No. 5 Mk I question

[Peter Laidler]

You're talking Fazakerley here Brian......... It could be ANY time! This thread just illustrates one of the Fazakerley faults. The shallow scratchy pen numbering system that caused no end of 'lost' numbers, guesswork and subsequent renumbering.

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[harry mac]

I think the guy doing the numbering for the "R" pre-fixed No5's must have had several off days. Mine is clearly marked for 9/44, serial number R1106. I've examined this rifle in minute detail and it's definately a pukka No5 Mk1.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...y/SS100197.jpg
Don't worry about the "wobbly" nature of the writing, that's just me being a bit rubbish tracing it over with the Dremmel.