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    Bolthead number

    I have a No4 MkII PF33000 range (Irish contract?) which does not close on a .074" gauge (good thing) but when I come to look at the number on the bolthead, there is just a 'I' on the top flat. Does this mean that it is a No1 bolhead?
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    Yep, got it on one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jugs View Post
    I have a No4 MkII PF33000 range (Irish contract?)
    Check your serial number again, you only have 5 digits after the PF prefix which would make your rifle a 1948 No4 MkI, not a No4 Mk2. If it does have 6 digits, then it is most likely a 1954 No4 Mk2 and falls into the batch of rifles many refer to as the Irish Contract.

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    Tivaughan is correct about the 'Irish Contract' range, for example, mine is MK2 (F) 12/54 P.F.333083. Maybe you just dropped a '3'.

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    Thanks Peter for the confirmation. Also, thanks for the information about the S/N. The PF number is 6 digits and most defiantly a MkII rifle.

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