Canadian Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T)

[Surpmil]

Very interesting Warren, thank you for sharing that.

Transcript of the text:

Measure of Jump 13 May 1944
The following data was compiled at the request of Maj. B.L. Anderson of D.12, C.M.H.Q. The figures were arrived at by aligning the axis of the bore on the horizontal line of a screen at a range of 71 feet 7" the bore being relayed [sic] after each shot by sighting the telescope on a mark coinciding with the correct original lay. The shots fired struck the screen above the horizontal line with the amount in minutes determined by rule measurement in inches transferring to minutes, assuming that one minute of angle at 71 feet 7" is equal to .25 inches. By adding the drop due to gravity, in this case 0.166 inches a reasonably accurate figure is obtained. Figures given are the distances of five shots fired from each rifle, above the centre of the horizontal line measured in inches.

Seems logical to assume that LB would make up the regular rifles for contracts, [No.4 Mk.I* or No.4 Mk.I*(T)] in the usual way, but if they wanted rifles for experimental purposes, they might have made them up from suitable actions/rifles which could have been pre-production or early production rifles that were not accounted for in a contract, or were rejected for some defect that did not make them unsuitable for whatever trial was being conducted.

There's a rifle in Without Warning that was made up as a gift for Maj. Hahn, who was head of the War Production Board in WWII, and in WWI chief of the intelligence section of the Canadian Corps. They used a recycled No.4(T) action no less; the plugged rear pad holes can be seen in the photo. You'd think a presentation like that would use a new receiver, but perhaps new receivers were all accounted for? I've got an un-numbered 1943 action that has the 4BA holes in the receiver with a piece of a tap broken off in one of them, and the holes set back about 1/4". A "missing link" screw-up from 1943? Maybe. Someone later built it up into a sporter and it turned up at a local gunshow.

In other words I don't think they threw much away at Long Branch if it could possibly be used for some purpose at some time.

Too bad no one asked these gents when they were alive as now we can only make what seem like logical guesses.