Collecting Lee Enfield No.4/Sten Mk V Foresight Protectors

[Lance]

Started yet another Enfield collection to educate and entertain myself. Lee Enfield No. 4/Sten Mk V foresight protectors. I have located most of the known examples and would like input on the “unknowns” and any others I have missed. Some of the rare ones I had to remove from rifles in my collection.

In no particular order:

Enfield: (Mk VI and Trials, markings on back)
Singer: SM41 (waisted), SM41, SM42, SM43, N67
BSA Shirley: M/47, B
Trafalgar Engineering Co. Ltd.: S113 (in a box), TE over C (in a circle)
Sheffield Steel Products Ltd: S.S.P, SSP (in an oval)
G.S. Masscalls & Sons, Standard Works: S232 (markings on back)
Nash Engineering (Staines) Ltd: S87, NE (markings in a circle on back)
British Salmson Engines Lts: S21 (markings in an oval on back)
United Motor Ltd.: S117 (in a tiny circle)
Fazakerley: F over 13, FY over 69 (two examples), F, F59
LongBranch: LB (waisted), LB
Savage: S
Pakistan: P58, P (in a circle)
The Unknowns: V (with a dot), V (no dot), W, and blank

The Fazakerly F59? I do not know about, first I thought it was a poorly struck Pakistan, but the markings are clear. Second, obviously, I still looking for the P in a circle!!

Some markings, as noted, are located on the back of the protector so you might need to remove yours to see what you have.

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