Hello all, this is my first post here although I've nosed around a bit and referred to the excellent information on the site several times before.

Anyway, for the last few years I've had an all matching (receiver, bolt, mag, stock) No4 Mk1/2 PF24598 that has stumped my (slack) attempts at dating it; unless I'm mistaken the "F52"s stamped all over it (although there's an additional "F54" on the trigger guard 'plate') means it was FTR'd in '52.

The problem is I'm very interested in the date it was actually manufactured, it would be nice to find out if it was a war time rifle or not. I don't know a great deal about the history of these rifles but am I right in saying that particular serial number is indeed from around 1952 and that the rifle would have had another serial number when it was a Mk1? I've got pictures of just about every mark on the rifle but haven't found any evidence of another serial or anything else that helps my untrained eye. Here are a few.

Can anyone tell me more about this rifle?
Cheers, Rob
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