A few were parkerized at the Long Branch factory later in the war, but these examples are few and far between. Later in World War II, a hot black oxidizing process was substituted. The metal components of the early examples were oil blackened, making a durable dull black finish. For the rifles produced in North America, American black walnut was consistently used, with birch used as a substitute when walnut was not available. Beechwood was used on some of the later war specimens and was extensively used on the rifles that were refurbished in the factories. The stocks of British manufactured examples are typically a naturally seasoned English walnut that has a moderately dark brown color and has a tight, straight grain. Fazakerley also continued to produce the rifle for foreign contracts after the war.

Following World War II, Fazakerley was the only factory that continued manufacturing the Enfield No. Most of the parts are interchangeable, the only major difference is usually the factory marking, if it is present. Many minor variations in parts are present across the different manufacturers and for the different years that the rifles were produced. P.O.F.- Pakistan Ordnance Factory, Wah, Pakistan Long Branch- Small Arms Ltd., Long Branch, Ontario, Canada UF- Royal Ordinance Factory, Fazakerley, UK

(F)- Royal Ordinance Factory, Fazakerley, UK ROF (F)- Royal Ordinance Factory, Fazakerley, UKįY- Royal Ordinance Factory, Fazakerley, UK 1* imported by Century International Arms. An average example runs about $375 in very good condition at the time of this writing. The longer bolt heads are worth significantly more than the shorter ones and are considerably harder to find.Ĭommercially, in the United States, these rifles have not been widely available for some time, although nice unsporterized examples can still be found. This indicates the length of the bolt head with the larger numbers being the longer bolt heads.

Barrels with two, three, four, five, and six groove rifling were produced. The rear aperture is calibrated for 300 meters and flips up to become a ladder sight or another aperture sight calibrated for 600 meters depending on the model. It retains the 10 round box detachable magazine, however the largest change to the rifle was the addition of a rear aperture sight. 1* is functionally the same as the Mk.1, but various changes were made in the design to make the manufacturing process faster. 1 Enfield rifle was adopted by the United Kingdom in 1941.

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