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1941 Rofm
Here is a nice one of mine that someone (Amak....I think) made reference to in another thread. Not to hijack that thread, then, I post a few pictures of my ROFM 1941 with the roll stamped sidewall engraving. This method was soon dispensed with, when they hired their blind, one armed stamping apprentice 
(joke alert, joke alert) . Unfortunate that the marking has a bad scrape down one side, but that allowed me to score this for quite a bargain price. It has early features of the button knob. I need to find a replacement backsight to replace the damaged one. One thing I find of interest to me, is the use of the modified No. 1 Mk III magazine. Ian S. makes reference that 100,000 or so of these mags were modified for use in the No. 4. The No. 1 mag is easy to spot as it has sharp edges on the bottom, whereas the No 4 mag has a easy rolled edge.
ATB, all. 
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Very nice specimen of an early Maltby.
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Wow!
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Both very nice rifles----thanks for putting up photos.
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Enfield trader, I must admit an unreasonable affection for Maltbys. Your (T) was a treat...thanks.
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Strange that they dropped such a nice clear marking, unless it was for "security" reasons. The roller stamping later became just "No.4.M.K.I." and then disappeared altogether. There's probably an elderly lady or two in Maltby yet who knows why.
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Groove
Yes, it is indeed a 2 groove. I find that sort of odd, as there seemed to be a preference for 5 groove barrels.
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limpetmine, Very nice! Is it a 2-groove?
A couple of pics of my
C prefixed '41 Maltby:
At some point the buttstock was replaced ...
ROFM logo ...
Bolt body still mostly black ...
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limpetmine, In my little quest for anything Maltby, if it's a Maltby barrel, yours is the number four 2-groove '41 Maltby to show up. What is your prefix and is there an A suffix?
TIA,
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