[tertle]

Hi there,

Picked up yet another project…this is it for a while…..well I think I will have to set up E.A. , Enfield’s Anon, mind you monthly or weekly meets would be great, can just see it now…hi my name is mark and I have a problem, I am an Enfieldholic and don’t want help, to be greeted by applause 

Back to my question, I have acquired a Sht. L.E. I. receiver and barrel, nothing else, it has a good bore, ( looks fine to me!) but it has markings that have me puzzled and just wanted some info.

On the barrel and Knox area it has matching serial numbers with appropriate broad arrow marks, the proof stamps and sold out of service marks, however it has what I can only guess is a badly stamped “R” as it also has a “P” on the side of the barrel which to me indicates that the rifle has had a barrel replacement…. But what gets me is the barrel has a 04 stamp (date?) but the receiver is 04 dated I thought that the “R” and the “P” indicated a reserve or replacement barrel which seems odd as the barrel appears fine, have I misinterpreted the marks or would the stamps R and P be a later stamp?

cheers

 

[jrhead75]

Both the P and the R mark are listed in Skennerton as "unconfirmed but likely", or something along those lines. That sure looks like the original barrel to me, and the numbers on the barrel and the action body appear to be stamped with the same number set.

 

[mr303]

The barrel is correct and original to the rifle.

 

[tertle]

Yeah, that’s what’s got me? i mean to me the barrel is fine, the bore while admittedly over 100 years old, is in good nick to me, hence the Q's regarding the stamping, my only thought was that the barrel somehow got all bent out of shape through some misadventure and needed a replacement in the same year of manufacturing and then had all the numbers re-serialed, but that seems odd in itself, but who knows…… still now to find some parts