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No4 Mk1
Maltby 1943
Serial No AL17701
Calibre.303
Price: £800

In Very Good Condition.

Manufactured in 1943 at the Royal Ordnance Factory Maltby.

ROF Maltby was the Royal Ordnance Factory rifle manufacturing plant near Maltby, South Yorkshire which manufactured weapons such as the Lee Enfield rifle and Sten Submachine Gun.

ROF Maltby's closure was announced in Parliament in July 1957 with dismantling work beginning almost immediately afterwards, and complete demolition had been achieved by 1958.

Furniture is walnut with a nice original patina.

Matching numbers on the action, bolt, barrel & fore-end. It also has the desirable Mk1 Rear Sight.

Originally disposed through Century Arms in America & has their US Imports marks that were mandatory requirements to import in to the US, another link to its past & where it has been.

Good Collectable No4s are now hard to find, this example deserves to be preserved in a collection

A very good 2 groove Shooting Grade Bore gauging at .303"

Bedding, Head Space, Bore Wear, Trigger Pull etc Have All been Checked

A Nice Mid War Time Dated British No4