What’s your Lee Enfield Holy Grail?

[No4Mk1(T)]

For years I have tried to find a new, never fire #5MK1 1947

Got very close, but never found an unisued, never fired, except for factory testing.

Didn't know this forum was here, or would have got here sooner.

Faz or BSA?
My '47 Faz was issued but my BSA (M47C) is unissued and is unfired. The collector I bought it from removed the cosmo. and unfortunately had in a display of Enfields that he dragged around gun shows for many years so it now has a few marks but is in beautiful shape and matching.

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[#5MK1]

Faz or BSA?
My '47 Faz was issued but my BSA (M47C) is unissued and is unfired. The collector I bought it from removed the cosmo. and unfortunately had in a display of Enfields that he dragged around gun shows for many years so it now has a few marks but is in beautiful shape and matching.

I would have taken either. I have seen and owned Faz, 47 in near new.

What part of the country did you find that piece?

Ever thought about selling it?

Is that the only unisued #5MK1 you have seen?

Any pictures available?

I assume it has the metal cap on the forestock.

[No4Mk1(T)]

I would have taken either. I have seen and owned Faz, 47 in near new.

What part of the country did you find that piece?

Ever thought about selling it?

Is that the only unisued #5MK1 you have seen?

Any pictures available?

I assume it has the metal cap on the forestock.

I got this rifle about 20 years ago here on Vancouver Island.
I think I paid about $300.00 for it back then. To date it is the only one like it I have seen but on the Island the number of Milsurps available is a bit limited.
I did at one point consider selling it…for about half a second but dismissed the thought as just plain foolishness.
As for photos OK here you go;
BSA (M47C) unissued No5MK1:


And with my 1947 Faz:


Receiver markings:


Butt socket:

[#5MK1]

Very nice.

Thank you for the pictures.

I can understand that you would not want to part with this one.

I have stopped collecting for several years now, but if I had a chance at one like that I would go for it.

If I owned an unissued, I would pass it along to my grandson.

Thanks again.

[Brit plumber]

I got this rifle about 20 years ago here on Vancouver Island.
I think I paid about $300.00 for it back then. To date it is the only one like it I have seen but on the Island the number of Milsurps available is a bit limited.
I did at one point consider selling it…for about half a second but dismissed the thought as just plain foolishness.
As for photos OK here you go;
BSA (M47C) unissued No5MK1:


And with my 1947 Faz:


Receiver markings:


Butt socket:

I've got a Unissued M47C too, Serial No.BK1632, very close to your own, there must have been a batch of BK numbered guns that were unissued.

[No4Mk1(T)]

I've got a Unissued M47C too, Serial No.BK1632, very close to your own, there must have been a batch of BK numbered guns that were unissued.

I would have to agree. I have seen two or three more recently. I seem to remember someone else here on Milsurps having one in the same Sr.# range as well.