Questions on No 5 MK 1 authenticity

[bradtx]

Aragorn243, The action body should have the same lightening cuts as in finlog's link, pic 3 (You should see the same gap between the backsight and the upper edge of the action body.). You'll need to remove the handguard to see if the barrel is correct. BTW, the nomenclature is No.5 Mk.I. A Mk.5/Mk.V is shorthand for a whole different L-E variant.

I cleaned a new to me No.5 with nothing but gun oil and a twill cloth and lost the electro penciling on the LH sidewall because it was so lightly done.

Brad

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[Aragorn243]

I bought it. Every part on this rifle looks identical to all the photos from finlog's link. I can make out electropencil marks very faintly as I described above that say "No 5 MK", that's as much as I can make out on it. I removed the handguard, the barrel appears to be correct with the fluted cut outs and it is covered in proof marks. No rust under there either.

And the nomenclature is No 5 Mk 1 303 U - KING on the import mark. Thanks for pointing that out, I get these rifles all messed up in my head. So I'm hoping I did good. I don't have time until the weekend to get some photos up but will definately get some up soon after.

Thanks for your help.

I changed the title of the thread so it makes sense. Sorry for the confusion.