Enfield No. 4, Mk 1

jweber1861

August 27, 2009 14:21

I have 1 and need some help. All of the numbers match, even the magazine...NB 25496. What I can't figure out is some of the other inscriptions. It is FLFTR. I've done a little research and it indicates to me that FLFTR is "Factory Through Repair" at Fazakerley. The rifle is undated or if it is, I can't find a date. I have read that "factory through repair" may mean that the initial soldier who had the gun didn't make it. Any info would help.

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  11b6r

  August 27, 2009 16:25

  Well, it means Factory THOROUGH Repair- what we in the states would call a depot level rebuild. Worn rifle that needed a rebuild- headspace, bore, etc. AFAIK, not connected with whether the soldier it was issued to made it- it was a matter of the rifle "not making" it.

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  bryanp9494

  September 21, 2009 09:27

  A "Factory Through Repair" simply means that the rifle had a routine inspection while in inventory and the rifle was refurbished.

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