My BSA No.5 MkI

**Devious6** · 12-20-2011 04:06 PM

I picked this up several weekes ago. I was on Gunbroker and I toyed with buying it - and sent a question to the seller - but missed it closing. There were no bids on it. The seller had answered my question just before the bidding closed. I contacted him and asked if he was going to re-list it or if he'd sell it. I decided to go ahead and buy it - and am very glad I did.

Mostly matching/properly marked. The only two parts that jump out at me as having off marks is the magazine - clearly originally from a Long Branch No.4 - and the locking bolt is from Fazakerly.

It's an early import to the US and the bore/barrel are a little frosty but rust and pitting free. I'm looking forward to firing it!

I'm looking for an unmarked magazine for it - but in no rush. I posted some pics of the current magazine - maybe someone owns that rifle here!

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**XL39E1** · 12-20-2011 04:55 PM

When you say locking bolt do you mean safety catch? Because the bolt is definatly BSA!

**Devious6** · 12-20-2011 05:08 PM

I'm going by the terminology in Stratton's book on No4s and 5s. The locking bolt being a piece of the safety assembly - visible in my next to last picture on the left side of the receiver. It is marked with an "F" on the inside.

**conec** · 12-20-2011 08:06 PM

Truly a beautiful example of a BSA No.5. I wouldn't sweat the safety lever. Parts sharing between BSA and Fazackerly is documented.

I have a No.5 that looks almost identical to yours, just a tad younger...

**barbarossa** · 12-21-2011 12:08 AM

I have a BE prefix series/1945 date with metal forestock cap and marked in a similar manner. I too wouldn't sweat the safety being a Faz component. The magazine in my JC is marked M/8. I think any WWII coded British icon

manufacture magazine would be 100 percent correct though the hardcore Enfield purists would consider an M/56 coded example as de rigeur. Remember--any JC manufactured before 1946 will not be fitted with a factory serial numbered magazine.

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