No5 Survey

[eggwelder]

i`ll check after work, like i said, my eyes have a hard time focusing, and im not that old...

[mrclark303]

I feel your pain ... i'm always reaching for my gasses or the eye glass these days to try to read markings

[Zorba]

Manufacturer Faz or BSA: Faz
Date of manufacture: 1/47
Date on barrel: No
FTR: No
Serial number: Z 2563
Serial no on magazine: Yes (Matching)
Serial no on fore end: Yes (Matching)
No5 bolt: Yes
Correct 800 yard rear sight: Yes
Micrometer or stamped steel rear sight: Micrometer
Export markings: No
Bayonet lug: Yes
Steel/alloy flash hider: Steel
Butt size: ??? Don't know how to measure - approx. 13" LOP.
Fore end: Metal cap secured with pin from bottom.
Current location e.g UK, USA etc: USA
Anything else that may be of interest: Beautiful birch stock, entire rifle in about 98% condition.

[GeeRam]

Manufacturer Faz or BSA: Faz
Date of manufacture: 1/47
Serial number: Z 2563

Wow.... we've only had a handful of No.5 posted on here, and yet, your's and mine are only 1010 number apart from the same months production, and are now seperated by about 4000 miles

Butt size: ??? Don't know how to measure - approx. 13" LOP.

Don't need to measure. Butt's came in 4 standard sizes, Bantam (B), Short (S) Normal (unmarked) and Long (L), so you need to look on the underside of the butt edge near the end to see if there is a B, S or L stamped into the butt. If not marked it's a normal butt length, as about 90% of them were.

[browningautorifle]

you need to look on the underside of the butt edge

Mine was marked on the heel of the butt, on top. Not on the underside...

[GeeRam]

Mine was marked on the heel of the butt, on top. Not on the underside...

Yes, my mistake, mine is marked L on the topside, having just checked.
The old grey cells are getting a little fuddled with age

[Zorba]

There is definitely a mark on the top near the butt. It looks like "U1" or "UL", but its kind of distorted and hard to tell.

WAIT! Went and looked at it again. When the light's just right and I look at it at the right angle, its an "S", actually nice and clear. So its a "short" buttstock - I learned something new today.

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Wow.... we've only had a handful of No.5 posted on here, and yet, yours and mine are only 1010 number apart from the same months production, and are now separated by about 4000 miles

Now that I know what I'm looking at - is yours a short buttstock too?

ETA: went back and looked (duh!) - yours is long. Ain't that interesting!

Oh, and we're only 990 apart, not 1010!

[GeeRam]

There is definitely a mark on the top near the butt. It looks like "U1" or "UL", but its kind of distorted and hard to tell.

WAIT! Went and looked at it again. When the light's just right and I look at it at the right angle, its an "S", actually nice and clear. So its a "short" buttstock - I learned something new today.

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Now that I know what I'm looking at - is yours a short buttstock too?

ETA: went back and looked (duh!) - yours is long. Ain't that interesting!

Actually, mine was originally a 'S' butt, but I was in the fortunate position to be able to effect a swap for a 'L' butt that was on another No.5. Makes it much nicer to shoot.

[Cplwalker22]

Gidday Big Bad Dog, I have a no5 mkII(F) serial # AB263 build date 6/47 metal capped fore end location Australia correct 800yd micrometer rear sight. What I find interesting is the stamped on the left side of receiver is MkII is it a Mk2? I have been told there is no such thing ? the II is stamped and look like two vertical lines have you come across this before? Cheers Bill

[mrclark303]

We're going to need some pics Bill.