While not a a militray no4 stock (I assume) Im left wondering.

[ssj]

The seller appears to be selling ex-parker Hale items, I assume left over from the factory when they went out of business.

Lee Enfield No4 Stock Woodwork | eBay

any ideas?

L39 or L42 target/competition stock?

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[Maxwell Smart]

More like a T4 stock; inlet for the handstop rail.

Interesting the category that it's listed under....

[ssj]

What is a T4?

[Maxwell Smart]

The T4 was a No 4 based 7.62 target rifle conversion offered by Parker Hale. AJ Parker would have been able to do similar models, along with the various stocks and butts.

Photo is taken from the Parker Hale Gun Catalogue; No 73-74 export edition.

[villiers]

Might even have been able to use that for my No 5 MkII

[Peter Laidler]

That T4 rifle....... Even then I thought that Parker Hale were flogging a dead horse when you consider what you could get for a similar price at the time/era

[ssj]

Well the cast marks in the bedding say,

"The writing is just an imprinted from when is was fitted, it has what appears to be crossed swords or flags then '7.62 x 51MM 20 TONS'??

Crossed flags would be the UK military proof?

Cool on the T4, I had never heard of one, thanks for the info.

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I might just bid on it as an item to collect/keep out of interest.

[Mk VII]

It will be the usual commercial proof marks (and fairly recent at 20 tons).
Someone has been breaking up guns for parts; things like wood can be sold on fleabay without too much hassle from the sight owners.
Many people, facing reluctantly up to the need to changeover from .303, might have taken P-H's exchange option. The system of gun control here is designed to discourage people from doing their own rebarreling or acquiring gunsmithing skills generally.

[limpetmine]

A super nice T-4 just sold for less than a grand. I was on a different rifle at the time and had to let it go. It was sweet. Didn't know about them.

[ssj]

Bugger....I have never seen or heard of one....

Still now I do...