Need help with No4 Mk1 I.D.

[SA M1Dom]

OK here they are. They look even to me.

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[SA M1Dom]

I saw this marking and figured I would take a pic of it too.

[SA M1Dom]

Here are some of the rifle.

[Brian Dick]

It looks like a Fazakerley. It’s been heavily refinished in Indian service. The markings on the butt socket have been reapplied. The sky is the limit with Indian rifles.

[Roger Payne]

Yup, agree with Brian. Probably Indian rework, along with the forend screw. The draws are asymmetrical as well, so it's Faz. To see what I was trying to explain, if you look at the two metal bosses that the magazine release catch is attached to, one of them is much 'chunkier' than the other. This is because Faz omitted the lightening machining operations on the one boss, presumably to save time. The other boss is contoured & lightened, but it needs to be as it has the little plate screwed to it that locates the bolt release catch & spring. If you see this asymmetry, no matter how much a rifle has been refinished, it originated at ROF Fazackerley (assuming it is not obviously a Mk1* rifle).

[SA M1Dom]

I guess there is no way at this point to figure out when it was made? And yes I know see what you mean about the draws. Thank you to everyone for helping me understand this rifle better!