Anyone see one like this before?

[limpetmine]

Comment: Another one to look for! Oh, my.....

New barrel because bubba has chopped a couple of inches off the one that's on it. It should have bayonet lugs fitted.

Don't bead blast that area with the Defence Use marking on it either because Fazakerley engraving is so shallow, it'll just wash out.

A true rare bird in my opinion. Anyone else got any other point of view or comment

[Brian Dick]

I saw one marked the same way many years ago at Can Am Enterprises in Ontario, Canada. It had also been sporterized but the barrel hadn't been cut. It was before I got licensed to deal/import/export so I left it be. I remember it well though. I hope whoever got it restored it.

[Alake]

I just talked to my Mom, she told me the story of how they were aquired. It was is in Nova Scotia in Camp Aldershot (not sure of spelling). My father had snuck my mom into the camp for the night. Just after dark more troops started filling the camp so he got her to hide in the trees just out side of the camp so they wouldent get into hot water. She said about 1/2 hour later he came back with the 2 Enfields and told her the War was over and that was in 1946. Thats the short version. So that puts the rifle pre 1946.

[Brit plumber]

Don't take this the wrong way but check with your mom again because it dosn't quite make sence. The chopped rifle has British poof marks and that wouldn't have happened untill the gun was sold off to the civilian market. Also, the fact that it has England stamped into it suggests that it was imported into the states as a Export/import civilian weapon after leaving military service. As previously mentioned, this is more than likely to have occured in the 1950's.

[Peter Laidler]

You are right Britplumb. I can tell you, without saying any more about why the rifles were stored for defence use that this was an early turbulent 50's precaution at Fazakerley.

I think that the story is perfectly right, but facts must tell you that the rifles have been mixed up.

However, this doesn't get away from another fact that the rifle is VERY interesting in an historic way. You know the phrase 'buy the rifle and not the story. Well, you've got the rifle WITH the story.

[Alake]

Talking to my mom as i type, it was 1946 for sure. My dad never talked about his time in the service. My mother said he was a "gunner" not sure what that was. I dont know much more that that but she was sure that was the year. I would love to have spoke to my father about this now but i you young and the Enfields were always around so i paid little attention to them then I am located in Pickering Ontario so if there is anyone close that can have a look at it maybe they can see more markings to help identify shoot me a PM or email to hook up. I can see my mom being wronge because of the night that he took them the war ended. And he was discharged soon after. So he had no access to them after that. Dont get me wronge I am just passing on the info that I have I am more than happy to here all your input. I didnt know the Rifle had so much history and i have had them for about 25 - 30 years.
Thanks again
Tony

Is there any chance the guns were made mid 40s for a different or simalar purpose and stored because something changed and they didnt need them at that time and a few found there way out say to merchant marines and then ended up in Nova Scotia?? Halifax was a major port at the time and easy to defend. Grasping at straws here.