Quote Originally Posted by CruciBill View Post
FR burned in the stock
I have a 1944 Savage Enfield with the exact FR stamp in the exact same place on the stock. Only difference is that it also has the date "Dec 1944" and the initials of the Armourers who did the repairs. (one initial is BPD -- same as Brian Dickicon, which proves he is a Reincarnated Ordnance Lee Enfield Inspector -- "ROLEI"). This gun was manufactured in Feb 1944 and most likely was damaged after D-Day, hence the repairs in Dec '44. Yours may have had the same fate.

Quote Originally Posted by CruciBill View Post
Refinish" was at the hands of some diabolical maniac.
No words can describe the Bignorant whose misguided hands obliterated the patina of the wood on your stock -- he sanded off the history of the blood and guts that told the story of the valour of the courageous soldier that carried the Enfield into war and the stalwart integrity of the weapon that preserved our freedom from Hitler's evil. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to "unring the bell" and "fix" the stock -- it's ruined from a restoration perspective. Best you can do is shoot the hell out of the gun. My guess is that some day soon you will sell or trade it for a gun you will cherish.
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