Newbie with a "new" N04 MK2

[Tigershark]

Hi, found this great site, tons of knowledge early THANKS!

So I feel that I have been biten by the "collector" bug, anyway I came across a very nice (in my mind) Lee Enfield N04 MK2, the numbering is not the ectro pen typing.

Markings on the side read UF 55 A 94XX (x's are numbers). Marking all over the trigger group, etc have "F" 54 or 55 on the parts, F53 on the barrel with what appers to be an arrow, very light color stock and foregrips, arrows on most parts.

I would say it hasn't been fired due the ramp is unmared, had to clean all the cosmoline to make everything work smoothly.

Finsh is great nice and dark, no markings from handling.

Any idea if I made a good score. Thanks.

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[Robert303]

Looks nice! I had a 'Blondie' at one time cost me £80 and was on hold with a dealer friend with instructions 'Not to Sell it' as I was waiting for my variaton. Needless to say he sold it! First Rifle I made a profit on but I'd rather have kept it.

[NRA]

"good score"? You never mentioned what you paid.

[bow]

It seems a good rifle!!! Good luck!

[drweiler]

That's a beaut, I have it's cousin UF 55 A14963, identical finish. Mine has a C.A.I. import stamp right side barrel just aft of the muzzle. Your beech wood stock and magazine may have matching serial numbers as well. Looks like yours has a perfect wood repair right side stock just forward of the bolt handle. In the Southwest you would expect to pay $300-$500 at a gun show on a good day. Cheers, Don

[Tigershark]

Actually the serial is only four numbers, which I thought was low. I'm still lookng for info and how rare a UF number rifle is. Any help or direction would help.

Yep the all numbers match which is one reason I bought it, the finish is very nice, "blondie" is that like a nickname for this style and color of stock?

So what does the F and 54, 55 etc represent on the trigger group, etc.

I'm not sure if I should fire it, mainly because I'm not how rare it is or the value.

Thanks

[Peter Laidler]

The UF serial number indicates that the rifle was made by the Ministry of Supply Ordnance Factory at Fazakerley in Liverpool (out of bombing range - but not for long........) for the UK War Office. I won't go into what these numbers and letters mean as someone else can. The 54 or 55 etc etc is the year marker.

Hundreds, maybe thousands of these serial number prefix rifles were supplied to the good guys in Afghanistan during the 80's, via 'other nations.......' to fight the Soviets. Alas, our friends then are now not so friendly and the same rifles are being used against us and captured back in large numbers. While they were like new when we supplied them, in the intervening period, contrary to popular opinion of their loving care and expert marksmanship, they are now bruised and battered heaps of tat

Seen loads and loads of them................

[Frederick303]

Fazakerly made at least 38,8xx No 4 MK II rifles in 1955 in the UF55 A series, followed by another 4~6,000 in early 1956. Lowest number noted is UF 56 A40,1xx, Highest number seen in1956 is UF56 A44,8xx. (at least in my notes)

After that Fazakerly assembled a bunch of what are marked as FTR rifles in 56 and 1957 that seem to have a mix of old parts with new barreled actions. Highest serial number seen in the UF 56A series, 10,xxx. Highest serial numbers I have seen are around FTR UF 57 A18,xxx. That is from a small sample size, there may be a few thousand more.

So they are not all that rare, but as they are like-new they seem to sell in the US for between 600 and 750 dollars. If in the wrap they are worth more and would likely be worth more if retained in the grease wrap. If heavily used the price drops off quite significantly. If you fire mild nitro loads and treat the rifle with care you will do virtually no harm to it in 500 rounds, I know a chap that has around that many rounds fired off of the bench and but for a slight mark around the bolt face you would not know it is not new.

[drweiler]

And the 'blondie' refers to the light color of the beech wood. As Peter and Frederick note, it's not rare, so get it to the range Tiger! Frederick, it's nice to hear they're worth that much in your neighborhood! Tiger, what did you pay for it as many of us are wondering? Cheers, Don

[Tigershark]

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All great info, here's couple more pix, as my wife says "oh more gun porn". Thanks.

Well I picked up at a local pawn shop, the stock color drew me to it, like the saying says gentlemen prefer blondes, lol.

How's 2 and half, out the door strike ya as good price?