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no 4 mk1 maltby ?
sporterized no4 mk1 on gunboker have not seen these marking beforeAttachment 117358Attachment 117359Attachment 117360
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05-11-2021 02:24 PM
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Yup, thats a Maltby. Early 1941 roll-stamp.
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Now there's a rifle worth restoring, I would love a 41 Maltby.....
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Early one, don't see many like that any more.
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There seems to be a few different positions for that roll-stamp on the early ones, I have noted 3 different positions so far, the roll-stamp on my early 41 maltby is that far forward the ROFM and half of the N of no4 has been milled away for the front scope pad.
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Originally Posted by
paul87buick
sporterized no4 mk1 on gunboker have not seen these markings before
Great looking rifle!!
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I'm curious, why a 1941 Maltby is more desirable?
I ve got one of them, full wood FTRM in nice condition.
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Originally Posted by
wesson357
I'm curious, why a 1941 Maltby is more desirable?
I ve got one of them, full wood FTRM in nice condition.
It may not actually be a 1941 Maltby.
The FTR M is simply a
Factory
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Repair
Basically a rebuild and replacement of worn parts. Various factories did FTR's, this one was done by Maltby.
It could be that it is an original Maltby, but it could be another factory build that was FTR'd by Maltby.
Some pictures would hep.
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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It's the same marking as the pics up here but FTRM too.
Why 1941 Maltby are more rare?
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=73082&page=1
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I don't think there is anything exceptional about Maltby specifically, but any early war rifle will have been around longer than a later example & so will have been liable to a hard service life, FTR & so on. Also, none of the factories producing the No4 rifle got into production until at least mid year, so production totals for 1941 were a lot lower than for subsequent years. That applies to BSA, Faz, Long Branch & Savage as well as ROFM.
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