No4 mk2 UF A217

[Peter Laidler]

Parker Hale and others were permitted to purchase small quantities of new rifles from the Ministry of Supply.

[Seaspriter]

Parker Hale and others were permitted to purchase small quantities of new rifles from the Ministry of Supply.

Thanks for this info. Do you know if PH was also permitted to take their pick of the litter of FTR weapons? The reason I ask is that I've owned two FTR rifles (both Maltby) that then had an over-stamp over the FTR electro-engraving. One, definitely a PH rifle, is overstamped: "No.4 Mk1," and the other (probably a PH rifle) is overstamped "No.4Mk1*" (no this is not a Long Branch or Savage."

From what I can gather, PH also seemed to get hold of the pick of the litter when it sporterized a number of Enfields after the war. Is this true?

[Frederick303]

Here is a list of other low number UF55A rifles that were sold into the trade:

UF55 A 47 Used, set up with a Parker Hale No 5C, located in New Zealand
UF55 A 49 Used, modified to 7.62 target config, in Canada
UF55 A 52 Used P-H regulated, in NZ with replacement 2 groove barrel
UF55 A 73 Used, P-H, Regulate4d by Fulton, in UK
UF55 A 86 Used, converted to heavy barrel (in Canada with sales mark)

Start of Irish numbers:

UF55 A 152 Listed as having been sold to the Irish republic in 1955
UF55 A 2xx Unissued, bought in 1991, most likely Irish contract given date sale
UF55 A 316 new with matching serial numbered bayonet
UF55 A 495 Un-issued, rear sight replaced with 5C sight
UF55 A 541 Un-issued
UF55 A 574 Un-issued with match serial bayonet (script not Irish marking)
UF55 A 630 Un-issued
UF55 A 668 Very well worn, not Century marked, U.K. Cadet rifle?



Data collected in efforts of understanding the Irish sale rifles.