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Enfield Identification Markings?

monk1
I'm trying to identify my Enfield No.5 Jungle....

The only obvious markings I could fing on the rifle are

"M 4493"

Which is stamped on the lower-forestock, Magazine bottom, and on the action below the thumb-safe.

They do not appear to be nice strait factory stampings.

Can anyone tell me what the markings mean?

I have checked several different web sites?

Son...
We live in a world that has walls...
And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    looks like the ser. #, mine looks similar. it should have shmle #5 mk1 (or something close) on the left receiver wall above the stock line, these markings can be very faint or painted over.
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  • Contender Man
    War time production of "5's" was done by modifying other (previous) Mk's such as 3's and 4's ... some of the work was rushed. There were also a lot of Post-war chopping and fitting going on and some of those were very poorly marked. You may have one of those. I think there is an Lee-Enfield forum on www.gunboard.com



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  • Donld
    There IS an Enfield forum on milsurpshooters.net. Those guys can answer most of your questions.
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  • Iroquois Scout
    Look on the left receiver wall, also, look on both sides of the socket that the butt stock fits into. Most Enfield's are marked on the butt stock socket.
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