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    Question No4 Mk1 1944 help

    Hey all,

    I lay no claim to being an expert, so perhaps it's not surprising then that this particular Mk1 has me a bit flummoxed. It's been through an FTR but there are a few markings on it I don't quite understand.

    First here's a photo of the left hand side.
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    The Serial tells me it's a Maltby? There's an arrow, but what appears to be two J7 markings?
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    Here, it says it's been FTR'd at Fazakerley, but no date when this took place.
    If you look closely, under the No4 Mk1 engraving it looks like a No4 Mk1* was there before?
    Towards the left of the image are a few markings I don't recognize either.
    Attachment 87391
    I haven't taken the rifle apart, so I'm not sure if the trigger is mounted on the guard or to the action itself, but would a FTR'd rifle not upgrade a Mk1 to a Mk1/2?
    On the muzzle it says CE1967, so it's possible that gives a date to the FTR. BNP appears as well which I believe means it was nitro proofed.

    Thanks again in advance for checking out the photos and attachments and letting me hear your thoughts. It is much appreciated!

    As a general question, I've seen some rifles with a ton of markings etched into them, and some with almost none, or barely legible. Is this discrepancy normal or do lack of certain markings raise flags? When a rifle is FTR'd, are previous engravings gone? If they replace all the parts, wouldn't there be a standard set of new ones on it?

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    I've edited 3 of your photos which may be helpful for your questions being answered.

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    Your rifle was built at Maltby in 1944 and your bolt is Fazakerly dated 1947

    I would check your barrel to see if it has a 1947/48 dated Fazakerly barrel.

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    No4 mk1

    The pull through cord is Israeli

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    You say that ecause of the marking I guess?

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    L E No 4

    The letter on the right of the number stands for Zahal which is Israel Defence Forces.

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    Star of David on the butt as well. I would like that gun for my collection.
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    I did see mark on wrist but there are no other Israeli marks visable which would make it
    unusual.Israel used a variety of Britishicon small arms and also manufactured .303 ammunition.

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    I would say not a 1/2 upgrade to the trigger; the rear strap across the forestock would not fit on a hung-trigger rifle.

    CE1967 would refer to that piece of the furniture rather than the whole rifle.

    A small number of Maltby MK 1's are believed to have been marked Mk 1* in error.
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    Thanks a ton guys, reading your replies I'm learning a lot!

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