No4 MK 1 Enfield BSA 42 question

[k98425]

Attachment 14484Attachment 14481Attachment 14482Attachment 14483Attachment 14480I'm looking at a Enfield offered for sale and wondering if some of the experts could help me out. From what's shown how "correct" does it look. Are the lack of markings a big problem? Thanks in advance.

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[spinecracker]

Sorry, but nothing is "shown", and I do not think the experts here have ESP (some might have ESPN, but having access to a cable sports channel won't help much). Do you have photos you can post? What markings are apparently missing?

Edit - photos now attached, just in case someone accuses me of being a blind limey...

[k98425]

I thought I had attached the files, guess I missed that part haha.

[spinecracker]

I'm tired and I have to go to bed, so I will quickly throw in my tuppence worth - nice looking rifle The only thing I see out of place is the rear sight - looks like it is graduated up to 800 yards, and that would be correct on a No.5 Mk.1, but not on a No.4 - the micrometer sights were marked up to 1300 yards.

[RJW NZ]

ditto, nice rifle, buy it.
Whats the bore like?
How many grooves?
Whats the bolt head number? Roughly speaking 4 is a well used or out of standards rifle and 0 is gooder, as in new sort of thing.
Does the bolt/receiver/barrel serial match? If they do it will keep its value better.

If you want 100% accurate, replace that rear sight with a 1300 yarder with a B on the upper left corner instead of the 800 yards, thats a dead giveaway for jungle carbine and not correct for this rifle. And of course we all really really got to have that 800 -1300 yards for most of our shooting too, lol,

[Thunderbox]

Looks like a standard 1943 Maltby that someone - not military - has re-finished and restocked (Savage butt?). Front handguard needs adjusting, otherwise it'll probably foul the sight after a few shots. Does the bolt number match, and is it in the same font as the serial number on the butt socket?

[madcratebuilder]

It's an OK refinish. Any idea how the metal was refinished?