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    Maltby First week production

    I have an early Maltby and I am thinking It might have been produced in the first week of production. I'm doubting it, but wondering if anyone had early production data on Maltbys.
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    just look at the serial number listing in Surplusrifle Forum View topic - ROF MALTBY No4 Mk1 - SERIAL NUMBER SURVEY.
    this will give you some idea I have an A prefix maltby but the very first didn't have a letter prefix

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    What did the early SN's start at 0001 or 10,000? I have a feeling it may have been 10,000.
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    Not to jack the thread,
    So D18,882 would be the 38,879th rifle produced?

    For it to be the first week of production I would think would be A10001 to A14000 range, with just a kerfuffle on the estimate of rifles per week.

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