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    Trials No. 4 Mk I (T) Markings

    Good morning! I recently had a friend send me some photos of the markings on his Trials No. 4. A few markings on the butt are a bit beyond my knowledge, so I thought I'd throw a few photos up on here for the group! Any help is appreciated!

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    It's a guess, but I think it could well be 'Base Workshops Singapore' & the month & year of the date it went through there....

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    That would definitely jive pretty well with the markings!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Payneicon View Post
    It's a guess, but I think it could well be 'Base Workshops Singapore' & the month & year of the date it went through there....

    Makes sense - my 4T is marked in a similar format for "34th Base Workshops Catterick August 1968"
    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    Nice rifle, it's a shame they stamped the Englandicon markings across those lovely Enfield trials markings...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrclark303 View Post
    Nice rifle, it's a shame they stamped the Englandicon markings across those lovely Enfield trials markings...
    A shame they restruck the serial number too, albeit a different "they".
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    It is indeed! I've often wondered at the mindset of people stamping over other markings on these rifles. There's so much open space you'd think they could've found somewhere else!

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