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    No4 receiver marking

    Hi guys, can anyone help me with what this marking is, can't find it in any of my books. It's on a No4 Mk1* I've just tuned up, just curious. Cheers.
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    The marking that looks like FWW on the left side of the reviever is the mark of a german dealer named FRANKONIA in WÜRZBURG Germanyicon. It means FRANKONIA WAFFEN WÜRZBURG.

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    The butt socket marking looks like a sideways Canadianicon property mark- "C broadarrow".

    Why the "ALnumber" below the Long Branch S/N?

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    I'm told it's ex indian state forces, Peter Laidlericon came up with the info in a recent thread: additional serial/inventory number on No. 4 Enfield - got one?

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    Glad that was cleared up. I thought it was a Space Invaders import mark. Whew!

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    I have seen the same mark at the muzzle end of the barrels of No4s

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    Does look rather Germanic to me.
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