on the left is something more that's been more heavily removed.

I took a look at it under a black light bulb and with a blue laser pointer to see if anything more was visible... My best guess is something like:

RAP
9 / 36

I have no clue what might have been painted there. I've read the threads about "BLR" and "ZF" and I've seen pictures of unremoved stencils that look like dates the rifle was removed from service. The receiver serial has been scratched at, but the scratching looks half-hearted, like someone dragged once or twice through the numbers with the tip of a nail or a pointed file.

Does anybody have any notions about what the markings might have been?

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