UK No4T withdrawal date?

[Surpmil]

The usual story of one hand not knowing what the other is doing. Those in "disposals" need to find things to dispose of to justify their own employment. Considering the rifles were selling for £25 in the chest complete in the late 60s you'd wonder why they didn't just quietly buy them back, but then that would not provide the employment opportunities that bureaucracies love to foster.

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[Frederick303]

In the case of the sealed in wrap No 4 MK II rifles sold out I Ireland in 1996, a cut was made over the action body to verify the serial number, and then recorded by the officer in charge on a paper list, to ensure the packing list on each box of 5 matched what was actually in the crate. Each crate had 5 wrapped Enfield made No 9 bayonets and scabbards with no serial number on the bayonet. this was done by serving Irish reservists soldiers.

The rifles were sent directly to Canada and arrived there in the winter of 1996/early 1997. They did not get commercial proof in the UK.

The import marks were applied by century on the muzzle around 2002 when this final batch was imported into the US of A.