Five pointed red star on my No4T chest

[No4Mk1(T)]

Both the Star of David and Weedon Repair star are 6 points, not 5 ...

Got a pic?

Regards,
Badger

Sure Doug:



I had considered the Weedom connection but as you said it is five pointed and not six. It also has no Weedon Repair stamps on the wood work of any kind.

I was thinking 'red star' parcels that used to be a sort of Royal Mail Parcels operated by British Rail. Their parcels had a big red star on them. Just a thought. You could send big and bulky things..........

A definite possibility. As I said the star is covered by yellow paint which I have assumed was applied when the rifle was sold out of service to obliterate military stores markings. I’ve seen this done on several No15 chests. So if this is correct would the British military have shipped the rifle via a civilian postal service when the rifle was still in service and then later cancel the star when it was sold? It’s interesting because other than the red star and yellow paint the chest has never been repainted.

Just to be creative. Maybe it is one of the two No. 4 T's given to Russian snipers Peter mentions in his book?

Very interesting. I’ll have to remember that one. It might be worth and extra grand should I ever sell it however unlikely it may be.

Now just for kicks I took a photo of the old shipping label. Looks like it has done a bit of traveling in it’s time. It started in Ontario, I got it out of Saskatchewan and it now lives on the West Coast not to mention it‘s trip across the Atlantic.