Enfield No.2 Mk1** broad arrow markings

1BigGuy

January 11, 2017 15:49

Can anyone tell me what these 0^0 markings mean?
Trigger:


Side plate:


They are found on many of this pistol's components.

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  TRAP55

  January 11, 2017 19:00

  Serial number says made in 1944.
  The stamp means a 10% parts check, it was one of the 10% that got checked in that production lot.

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  1BigGuy

  January 11, 2017 20:43

  I thought it was produced in 1944. That side plate number is different than the barrel and frame serial number of ZE1618 though:
  
  
  And those 10% marks appear in several more places. Does it seem odd that so many parts were in the 10% that were checked? In addition to the trigger and side plate above, they also appear on the barrel:
  
  
  cylinder retaining cam:
  
  
  cylinder:
  
  
  extractor lever:
  
  
  and latch:
  
  
  There may be more.
  

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  TRAP55

  January 12, 2017 11:38

  Rob, I'm no expert on them, just knowledge gained from researching one for a friend. The ZE prefix was also for 1944, they went to ZH, and that extended into 1945. As to the 10%, I can't tell you if it was 10% of that particular item, or 10% of the completed guns.

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