New to me Lee Enfield MK4 no1* (Savage lend/lease). Pics and a few questions

[CINDERS]

the 2 groove rifling was a expediting effort to reduce the amount of time it to to rifle a barrel it is no big deal is not rare and they shoot just as good as the 5 groovers the rare one is the 6 groove barrel.
Seems to sport an early style cocking piece proof that armourers were not worried about collectibles 70+ years down the track get it up to par and back out to do the business.

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[steveTA1983]

the 2 groove rifling was a expediting effort to reduce the amount of time it to to rifle a barrel it is no big deal is not rare and they shoot just as good as the 5 groovers the rare one is the 6 groove barrel.
Seems to sport an early style cocking piece proof that armourers were not worried about collectibles 70+ years down the track get it up to par and back out to do the business.

That's what someone else said: cocking piece is off a WW1 era rifle

[browningautorifle]

cocking piece is off a WW1 era rifle

No...the cocking piece is from the early Mk1 type which was later changed. The one you refer to is the #1Mk3 which was a different rifle.

[steveTA1983]

No...the cocking piece is from the early Mk1 type which was later changed. The one you refer to is the #1Mk3 which was a different rifle.

Oh ok, thanks!

[harry mac]

Oh ok, thanks!

Oh no, don't thank him. Now you know that the No1 MkIII exists, you need to get one.....and that's how it starts

[steveTA1983]

Oh no, don't thank him. Now you know that the No1 MkIII exists, you need to get one.....and that's how it starts

I've surrendered to my firearm addiction. There is no stopping it lol

[CINDERS]

cocking piece is off a WW1 era rifle

No I did not! that cocking piece appears to be off an early No.4 rifle, as I have tried to fit a MkIII cocking piece as a trial to one of my No.4's and it does not work it won't screw onto the end of the No.4's F/P

[steveTA1983]

No I did not! that cocking piece appears to be off an early No.4 rifle, as I have tried to fit a MkIII cocking piece as a trial to one of my No.4's and it does not work it won't screw onto the end of the No.4's F/P

I wasn't quoting you lol, someone else on another forum mentioned that

[browningautorifle]

Seems to sport an early style cocking piece

Too, that's not the original bolt so someone could have cobbled this together at any time...just a bolt that was obtained...