Noob with a Lee Enfield- Help!

[LuvNH]

Being a MkI rather than a MkI* as with early production Long Branches,makes it a more interesting piece to many people. Great pity the original serial number was ground off. I don't know off hand what serial number block Savage was on when they changed to the MkI*, but someone here probably does.

No chance of finding the bolt?

The massive removal of wood on the handguard compared to where the line indicates it roughly would have been originally is rather striking!

Finding the original bolt?

I don’t see the removal of wood you are talking about. Noob, sorry.

So if i understand correctly, the Mk* production line was a changeover from the Mk1? I didn’t understand that completely. Also, is it strange that there are no markings whatsoever on the wood? After I clean it I may find some, but nothing yet.

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[Surpmil]

Finding the original bolt? Yes

I don’t see the removal of wood you are talking about. Noob, sorry. The original profile would have been about where the line in the photo is.

So if i understand correctly, the Mk* production line was a changeover from the Mk1? I didn’t understand that completely. Also, is it strange that there are no markings whatsoever on the wood? After I clean it I may find some, but nothing yet.

MkI is like your rifle: bolt head release via the catch and slot behind the charger bridge. MkI* which Savage and Long Branch introduced later, eliminated catch and just had a slot in rib that the bolt head runs in close to the closed position of the bolt; it was NOT a good idea.