Enfield No. 5 Mk.I 1945 with stamped rear sight?

[Promo]

Finally received a recently (blindly) purchased No. 5 Mk.I rifle, to find out that it dates 1945. It is fully matching, including the magazine. However, I was amazed to find out that it has a stamped rear sight. Is this common with this year of manufacture? And are they commanding a premium or less than normal No. 5 rifles?

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[Richard Hare]

It looks a good solid rifle Promo.

I'd think the sight is worth a bit less than the machined one, but they turn up if you want one.
Do check your firing pin protrusion before you fire it. It appears to have been screwed out a bit.
Also, I see you need the locking screw for said firing pin. No big deal but you need it.
Nice clean rifle.
Is the chamber and bore in good order?
I ask, as there are a couple stars on the knox form.

Best,
Richard.

[Frederick303]

A 1945 gun with one of the fabricated rear sights is kind of rare. I have never seen one outside of a book, and I have seen a lot of Jungle carbines. I would think the stamped sight is worth a premium.

[Peter Laidler]

It's not the firing pin protrusion that's the problem there - although that could be a fault, but what we call 'the lift' of the cocking piece. The gap between the rear face of the bolt and the face of the cocking piece shoulod be, as I remember off the top of my head, between .016 and .060". This ensures.......... anyway it's all written down elsewhere. But this 'lift' roughly translates to the fact that when you screw the bolt head in, the face of the bolt head must contact the collar of the striker at somewhere between the last 3/4 to 1/2 turn inwards.

[Promo]

Peter, the rifle is firing proofed and has been used by the previous owner. Up to the end. But will check that in detail, saw it myself. I bought the rifle mainly to have something to put in a trade, or for a resale - as far as I know they are quite sought after in the UK, are they?

But to get back to the original topic, the rear sight: are the stamped rear sights earlier, or are the milled ones the earlier ones? I have no reason to believe that it was changed afterwards, wouldn't make any sense.

[browningautorifle]

The milled sights are the common and early ones.

[5thBatt]

There are at least 3 different rear sights for the No5

The early milled type with a small aperture "battle sight"
The later milled type with the large aperture "battle sight" the most common encountered type
& the stamped type, there could be more??

[Peter Laidler]

I would say that solid and fabricated were both in equal measure and were both concurrent issue. It didn't make any difference to us as there was no shooting beyond 30 yards in Malaya! In fact even in the competition shoots - such as they were - were only up to 100 yards or so. (Except at Nee Soon in Singapore where there was a long distance range and later a 600 yarder somewhere else)

[Promo]

5thBatt, is it only the picture, or is there no checkering around the peep hole on your stamped No. 5 rear sight?

[5thBatt]

5thBatt, is it only the picture, or is there no checkering around the peep hole on your stamped No. 5 rear sight?

Just checked, yes it has the checkering.