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    The barrel is dated 1956 (at least I think that's a date) and it is interesting that they would still use the M47 designation that long after the war... although not unlikely that Cold War concerns kept them in use. Would 1956 be the date of manufacture or the date of installation? It is a 5-groove barrel with a forged knox, and my 3rd Edition, Revised book by Charles Stratton identifies that as a First Variation. Would they still be making those in 1956? The viewpoint of the base or field armourer is interesting and understandable. I guess I'm fascinated by the relative ease of interchangeability of parts, with this rifle fitted out by manufacturers in Englandicon, Canadaicon, and the USAicon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rjcassara View Post
    The barrel is dated 1956
    Yes, they were re-barreling them then with new barrels. We had new Long Branch barrels coming out of the system here in the mid '70s and available for installation. The armorers books still showed almost full inventory. So, 1956 dates don't surprise. Those rifles were in general service still. You have to understand how many were made...
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Those rifles were in general service still. You have to understand how many were made...
    The Enfield family (No1 thru No4) are supposed to have reached around 16,000,000, but of course no one knows how many Pakistan and India manufactured - they were still in production well into the late 1980's (or later ?)

    Some say second only in production numbers to the AK47
    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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