Hi Bought what I thought was a bog standard No4 Mk 1. Upon close inspection found the following marks and items:
BSA Shirley plant M47C on left side of BUTT SOCKET 1944 and serial no. 1477 (?)
No pads but the 5 holes are visible but have been blanked off with screws ground down to the surface,
Plus Bolt NO7 MKII
Has ‘TR’ stamped on the left of the butt socket and a letter ‘T’ on the flat of the left receiver sidewall
(The ‘T’ signified a No.32 telescope had been fitted, and the combination met all inspections. Without a ‘T’ marking, the rifle could not have been converted at Holland and Holland)
“a ¼ inch ‘S51’ stamped on the bottom of the handgrip of the butt stock”. Mine does not have this. Wood base near butt clamp has TG or T6 stamped with ordinance arrow instead.
“a stamped telescope number on the front edge of the butt, just before butt socket” .is missing.
Front right side of the receiver just behind the receiver ring. (“A genuine Holland and Holland conversion will have a 1/8 inch letter ‘S’ close to the wood line)”. It has this S mark.
“rifles made in ’43 and ‘44 should have a MK2 scope” It does not have a scope.
Sight no7 (or N67) mkII. With F stamped on several parts (Fazakerley?) but battle sight has not been milled off.
Barrel has “Regulated by Fulton” stamped on it. Still has bayonet lugs on it.
Has 3rd angular swivel with long shank marked Parker Hale Made in Englandicon in front of the magazine.
Does not have cheek piece fitted but feint marks 1 inch down left side and 3 inches apart could be infills. All furniture is dark walnut.
Any ideas of the history of this rifle? Should I continue to shoot it (very accurate even without scope)? Im not sure what I have here. It appears to be a mixture of genuine No4 (T) action and standard woodwork with an original sight for period that has not had battle sight removed.Thanks
Paul
Information
Warning: This is a relatively older thread
This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.