What’s your Lee Enfield Holy Grail?

[USMC6094]

I started my collection with a Lithgow No1 MkIII* all matching made in 1943 when I was 12. It was and still is my first true bolt gun love.
As for my holy grail, it was just a simple No4 MkII and I got lucky enough to get two of them about three years ago. One is an Irish Constabulary rifle that was full of grease when I got her. The other is a slightly lower numbered Fazackerly No4 MkII that was issued and still wears a faint unit stencil on the butt and has a replacement walnut forward handguard. To top it all off they were in the collection of a man thats known my whole family and was one of my inspirations to become US Marine when I was a kid, which I also did.
I also picked up my first No5 over the weekend, I'd never been interested in them until lately and now I kick myself for having gotten one sooner.
I guess I could be happy with good conditon Savage No4 MkI..............

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I started my collection with a Lithgow No1 MkIII* all matching made in 1943 when I was 12. It was and still is my first true bolt gun love.
As for my holy grail, it was just a simple No4 MkII and I got lucky enough to get two of them about three years ago. One is an Irish Constabulary rifle that was full of grease when I got her. The other is a slightly lower numbered Fazackerly No4 MkII that was issued and still wears a faint unit stencil on the butt and has a replacement walnut forward handguard. To top it all off they were in the collection of a man thats known my whole family and was one of my inspirations to become US Marine when I was a kid, which I also did.
I also picked up my first No5 over the weekend, I'd never been interested in them until lately and now I kick myself for having gotten one sooner.
I guess I could be happy with good conditon Savage No4 MkI..............

Love my 5. A member here was kind enough to donate the correct rear site mine was missing. I notice your aircraft avitar and uour mention of USMC. Are you an USMC aviator by chance? If so we may have a bit in common.

[USMC6094]

No I was a flght control mechanic on the Hornet and Hercules just about my whole time in. I was at the MALS/IMA level. I cant even tell you how much I miss turning a wrench and deploying on a carrier.

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No I was a flght control mechanic on the Hornet and Hercules just about my whole time in. I was at the MALS/IMA level. I cant even tell you how much I miss turning a wrench and deploying on a carrier.

Does the name General Loyd Wilkerson ring a bell?

[USMC6094]

Does the name General Loyd Wilkerson ring a bell?

Cant say that it does, which MAW was he CO of? I was in the First, Second and Third.

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Cant say that it does, which MAW was he CO of? I was in the First, Second and Third.

My Grandads first cousin.


https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/gosa/...N_TYPE=General
His son Tom.
https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/gosa/...N_TYPE=General

[Brian B]

I am lusting for an L96A1 here in the United States.

"The thrill of the hunt" for the next Enfield keeps me going!!

Brian B