Long Branch with a star marking?

[enfield303t]

Attached are some photos of a LB and I am wondering what the "star" on the gun is all about?

Also there is a mark after the 1* and I wonder if that has some significance?

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[Peter Laidler]

Wasn't there some discussion here some time ago that this 5 pointed star was an Indonesian mark of sorts. It used to appear on some of their 9mm Brownings that were captured in Malaya/Borneo.

Off topic a bit, but the pistols were marked as PINDAD (or was it PINDOR or something like that.....memory!!!!!) and supposedly locally made there but we used to see them - as did out intelligence lads - and confirm that they were just Inglis's or FN made, linished clean and re-marked. Supplied to them via Jordan!

[Badger]

Perhaps this thread ...

Indonesian star??

Regards,
Doug

[enfield303t]

Thanks for the replies. After I sent Doug the pictures my son found a article on this site but that star had a "W" in it and it doesn't appear this one does. I am also curious about the mark after the 1* as with a little imagination it looks like a "R". I am not sure if I am correct on that and if it is a "R" what significance does that have? I have not seen the gun, was sent the pictures by a friend who knows I have the Lee Enfield "addiction".

The wood for this gun is missing however all the metal including bands, screws are with it.

My question is if worth the effort for me to rebuild it or should I let it go as it is not different enough as I have a couple of pretty nice LB's?

Just was sent a email that the gun is marked C A, Canadian Arsenal and not C broad-arrow.

[enfield303t]

Had coffee today with the owner of this gun and he thinks the mark after the 1* appears to be a E ??

Does this open another door?

Thanks

[Surpmil]

Had coffee today with the owner of this gun and he thinks the mark after the 1* appears to be a E ??

Does this open another door?

Thanks

Looks like the remains of the "F" for "F (FTR)...."

Judging from the serial number electro-pencilled on the barrel this rifle was marked by one of the more practiced/motivated/sober workers which would explain the very neat "F".

The side of the body has been polished since then, making the "F" look like the remains of an "E", in my opinion.

There really wasn't any point in engraving the serial number on the body side IMO, but I suppose the SOP was to do them all during FTR, as so many of the early war SNs were so poorly and illegibly stamped on FAZ and Maltby rifles.