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Old December 31, 2009, 09:01 AM   #2
NuJudge
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Not really an expert at LE rifles, but . . .

There are at least some "Khyber Pass" copies of Lee-Enfield rifles that one encounters, usually No. 1 Mk. III rifles. Some or all of these rifles are made in the Tribal areas of Pakistan. Markings can be correct, incorrect, or missing. I would be afraid to fire a rifle I even suspected was made in the Tribal areas.

Take a look on the receiver and the barrel near the muzzle for an importer's marking. If you see that, it probably is not a copy.

The markings near your muzzle indicate it was "Proofed" by the British before export. Seeing it makes me feel it is less likely a Tribal areas copy, but who knows.

The No. 4 bolt was designed to easily adjust headspace by having replaceable bolt heads, sequentially numbered to give tighter and tighter headspace.

The markings on the left side of the receiver indicate what type of rifle it is, that it was refurbished at the Royal Ordnance Factory (Fazakerly), and when that happened. In my experience with No. 4 rifles, they usually have the serial number near or under the ROF(F) on the left side of the receiver, and some of the serial number on the rear of the bolt and on the bottom of the magazine. The Indians are supposed to have scrubbed a lot of rifles during their refurbishments. The British and the Indians used a lot of black paint on their refurbished rifles, sometimes obscuring markings.

There are a lot of marks on No. 4 rifles, some mean nothing. Some markings indicate which Countries used it:
http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/gh5.htm

Serial numbers frequently have prefixes and suffixes, and those letters indicate sometimes who made the rifle, and maybe when:
http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/in2.htm

I've had several No. 4 rifles, and IIRC, each had a stamp on the socket for the butt that indicated maker also, on the one I have now it says "M/47C". Another duffer's list of makers marks for all sorts of parts is here:
http://home.earthlink.net/~smithkaia8/id3.html

There were a lot of rear sights used on the No.4, including some that seem to be what you describe:
http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ti14.htm
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