My Lee Enfields- No.5Mk1 and No.4Mk1

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It is a 10/45 (Octoner 1945) Fazakerly, matching bolt and reciever. Lightening cuts are present. Magazine does not match. The barrel band is marked F over 51 (I'm assuming that means Fazakerly 1951). I paid $237 for it. The rear sight is a F marked micrometer sight. The bore looks excellent.

The No.4 Mk1 was made at BSA Shirley in 1945. It was FTR'ed, but I'm not sure exactly when/where because the electropenciling is under the enamel (I have read one article that suggests that cover the FTR markings with enamel was part of wartime FTR procedures for battle damaged rifles). If I stripped the enamel, I could find out, but I like the looks of the finish The stock is walnut. The bore is mint. I paid $150 for it at a gunshow a couple months ago.

With my FTR'd 1945 BSA Shirley No4MK1 rifle and enough ammo for both:

The barrel:

The action:

Left side:

Right side:

 

[Jason B.]

Nice guns, I got mine at a local gun show a few years ago, only paid like $80 for it, it shoots great and the action is very smooth but its heavy as hell.

 

[Andrew Taylor]

I lived in Shirley from age 4 until I was 18. We used to love looking through the BSA fence for anything interesting. Never did find anything worthy of climbing the fence

 

[Robert H]

Very nice. I finally grabbed a No. 4 about a year ago. Paid about 150.00 bucks, ordered up some bandoleers and stripper clips, a spike bayonet, and a few hundred rounds. I LOVE how it shoots. Fast action, lightweight, VERY accurate, and mine has that simple 3/600 flip rear.

If it was my only rifle I wouldn't feel under armed at all.

 

[Absintheur]

Nice examples of one of the finest military bolt guns made. Without a doubt one of the strongest actions, the Enfield design was long a favorite for converting to African calibers. Yours look great and should give years of enjoyment.

 

[sanddragger28]

Are they all matching thats cheap?

 

[divemaster]

Hey guys. I have one of these dated 1942 and marked US Property. I was told it was Savage by the S on it. I've had it for over 10 years now. Got it for $80. It was one of the first rifles I got when I started collecting. This one is a keeper for sure. I love it. Not perfect, but perfect for me. She's a great shooter.

 

[Absintheur]

Savage Arms Corporation in Massachusetts got a contract to produce Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I* rifles. Savage produced over 1 million No 4 Mk I* rifles between 07/22/41 and 06/22/44. These were marked U.S.Property and were part of the Lend Lease Act of 1941. This was done because of the Neutrality Act of 1939 that forbade “direct involvement” in the war; our allies were technically on their own. We could not give them arms but we could lease them. A loophole indeed and we ended up in the European Theater anyway when Germany declared war on the U.S. on Dec. 11th, 1941.