Serial Numbered Parts on No4 MkI

[22SqnRAE]

So much for it being done locally for control purposes. Now we know...

I'd suggest that a small proportion of the rifles that are still in circulation have thier original magazine in them. Hence, the varying evidence of numbered mags not matching rifles and unnumbered mags.

A new mag with the fiddling to get the lips right matches it to the rifle. These components were not all that soldier-proof, hence did get replaced.

Like all matters Lee Enfield: "Never say never, or always..."