Enfield Identification

[Enfield_Fan]

Hello i am new to this site and to the Lee Enfield Rifle. I would like to find out some more information about my rifle. It is in overall really good shape with strong rifling. Stock has one repair and some gouges. Marking on receiver is NO4MK1 ROF (F) 6/43. I would guess the 6/43 is June 1943? Is that screw in the receiver supposed to be there? It does not look like it serves a purpose and wondering if someone has bubbad it? Attachment 34978Attachment 34979Attachment 34980Attachment 34981Attachment 34982Attachment 34983Attachment 34984Attachment 34985Attachment 34986

Sorry i do not have a picture of the rifle put together. I have it apart right now to work on the trigger and seeing all the marks has got me curious to the rifles origins. Any help would be much appreciated.

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[Mk VII]

Appears to be a fairly typical No.4 Mk.1 made at the Fazakerly factory near Liverpool. The screw is the ejector, and is a #3BA thread. EA prefix is typical of this production, many (most?) of which have an A-suffix on the number.

[Enfield_Fan]

Yes there is an A at the end of the serial number. Any idea as to what the value might be? I paid 200 dollars for it and it had a broken magazine spring which I have replaced. And it shot a mile high which I have corrected by replacing the -015 front sight with a 075

[Peter Laidler]

In the nicest possible way, can I ask exactly what you intend to do to the trigger. You ought to bear in mind the old phrase that '....... if it ain't broke, don't fix it' When an enthusiastic amateur gets into the bowels of a No4 trigger mech, one can very quickly go past the point of no return to the point of defective pull-offs, no pull offs to ............ I won't go on but you get my drift.

Can I politely suggest that you read a thread elsewhere on the forum (someone much cleverer with computers will resurrect it if you want to read it......) that goes into the why's and wherefores of setting these trigger mechanisms. On the other hand, if you're an old hand at these, then my apologies for my 2c's worth, based on nothing more than limited experience

[Enfield_Fan]

In the nicest possible way, can I ask exactly what you intend to do to the trigger. You ought to bear in mind the old phrase that '....... if it ain't broke, don't fix it' When an enthusiastic amateur gets into the bowels of a No4 trigger mech, one can very quickly go past the point of no return to the point of defective pull-offs, no pull offs to ............ I won't go on but you get my drift.

Can I politely suggest that you read a thread elsewhere on the forum (someone much cleverer with computers will resurrect it if you want to read it......) that goes into the why's and wherefores of setting these trigger mechanisms. On the other hand, if you're an old hand at these, then my apologies for my 2c's worth, based on nothing more than limited experience

I was thinking no more than polishing. But I would like to figure out why the trigger acts the way it does. It is as if it is not a two stage trigger but a long but not overly heavy single stage. I like a light first stage with a firm creep free second stage not overly heavy but heavy enough you know it is there. Yes i am an amateur at this but thinking that polising by hand should be ok not planning on taking a grinder to anything. I found a video i thought about buying before i do anything AGI - Products Enfield Rifle Trigger Job. I may just clean everything up and put i back together and try it again.

[No4Mk1(T)]

Any chance you could take and post a few pics of the trigger in the trigger-guard? We’re looking to see that it still has two clear “Humps” on the surface that engages the sear. I’ve seen a number where an “enthusiastic amateur” has modified this area in an effort to eliminate the first stage in an effort to make it more like a sporting rifle.

[Enfield_Fan]

It looks as though both of the humps are there.

[No4Mk1(T)]

It looks as though both of the humps are there.

Agreed. Time to head over to the sticky: Index of Peter Laidler's on-line series of articles.......
Index of Peter Laidler's on-line series of articles.......(Click Here)
Look for the ones titled The trigger Pull-Off parts one and two. I suspect most of what you`ll need can be found there.

[Enfield_Fan]

Agreed. Time to head over to the sticky: Index of Peter Laidler's on-line series of articles.......
Index of Peter Laidler's on-line series of articles.......(Click Here)
Look for the ones titled The trigger Pull-Off parts one and two. I suspect most of what you`ll need can be found there.

Thank you I will do some reading when I get home from work.

[paulseamus]

Before attempting the trigger, read all the avrious articles published here by Peter Laidler.

Peter takes you through all of the interlinked components and how to set the up.

Index of Peter Laidler's on-line series of articles.......