This One Has Me Scratching My Head

[Lee Enfield]

Brian, I looked at about half a dozen 44 & 45 4T's yesterday evening & all but one X prefix 45 rifle have the serials stamped on the butt socket only. It's obviously only a tiny sample size, but it looks as though there might be a considerable amount of variation......

Do they still all still have the brunofixing?

Could the refinishing/added finish have removed or obscured the engraving?

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[Roger Payne]

A mixture, although even when refinished you can usually make out at least traces of pantographing, even if not read it.

[browningautorifle]

You can see where the file took off a smidge of the walnut at the butt socket behind the serial number...left it flat.