Maltby Lee Enfield Serial Numbers. Enfield Maltby Model No.4 Mk.1/2. This is a bolt rifle chambered in.303ca. Comes with a matching 10 round detachable mag. The bulk being from the Royal Ordinance factory Maltby, ROF Fazakerley, BSA. Your No4 was made is to look at wrist markings where the serial numbers are. Readers of what Maj E.B.B Reynolds wrote in his book “The Lee Enfield Rifle”.

Coordinates: 53°25′26″N1°10′05″W / 53.424°N 1.168°WROF Maltby was a Royal Ordnance Factory rifle manufacturing plant near Maltby, South Yorkshire which manufactured weapons such as the Lee–Enfield rifle and Sten submachine gun. During World War II, ROF Maltby manufactured over 737,000 weapons.^[1] Rifles manufactured at Maltby were marked either with and M, RM or ROF(M) to distinguish them from rifles made at other ROF plants.^[2]

ROF Maltby and ROF Fazakerley were established early in World War II to increase arms production facilities in areas less vulnerable to aerial attack and were known as Shadow Factories.^[3] The main British factory for rifle manufacture in WWII was the BSA factory in Shirley. R.S.A.F. Enfield, which until 1941 was Britain's main military rifle production facility, focussed on producing Bren Guns etc.

ROF Maltby's closure was announced in Parliament in July 1957 with dismantling work beginning almost immediately afterwards^[4] and complete withdrawal and demolition had been achieved by 1958.^[5]

References[edit]

1. ^Walter, John (2006). Rifles of the world (3 ed.). Iola, Wis.: Krause. p. 254. ISBN978-0-89689-241-5.
2. ^Haas, Frank de; Zwoll, Wayne van (2003). Bolt action rifles (4 ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. p. 102. ISBN978-0-87349-660-5.
3. ^Historic England. 'Monument No. 1433991 (1433991)'. PastScape. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
4. ^'CONCLUSIONS of a Meeting of the Cabinet held at 10 Downing Street, S.W.1, on Tuesday, 9th July, 1957, at 11 -30 a.m.'(PDF). nationalarchives.gov.uk. p. 5. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
5. ^'ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORIES (Hansard, 15 July 1957)'. api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

LEE-ENFIELD NO. 4 MK 1 BRITISH WWII Service Rifle.

This auction is for a WWII Vintage Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk1 British Service Rifle in excellent condition. The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957.

The Lee-Enfield series of rifles were based on the design of James Paris Lee (9 August 1831 – 24 February 1904), a British and later American inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing the action and magazine used in the Lee–Enfield series of rifles.

The No. 4 Mk I was officially adopted in 1941 in response to the need for new rifles during WWII. Two new factories were built to manufacture the No4, at Fazakerley and Maltby. This rifle was manufactured at the Royal Ordnance Factory Maltby in 1943 as evidenced by its Serial Number, 19407 (Maltby rifle serial numbers had a “1” as the first digit) and the letter “M” stamped on the wrist band. It was heavier than the No. 1 Mk. III, largely due to its heavier barrel. A new bayonet was designed to go with the rifle: a spike bayonet, which was essentially a steel rod with a sharp point and was nicknamed 'pigsticker' by soldiers. Towards the end of the Second World War, a bladed bayonet was developed, originally intended for use with the Sten gun—but sharing the same mount as the No. 4's spike bayonet—and subsequently the No. 7 and No. 9 blade bayonets were issued for use with the No. 4 rifle as well. We have both spike and blade bayonets available for purchase and will list them upon request.

The No. 4 action was similar to the Mk VI, but stronger and most importantly, easier to mass-produce. The iron sight line was redesigned and featured a rear receiver aperture battle sight calibrated for 300 yd (274 m) with an additional ladder aperture sight that could be flipped up and was calibrated for 200–1,300 yd (183–1,189 m) in 100 yd (91 m) increments. Ripcorder screen for mac free. This sight line like other aperture sight lines proved to be faster and more accurate than the typical mid-barrel rear sight elements sight lines offered by Mauser, previous Lee–Enfields or the Buffington battle sight of the 1903 Springfield.

This rifle is a fine example of the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1 and is in excellent condition. There are a few minor bruises in the stock, the bore is good with pronounced lands & grooves and the metal finish is near 100 per cent.

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Specifications of the No4

Number Built 17,000,000+

Calibre .303 British

Rifling and Twist 5 and 2 Groove left hand

Barrel Length 25.2 inch or 640mm

Total Length 44.5 inch or 1130mm

Weight 8lb 11oz or 3.9kg

Magazine 10 round

Muzzle Velocity744 meters/second

Rate of Fire 20-30 aimed shots per minute

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