No.4 Mk1 (T) on GunBroker

[corco]

Thank you very much Roger. I really appreciate it.

The more and more research I do, the more and more I find that no two (T) rifles are really alike when it comes to the scopes and the stampings, especially in the wirst of the butt stock. Sometimes it is there, sometimes it is different or not at all there. I found one T that has the rifles serial number stamped into the wrist instead of the scopes serial number.

British Enfield No 4 MK I T 1945 With Cases Photos by bsdncorco | Photobucket

It is a nice looking rifle up for auction only problem with this one is the auction house wants the buyer to pay a 19 percent fee at time of purchase. That would end up being about an extra $700 to $800 USD on top of the winning bid.

I passed up on this rifle that this first post of this thread started on gunbroker, I was online and ready to thry and outbid username a***1 and now I am kicking myself. (sigh)

[Roger Payne]

Never mind. If you persist you'll get one. They are scarce, but not unobtainable. Incidentally I have also seen occasional rifles with the scope number in the usual place & the rifle number stamped into the butt - the rifle number was stamped on the underside between the S51 & the butt swivel. (I mean in addition to the number stamped onto the shank of the butt that is covered inside the butt socket of the rifle).

Never say 'never' & never say 'always', with Lee Enfields, as there is bound to be someone out there who will prove you wrong!

ATB.

[Peter Laidler]

We had thge same 'always and never' discussion about the rifle number on the rbackets a couple of years ago too. The numkber was only 'officially' or sanctioned for the bracket immediately the telescope was taken out/off from a bracket. This is because thereafter, especially if you have 6 or so on your workbench, there is a chance that when you've finished working on them you will replace the wrong bracket onto the telescope. Telescope matches rifle of course BUT THE BRACKET DOESN'T MATCH THE RIFLE. And this is a major problem.

Therefore numbering the bracket immediately the telescope is removed ensures that there is no break in the matched chain of rifle to bracket to telescope.

Why immediately after removal. Simple. To prevent the hammer blow/stamping upsetting the optical balance of the telescope