Rare Enfield maybe?

[JivinIvan]

Hi gentlemen, new member here. Recently I was asked to look at two old rifles a friend had found in the basement of his late fathers house. They had lain uncased for over 20 years. I found them both to be Enfields, somewhat rusty, dirty, and the forearms had been cut off about 10 inches back of the end of the barrel. I didn't know much about Enfield Rifles so, after research on the web and contacting someone in England I was able to identify them. One appears to be a #1 Mk 4 with a 5 digit serial. But the other has, on the band behind the trigger guard, a crown with GR (George Rex), date 1924, and Enfield ShtLE. The amazing thing is, it has matching serial number 175 on the rear of the bolt, magazine and barrel. The flip up sight only goes to 1400 yards though. Could this be a trials rifle? The man I spoke with in England said it is a fairly rare piece with a low serial number. Anyone know where I can find the wood stock parts to restore it. The contact in England said he would normally have them but his woodworker is critically ill and may not be back. Thanks, Jivin Ivan

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[scoobsean]

Can you post photos of the rifle and all the numbers and marks?

[JivinIvan]

I can but will probably take a day or two. Never posted photos to a forum before. I can scan photos but what address do I send them to?

[browningautorifle]

You can send them to me by Email and I'll post them here for you. See your PM for my Email address...

[Patrick Chadwick]

"But the other has, on the band behind the trigger guard, a crown with GR (George Rex), date 1924, and Enfield ShtLE. The amazing thing is, it has matching serial number 175 on the rear of the bolt, magazine and barrel. The flip up sight only goes to 1400 yards though. Could this be a trials rifle?"

If by "flip-up sight" you mean a folding sight mounted on the back end of the receiver, then it is probably a messed-up SMLE MkV. The backsight was marked to 1400 yds and the number and receiver date would be plausible. A MKV is worth restoring.

"The contact in England said he would normally have them but his woodworker is critically ill and may not be back."


If by "contact" you mean EFD in Kent, then I must tell you that I am not aware of any other source of parts for a MkV. So you would be into a fairly heavy DIY operation.

But PHOTOS are VITAL !!!

[Smellymarkfive]

EFD doesn't have any woodwork because their joiner is in his 90s and is seriously ill. There's no other source for wood parts, but you can get creative with Mk III parts. There is a restoration thread in the collectors forum.

[Badger]

If you can't send them to Jim and if it's easier for you, email them to me at badger@milsurps.com.

I'll re-size them and put them in your post for this thread....

Regards,
Doug

[JivinIvan]

I'll send them to both of you and one of you could post them, Thanks, I'm just not sure what I've got and if I can find the parts to restore it. I have already bought the mag cut off (broken and missing on mine) and the metal nosepiece from a Mk III. I was told many parts from a Mk III will work. JivinIvan

[browningautorifle]

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Here's the photo's that Jivinivan sent...basically just as suspected. A heavily sporterized No 1 Mk V...

[303carbine]

It looks like it can be restocked to "look" original, too bad bubba got to it.