Identification Question

[Peter Laidler]

Definately NO. Fazakerley were just a government rifle factory with a large FTR plant that they could utilise during slack periods.

If you scrape the stuff off the bodyside, you'll see the monthj/tear mark that'll tell you when it went through Fazakerley for its thorough repair. I'm suporised that you can't see any remains of the original serial number on the butt socket where it usually is. I suspect that it was rather feint so linished clear and re-etched where you can now see it. But to be really honest, the grinding and scrrew holes make the rifle useless as a recoverable milsurp, the rifle is totally shagged*

* UK Military technical phrase used to indicate that an item is, er......., shagged!

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[vintage hunter]

I'm suporised that you can't see any remains of the original serial number on the butt socket where it usually is.

I can just make it out. I have the remains of a '42 BSA s/n E 7779, also with feint numbers.