1940 Savage no. 4 mk1?

[clarkmilitaria]

Here's what I found: "By the late 1930s the need for new rifles grew, and the Rifle, No. 4 Mk I was first issued in 1939 but not officially adopted until 1941." The citation for this is:
Skennerton (1994, 2), p.5
I got it from wikipedia...I know a lot of people say that it is not reliable, but if that info really comes from Skennerton's book I would assume it is accurate. Does anyone have that book to reference it?
Lee-Enfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
under Rifle no. 4, first sentence.

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[conec]

Here's what I found: "By the late 1930s the need for new rifles grew, and the Rifle, No. 4 Mk I was first issued in 1939 but not officially adopted until 1941." The citation for this is:
Skennerton (1994, 2), p.5
I got it from wikipedia...I know a lot of people say that it is not reliable, but if that info really comes from Skennerton's book I would assume it is accurate. Does anyone have that book to reference it?
Lee-Enfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
under Rifle no. 4, first sentence.

Keep in mind that the Wiki article is discussing No.4 production in general terms. North American production (as discussed above) started later than that in the UK...

[tlvaughn]

Here's what I found: "By the late 1930s the need for new rifles grew, and the Rifle, No. 4 Mk I was first issued in 1939 but not officially adopted until 1941." The citation for this is:
Skennerton (1994, 2), p.5
I got it from wikipedia...I know a lot of people say that it is not reliable, but if that info really comes from Skennerton's book I would assume it is accurate. Does anyone have that book to reference it?
Lee-Enfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
under Rifle no. 4, first sentence.

I'm going to assume that they are referring to the No4 Trials rifles. To quote Skennerton referring to ROF-Faz, ROF-Maltby, and BSA-Shirley, "These three factories commenced manufacture of the new rifle in 1941". As far as North American production, he states the following about Long Branch, "By 30th June 1941, the Long Branch factory had a staff of 735 and the first five rifles had been completed and submitted for tests and trials". And as stated above, the first Savage rifle was test fired on July 25, 1941.

Instead of quoting from the internet and the books, lets see how fast we can get some pictures posted. The problem you will run into without the pictures is that to date, not one 1940 No4 MkI has ever surfaced from any of the above - Faz, Maltby, BSA, Long Branch, or Savage.

We are a visual bunch here, so get us some pictures.