Vintage Item found in my No.4 Mk1

[gsimmons]

Ian Skennerton's "Lee Enfield Story" is a must for the Enfield owner.


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[Beerhunter]

Only such thing I'm familiar with is that with behind the buttplates of K31's you might find the name and address of the original owner (at least that happened with all of my 4 K31's to me).

But that is a very much a Swiss thing. It's done so that the carbine can be returned to its owner, if he leaves it on a train, for instance, during "changeover".

They used to do a similar thing with soldiers washing (they may still do for all I know). He would leave it at his local station addressed to his mother. She would wash it and then leave it at her local station with his address.

[jmoore]

I have found pieces of palm frond and other duff in the fore stock of a No.5 Mk.I that I purchased a relly long time ago. Rifle looks a bit field worn on the outside, too, but it's not in horrible shape.

Also, strips of thick paper or thin cardboard under barrel bands, but nothing particularly identifiable.

[Peter Laidler]

I found a piece of rolled up card, torn from an old ammo box stuffed into the butt trap of a No1 rifle. It had written on it 'Pte I Graham, Bord R' which I learned was Private I. Graham. Border Regiment That was in the butt of an EY rifle as I recall that had to be removed in order to re-wire the fore-end that we used to do in a slow running lathe

[jmoore]

The big "E" on the side of the receiver body is a little odd. But the most interesting mark to me is the "O" on the top of the LH side of the forestock just behind the receiver ring (where the barrel screws into the action.) Can't tell you what it means, but the positioning reminds me of something else (not related to your specific rifle.) Thanks for the photos!

[spacemonkey333]

The big "E" on the side of the receiver body is a little odd. But the most interesting mark to me is the "O" on the top of the LH side of the forestock just behind the receiver ring (where the barrel screws into the action.) Can't tell you what it means, but the positioning reminds me of something else (not related to your specific rifle.) Thanks for the photos!

I believe that the "E" stamp stands for Enfield rifling...can anyone confirm that? I can't remember the sight that I found that on. As far as the "O" on the stock, I have yet to find the meaning...