Help with markings No 4 Mk I

[RobD]

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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[Badger]

Here's a site provided by Amatikulu with some good information to bookmark for the future.

Lee Enfield Rifle Markings (click here)

Hope this helps somewhat...

Regards.
Badger

[Amatikulu]

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

[RobD]

Hawu, Amatikulu!
ngiyabonga kakhulu
Rob

[Amatikulu]

Hawu, Amatikulu!
ngiyabonga kakhulu
Rob

"exclamation of suprise - Amatikulu

I thank you very much

Rob"

Language = Zulu

[Peter Laidler]

Yes, I've often wonderered where Amatikulu came from. Now I still don't know!

[Peter Laidler]

Ah....! Suprising what you learn on this site

[louthepou]

I would translate, in my Gaspé peninsula's best Quebecois French:

"Ah ben gériboire de bras d'ange de bâtisse, c'est-ti pas créyable c'que j'apprenions dans c'te site web là!"

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

Lou

[Surpmil]

There's something wrong with this picture...

[RobD]

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.
Rob