(T) ?

[stencollector]

Yes they could. Especially some of the Cdn ones, where the instruction to stamp the T was after the rifles had already headed to the units. As such, if they ever even got the T mark, it may not even be the proper droopy ear T anyway.

Also, there were many TR marked (but no T) rifles which were in stores less their telescopes. Eventually some of these would have gone into service, and mated to a scope/bracket combination, with the scope number getting stamped onto the butt, and eventually the rifle number getting stamped onto the bracket (post war, I believe).

As to the rest of the stamps, yes they should be there, but with Enfields you can never say always, and never say never.

I had one of the troop trials no4mk1 rifles which had been converted to Sniper....there was no T on the sidewall of that gun.

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[Claven2]

but with Enfields you can never say always, and never say never.

I disagree! For example:

-Lee Enfields ALWAYS had receivers made of steel.
-Lee Enfields made at longbranch ALWAYS were of the No.4Mk1* pattern from 1942 onwards.
-Lee Enfields made in Australia after 1940 ALWAYS had Coachwood stocks with threaded brass re-inforcing pins
-Longbranch NEVER manufactured the No.1MkIII.

See? Easy!