Where did this Enfield come from?

[Peter Laidler]

Royal Ordnance Factory 19 at Maltby in Yorkshire. The Mk1* marking is a bit of a mystery and nobody really knows why it is marked on a small batch of their rifles. I suspect a breakdown in communication somewhere as they didn't make any TRUE Mk1* rifles

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[cygmer]

Thank you.

Now i have to ask, what on here tells you that?

[Lee Enfield]

...snip... The Mk1* marking is a bit of a mystery and nobody really knows why it is marked on a small batch of their rifles. I suspect a breakdown in communication somewhere as they didn't make any TRUE Mk1* rifles

I'm more intrigued by the No4 MkI " marking which appears approx.? the same time.

Any idea what change ( " ) refers to?

[Alan de Enfield]

I'm more intrigued by the No4 MkI " marking which appears approx.? the same time.

Any idea what change ( " ) refers to?

Its actually a *
As Peter says its a 'mistake' as Maltby did not manufacture Mk1* rifles - only Mk1
There appears to have been a batch of around 20,000 rifles that were incorrectly marked with the *

Another way to identify it is a Maltby produced rifle is that each factory was given a prefix number for their serial numbers, in Maltby's case it was a 1, so all maltby rifle serial numbers are 1xxxx, Fazakerly was 2, so their rifles are 2xxxx

[Beerhunter]

Another way to identify it is a Maltby produced rifle

An yet another way is if the markings look like they were stamped on a Friday - after the pub! Which reminds me ......

[Lee Enfield]

Its actually a *
As Peter says its a 'mistake' as Maltby did not manufacture Mk1* rifles - only Mk1
There appears to have been a batch of around 20,000 rifles that were incorrectly marked with the *

...snip...

No I am actually referring to ( No4MkI ) rifles which are marked ( No4MkI" ).

I have seen a number (say 10) of which I have owned at least 2 (I may still own 1).

I have also seen (and owned) several British No4MkI rifles marked No4MkI*