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    Quote Originally Posted by PrinzEugen View Post
    Very interesting (as an L39 owner) Peter thanks for that - I'd certainly like to hear the l42 blurb when you've got your breath back!
    Does anyone know how many L39s were made?
    From my investigations :

    No4Mk1T & Mk1*T. Longbranch manufactured 1000, and Holland & Holland converted 23,000 rifles.

    No5 Mk1 Fazakerly and BSA combined manufacture 250,000+

    No6 Mk1 Lithgowicon manufactured 100 rifles

    No6 Mk1/1 Lithgow manufactured 100 rifles

    No7Mk1 BSA manufactured 2500 rifles

    Cno7Mk1 Longbranch manufactured 20,000 rifles

    No8 Fazakerly manufactured 15000 and BSA manufactured 2000 rifles

    No9 Parker Hale manufactured 3000 rifles.

    L39A1 RSAF Enfield manufactured 1500 rifles

    The last Military Enfield L42A1 RSAF Enfield manufactured 1000.

    The last Enfield – Enforcer manufactured by Enfield & Parker Hale. 767 rifles.

    Then there is the L59 but that wasnt a 'live' rifle.
    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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