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    Posted: May 29 2015 at 6:24am
I purchased my first Enfield.  It doesn't have the original stock and the wooden stock that's on it has been painted over as has the brass butt plate.  I intend to bring her as close to possible back to her original state.  However, I was looking up information on the various markings and this one has a bunch that I can't seem to match to anything on the web.  The serial number is also a little odd as it starts with "AV".  I'm guess this has been a chopped up Enfield and put back together with like frankenstein.  But I'm curious to know what year, where it was manufactured, and any info at all about the various markings on the rifle.  It is a No 4 Mk 1.

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Looks like a run of the mill No 4. The year is on the wrist, I can't make out that last digit though. I'm not familiar with serial number ranges but I don't see anything that raises flags there. What markings were you wondering about? These military rifles will have all sorts of view marks and acceptance marks and manufacturers marks. For example, on your trigger guard, the M/47C mark means that part was made at a certain BSA factory. I will also point something out to you. First, your safety should not be in the middle like that. Put it either all the forward or all the way rearward. Second, keep the rifle decocked when not in active use in order to prevent weakening of the firing pin spring. To do that when you close the bolt hold the trigger back so the sear does not engage the cocking piece. Do you have a picture of the end of the barrel? Is it still full length or has it been shortened?
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That serial number denotes the action was made at the BSA manufacturing plant. Your number is near the 3/4 mark of the production run which had serial #'s from AA-AV 1000-9999. The rifle appears to show a 1943 date clearly seen on the barrel re-inforce section but the wrist date is a little too blurry to make out but I suspect the 1943 date is the same as on the barrel. Have you tried firing it yet?. Did the rifle come into your posession without the magazine? If you have a full length barrel then furniture is available from different sources including eBay. Looks like the bolt head has a #0 stamped on it and that is a good thing as long as the rifle passes the head spacing test with the proper gauges. Have fun with your project and enjoy the Lee Enfield experience!
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I assume that all the serial numbers match?
Do you have a magazine for it?
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I'm not sure if the serial numbers match, the only serial number I can make out from what little I've played with it is the one near the wrist.

It did come with a Magazine, looks original and pretty standard.

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