L4 A3 7.62

[Surpmil]

Dince Hill also fitted Interarms made barrels to their L4A3's.



ATB Kevin

Gives new meaning to the term "Sloane Ranger"

BTW Peter, I thought you said the markings were pantograph engraved? Surely that mess can't have been done with a pantograph?

[Brit plumber]

I've been examining my post sample EFD L4A3 as received a couple of weeks ago after transfer. It has a few Inglis parts fitted but is mostly Enfield. It's one of the Interarms guns as it's got a INT marked rear sight and barrel. The wood is dry as popcorn fart and sure enough had a crack developing under the cocking handle cover from the prior owner shooting it with a loose stock. I've repaired it and the wood is soaking up raw linseed oil like a sponge "as we speak". It's virtually identical to the deact L4A3 pictured at the top of this thread. Special thanks to Kev G for mailing me a new magazine catch as the one installed is bent and twisted from being dropped at some point. I'll do some pictures of it and my trusty Inglis Mk.II when I get the L4A3 up and running. ATB.

Hi Brian,

I've just bought a EFD L4A3 based on a Inglis, its also a Interarms refurb, bought it off a fellow Bren enthusiast last week. Would you mind telling me the serial number of the conversion and the original barred out number for the register. In fact, i'll put a new post up asking for numbers.

Cheers, Chris.

[Brian Dick]

Chris,
Here you are:
UE66A7082 / R6930, (42 EFD Mk.II)
Regards,
Brian

[Brit plumber]

Hi Brian, thanks for the number I have UE66A6754 which is quite close to yours, can you confirm the date of 1942 because Enfield never made the Mk2, If its marked D (Which it should be) then this was produced by the Daimler group in 1941. Its the 6930th Mk2 made.

Cheers, Chris.

[Brian Dick]

Oops; you're right, it's a Daimler. To think I thought I'd go all day and not learn anything! I'm waiting for a fantastic reference book on the Bren to be published. I'm struggling with Skennerton's Small Arms ID Series and generalized publications like Small Arms of the World and Jane's Infantry Weapons. I'm just starting to learn about these wonderful pieces of engineering. ATB.

[Brit plumber]

Thats cleared that one up, is it a 1941 also? I've also noticed that the L4A3 has (From my limited number observed) a Mk1 lower slide. Does your L4A3 have a Mk1 lower slide also?

Cheers, Chris.

[Brian Dick]

It's dated 1942 and has the Mk.1 butt slide.

[Brit plumber]

Well that throws thing out a bit! I can't work this one out, for 1941, Daimler production I've got seial numbers R1 to S2047. But I've just noticed I've some more R prefixs for 1942, very strange.

Cheers, Chris.

[Brian Dick]

An uneducated guess would be that some receivers/bodies were set aside for whatever reason and then completed at a later date. We've seen the same thing with Lee Enfield production.

[Brit plumber]

I was thinking the same thing untill I relaised that the date is pantographed on at the machining stage, usually before the serial number. I can only assume it was the serial number range that was retained for some reason.