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wogpotter · June 10, 2013, 11:19 AM

It looks genuine to me. It has the lightening cuts on the action & barrel, its a Fazakerly ROF(F) & its stamped correctly for a No5 Mk1.

I think you're confusing the stampings on the bolt a bit. Mk number can refer to the part its stamped on as much as to the whole gun, so you have a Mk2 cocking piece! There's probably a Mk # on the rear sight as well if you look for it. Is the "2" on the bolt body, or the bolt head? Bolt heads were numbered each number being a different length so it may just be a #2 length bolt head.

If the serial number of the bolt, stamped on the flat rear surface of the bolt handle matches the receiver's serial number its not mis-matched.

Holes in the bolt knob came in lots of different sizess so I wouldn't be too concerned about that.

The front sight is adjusted for windage by drifting in a dovetail (possibly secured from the front by a reverse-head screw. A little off center is fine as long as it shoots OK left<>right at the target.

June 10, 2013, 11:19 AM	#3
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	It looks genuine to me. It has the lightening cuts on the action & barrel, its a Fazakerly ROF(F) & its stamped correctly for a No5 Mk1. I think you're confusing the stampings on the bolt a bit. Mk number can refer to the part its stamped on as much as to the whole gun, so you have a Mk2 cocking piece! There's probably a Mk # on the rear sight as well if you look for it. Is the "2" on the bolt body, or the bolt head? Bolt heads were numbered each number being a different length so it may just be a #2 length bolt head. If the serial number of the bolt, stamped on the flat rear surface of the bolt handle matches the receiver's serial number its not mis-matched. Holes in the bolt knob came in lots of different sizess so I wouldn't be too concerned about that. The front sight is adjusted for windage by drifting in a dovetail (possibly secured from the front by a reverse-head screw. A little off center is fine as long as it shoots OK left<>right at the target. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”