Bsa Spitfire Serial Numbers
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My BSA Shirley is serial number 611 no prefix (numbers individually hand stamped per Krinko's example), 'B' marked, and bears only last two digits of date viz '41' immediately to the right of the 'B' marking. Don't believe this to be a poorly stamped date marking due to location and crisp appearance. Rifle is still fitted out with early features such as hinged upper band, Enfield proofed No.4 trials mushroom head cocking piece, and 'SM' marked waisted front sight protector. Altho the final polish on my rifle's receiver is very nice overall, they kinda fudged the contours of the buttsocket which looks like they ground a bit more metal off both sides of the socket than what one usually observes leaving a slightly flattened effect in comparison to other No.4 rifles I have in my collection. As it is such an early rifle (Sept. 1941) maybe the tooling was not yet properly calibrated and a little too much metal was removed but not enough to fail final inspection as it is simply a cosmetic issue.
Krinko-- No, don't believe forestock is original to gun as it is dated '42 so likely restocked at some juncture. Stock furniture is beech not relieved for magazine cutoff, handguards are both early pattern. Hex editor neo 5 keygen mac. Mark I adjustable rear sight is 'B' marked with broad arrow in diamond stamped below it so probably original to rifle. Rifle's serial number is stamped in usual manner across the axis of the barrel not parallel, looks to be about a.125' (1/8') characters. By the way, is your gun blued or painted?
My rifle seems to have originally been finished in a weak blue. Scored on a nice # 4 Mk 1 at the Tuscon Az gunshow this weekend as I was giving up and leaving having found nothing of real interest. A walk in outside the door had the enfield and a steyr 8x56 long rifle in hand at the door.
I asked what he wanted for the enfield and when he said sixty bucks I said let me look at the bore which was quite nice. It was an authentic example of a ww2 combat rifle with a very nice bore and a been there done that look that I like. Price was super but I have owned just a couple of Enfields and don't have my research books as I am traveling so will inquire from you guys about the origins of this early war/expedient rifle/ Matching bolt, rough edges to the wood as a war rifle should and double flip peep sight typical of a # 4 This thread appears to closely resemble the markings as below B 1942 A 18955 The A was marked above the serial # slightly because it wouldn't fit on the stem bolt. There was an M on the bottom side of the bolt curve. I haven't taken the wood apart, there is an FR on the one side of the butt stock and a series of markings and numbers on the under side of the stock near the tang screw. I still have my 303 dies, so now all I need is some brass and I will get back in the Enfield game. Now if I can only find such a great deal for a ww1 trench enfield to go with my 17 GEW.
Thanks for any info gil Last edited by gil; at 10:24 AM.
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