P.O.F. No. 4 Mk 1

[limpetmine]

From the readings I've made, from the same books you've got, POF production of the No. 4 Mk 1 was on the edit: Corrected to BSA Shirley [not Maltby] machinery, which may have left as early as 1949, but production started in 1951, based on input from a member here. The earliest production date published to date, that I'm aware of is 1952.
10,000 of these rifles are estimated to have been produced, with the end of production in 1956 (est.).
Here is a 1956 model of a POF No. 4 Mk1, via India, with what appears to be a new (beautiful) forestock, an older buttstock, and a mix of new and old parts, i.e. M47 safety, (F) backsight, and POF front band. The wood is oversized, and brass butt plate is attached. Alas, no goodies in the butt trap.
This is one of the nicer POF's I've seen (IMHE) and will disregard the missing magazine.
Oh, by the by, the forestock is serialed to the rifle

/limpetmine

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