Unfired No4Mk2

[S12A]

Gday ,

Just sent the money to my dealer for this 1954 No4Mk2 , it is unfired currently.

Nothing special, just a bit excited and wanted to share

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[S12A]

A question as well, is there any difference between the PF prefix rifles or UF?

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[Scout Sniper]

Looks nice 👌 although no rifle is unfired...

[capt14k]

Yes PF were foreign contracts and UF was for UK military. At least that is what I have read

[Lee Enfield]

Yes PF were foreign contracts and UF was for UK military. At least that is what I have read

This is incorrect.
Actually PF is the earlier method of coding manufacture by Fazakerly. T
The new system appears to have debuted later in 1954.

UF is pretty much the current coding:

U = manufactured in the "United Kingdom"
F = manufactured by ROF "Fazakerly"
54 = manufactured in 1954
A = first 99,999 serial number block
01,234 = rifle number 1234 of 99,999

[capt14k]

This is incorrect. Actually PF is the earlier method of coding manufacture by Fazakerly.

UF is pretty much the current coding:

U = manufactured in the "United Kingdom"
F = manufactured by ROF "Fazakerly"
54 = manufactured in 1954
A = first 99,999 serial number block
01,234 = rifle number 1234 of 99,999

Was there still foreign contracts after the UF started to be used?



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Also isn't there PF rifles dated after 1954?

[Low & Slow]

MY PF is dated 1/55, for what that's worth.

[Micheal Doyne]

I can not imagine any No4 is un fired, even those that went directly into “mummy wrap“ preservation where test fired first, and I would hope that any rifle you buy will have been fully proofed.

[amadeus76]

Nice... I bought a virgin Mk2 a couple years ago. In retrospect I overpaid but I don’t care, I wanted a clean pristine example.

As for the ‘no rifle in unfired’ crowd, you know what he means.

[browningautorifle]

Rear battle sight has been messed with outside manufacture, look at the front of the battle sight loop. That makes me look twice at all of it.

you know what he means.

Well, there ARE those that believe it hasn't EVER been fired, but I sure know what YOU mean.