Such research is a major part of the joy of owning, collecting and shooting classic or historic rifles.įor BSA and Greener rifles view complete catalogues from 1908 to the mid 1930s on ourĪs far as civilian rifles are concerned, some manufacturers have their own dating systems, with, for example, prefixes or suffixes to serial numbers providing that information. It may not be immediately obvious, but careful observation may provide you with the information for which you are looking.
Do not briefly glance over a page and assume that the information you require is not there. You may not necessarily find specific date information within the text of particular pages, but often the images of advertisements or catalogue entries contain some dating 'give-away', such as the year in which a particular rifle achieved a notable competition score by someone, but which data is in graphic format and therefore not 'searchable' by a text search engine. For the latter, dates of introduction of military arms can be located within the Government 'List of Changes' (LoCs) as can dates of obsolescence and of modification or upgrade to later marks.īasic information on these lines is on site from our Chronology of Enfield genre Training Rifles, Adapters & Cartridges. There are a number of methods by which a rifle can be dated, or at least bracketed between certain years of manufacture. Many, but not all, of our pages carry date information on the various rifles illustrated or discussed, where it has been possible to be sure of data.
When inspecting your rifle and comparing marks with reference sources, be careful not to confuse date marks, or 'private view marks', with inspectors marks, which usually carry the factory identification, e.g., 'E' for Enfield, under the sovereign's crown, below which is the inspector's identification number usually two figures such as '39'.Usually the information is on the left side of the butt socket and left side of the receiver. Lee Enfield Serial Number Database The Number 4 Rifle had a peep sight at the rear of the receiver, and the barrel extends about 3 inches from the front of the forestock.By 1961, these rifles were usually serial numbered such as "61/P.O.F./C12345", but whether the earlier POF production may have continued the "PF" series is uncertain.Yes, of course take it out for the day, and lift its skirts, because this means it not being 'stood up'. Their No.4 rifle production continued until well into the 1960s. In the mid 1950s the entire Fazakerly manufactury, and probably also that of BSA Shirley, was shipped to Pakistan, and set up at Wah Cantt as the Pakistan Ordnance Factory ( POF). #1 onwards, to cover rifles whose original numbers
Were actively sought out and destroyed in the early 1950s.
Rifles were made by Enfield about 1935, shipped to Fazakerly in 1940. Assembled from existing No1 Mk6 rifle components made by Enfield.
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