Enfield ser. no. clarification history

[masterdiver330]

I just re chalked it could be an R. There is no number after the FTR . What is the 47 before the serial number represent an the BM I could not find any information in library on them.

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[Alan de Enfield]

I just re chalked it could be an R. There is no number after the FTR . What is the 47 before the serial number represent an the BM I could not find any information in library on them.

Can you post pictures - I'd speculate that the 47 is the year of the FTR

The BM is the prefix to the serial number.

Matlby factory prefix was "1" as production continued there would be a prefix "A10001", to "A19999 then "B1xxxx" and so on until Z1xxxx, the next series would be "AA1xxxx" and so on until BA1xxx, and getting to BM10001 and eventually your rifle BM18264

Your rifle was the 8,264th rifle built with the prefix "BM"