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    Help with markings No 4 Mk I

    Can someone wise tell me where and when my rifle was made?
    On the left side of the receiver are 3 very faint electro-pencil markings: No.4MkI(T) FTR/48 Y4145 and stamped T.
    on the left of the receiver ring is stamped Y4515 ((note the 4 is very faintly stamped and looks like a 1 in the picture)) TR and FTR. Forward on the right of the receiver is stamped S
    The wrist has the S51 Holland and Holland stamp; the wood is also stamped Y4515 horizontally across the underside of the forestock a few inches below the muzzle and Y4515 on the wrist though concealed beneath the receiver ring. The No 32 Mk I scope number 7996 is stamped across the top of the wrist.
    On the right of the receiver ring is an inspection mark I cannot deciper: looks like broad arrow over H9 over A
    At the back of the receiver are crossed pennant on the right and on the left are the letters N (or Z) and R

    What I am after is the date and place of manufacture?
    Many thanks, Rob
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    Here's a site provided by Amatikuluicon with some good information to bookmark for the future.

    Lee Enfield Rifle Markings (click here)

    Hope this helps somewhat...

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    Y1515 would be a serial number that fell in the BSA manufactured block

    From a survey I did on serial numbers I would estimate it was made in 1943

    The FTR was done in 1948 at Fazakerley

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    Re. the rifle: geez sometimes I wonder if the markings on the receiver are made this hard to see on purpose!

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    Surpmil, that apparent sharp angle may be just be an artefact because I bucket-filled the white background to reduce the kilobytes of the picture - let me take more close ups of the front scope mount and post them again.
    Thanks for being alert.
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