Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
I hope someone will also chip in and agree that this was a last gasp of the industrial strike bound Fazakerley factory to become commercially viable by selling off new No4 Mk2 rifles to the commercial gun trade. The gun trade would allocate their own serial numbers. The F56 is the date of manufacture. The mark directly below the H20 mark, is the UKicon Military proof and below that is an arrow with the Fazakerley section examiners mark (05/FD?) - known at the factory as 'team leaders'.
From what I can find so far, yes I suspect you are correct. I have seen a few of "N" guns now but most if not all were also stamped "Fultons" This one does not appear to have been, so my thought that Fultons used "N" is probably now binned. I have also seen "A" and just 6 digits aka ParkerHale and so marked.

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Quote Originally Posted by polaris View Post
Sorry, but I have absolutely no idea what the body of an Enfield is.
Is it the action? the center part of the stock?

I researched it on the net without the slightest success.

Once the rifle is reassembled , I will put up pictures from all angles, and hopefully the body will be captured in some pictures as well.
It is the bit the N XXXX is stamped on, the receiver. Under the rhs there will probably also be a F5X about 1/8th inch high which will tell you the year the receiver was made. On the RHS there will probably not be the un-machines single shot boss which suggests a late receiver. The F56 barrel could be an original or a replacement, as Ive seen a few F56 barrels on older guns. I assume they made a lot of barrels in 1956?