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    1945 ROF Jungle Carbine butt marking

    Good afternoon! I recently purchased this No. 5 and I familiar with a lot of various enfield markings, but I don't know what the 'D' on the butt stock refers to. Is it a variation of an Australianicon acceptance mark? Any suggestions?

    Thanks in advance.

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    I have a nearly identical No.5 in similar condition with serial L794 (and matching #s, same production date) but it does not have the 'D' like yours, which might indicate a later stamp after production.
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    Nice carbine.You might want to set you photo sharing settings to private.Nice house and nice fish.

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    Thanks moose. What have you got against fish? I'm not really worried about folks seeing a deck I built or fish I've caught. I'm more interested in what the 'D' stands for

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    It looks to me that the "D" is two stamps - a standard "L" for a long butt, overstamped with a random mark - probably just a handling dent.

    Is the butt a standard length or "Long"?

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    Thunderbox, it appears standard when measured against two of my standard length No. 4's

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    Its pro ably a random dent or something
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    If it was meant to indicate anything that anyone would need to know about, then it'd be in the technical handbook. It's not!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    If it was meant to indicate anything that anyone would need to know about, then it'd be in the technical handbook. It's not!
    Good point. Thanks to all who responded.

    Rich

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