The only sniper converted rifles that would not have any Holland & Holland marking would have been the early trials rifles that were converted at Fazackerly before H&H secured the manufacturing contract. 0 Comments Mine is a No4 Mk1 made at Fazakerly in early March, 1944 and was never Factory Refurbished. The missing T stamp at the 11 O' Clock position around the ejector screw would only be applicable if it was one of the Steven-Savage rifles that had been converted but did not have the scope assembly fitted. Look on eBay for a used No4 Mk1 magazine,a No4 Mk1 bolt assembly and also for a No4 Mk1 safety catch assembly. The scope serial number stamped into the wrist is correct procedure but in this case, the stamping blocks used are modern and very similar to, if not identical to the ones I use. According to Skennerton and Stratton however, British converted rifles did not have their serial numbers stamped into the mount. The scope and scope mount as pictured from the OP does show a Maltby serial number x'd out with the new Maltby serial number stamped in its place. Sprague and Carleton, a furniture manufacturer in Keene, NH made birch stocks for M1 Carbines. According to information I have accumulated, the Maltby as pictured from the OP would NOT have been a true candidate for the sniper conversion due to not having the recessed area on the reciever for the front pad,making it easier to collimate the scope to the rifle. Does anyone know what companies made the birch stocks for the Savage and Stevens Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 rifles By the serial number, I know mine was made in Oct or Nov 1943.
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