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    Yes it does, very faint under the paint. So the serial on stamped on wrist socket and looks like electropencilled on side wall.Posted a picture below and the bolt.

    I got lucky with it, not many people seem interested in enfields here.

    I keep a sheet on each of my rifles, marking etc. Here is the info on this rifle so far. Please feel free to correct me.

    BSA Shirley T33354:
    Fore stock: #T33354 on fore stock in 2 places. WL: Wilkinsons Ltd. on metal. C. Y.
    Top Wood: SM: Singer Manufacturing.
    Butt stock: N49: H. Morris and Co. Ltd. Glasgow. Crown . M37. E. 1254 right side. NOR13 1254.
    Bolt: #T33354. 0 head. Crossed flags proof mark on head, 4A safety. M bolt handle. Crossed flags proof mark on handle.
    Receiver: Faint electropencil No4 Mk1. T3354. 303 Brit U.K.
    Receiver Wrist: M47C. 1944 over stamped 5. #T33354
    Magazine #T33354. Spine . U.C.F. follower
    Front Sight: ROFB: Royal Ordnance Factory Birmingham.
    Rear Sight: B, Birmingham Metal and Munitions Co. Ltd.
    Mid Band: N79. Viners Ltd. Sheffield. UKicon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Payneicon View Post
    Very nice clean looking rifle Darlington. Just out of curiosity, does it also have the serial number engraved on it, either on the butt socket, or on the body side wall by the 'No4 Mk1'? Later rifles tended to have the serial engraved, although as it was generally very shallow the number was often over stamped to make it clearer.
    Last edited by Darlington; 03-06-2021 at 04:55 PM.

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