caseloadr Posted April 25, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 25, 2013 My friend who has a gun shop had a Enfield 303 come in the other day. I was expecting a standard Enfield but found it was made by Savage Arms and was marked Property of US . Does anyone have any knowlegde of these rifles? Trying to get a back round story on this rifle for my friend and myself. I wouldn't posted here execpt for the US marked recevier . Reversed Lend lease maybe. I would have posted picture except didn't have my phone with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awheeler Posted April 25, 2013 Share #2 Posted April 25, 2013 I own just such a rifle. mine is 1942 made, in great shape. They were lend lease, made in america for the brits early in the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseloadr Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted April 25, 2013 Is yours marked Property of the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 25, 2013 Share #4 Posted April 25, 2013 I own just such a rifle. mine is 1942 made, in great shape. They were lend lease, made in america for the brits early in the war. Check out http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/90729-lee-enfield/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseloadr Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks I missed that thread somewhere along the line. Now I can look like a I actaully might know a little . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted April 25, 2013 Share #6 Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks I missed that thread somewhere along the line. Now I can look like a I actaully might know a little . To get really good searches, go to google and type in a special code followed by the keywords you want to search, such as: site:usmilitariaforum.com us stamped Enfield You can replace us stamped Enfield with other keywords and google will also search on this forum. The key to searching just the forum is site:usmilitariaforum.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Andrews Posted April 25, 2013 Share #7 Posted April 25, 2013 Most of the ones available in the US in the last 20-25 years came out of South Africa. Apparently a whole lot of them, later production, were sent there, to replace Mk.III SMLEs. They were used in active service only until replaced by the FN FAL around 1960, so they were in nice shape when surplussed off. Very few of these BTW reached BRITISH frontline troops in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damcon3 Posted May 10, 2013 Share #8 Posted May 10, 2013 They are also savage made bayonets for these rifles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1A291E Posted June 2, 2013 Share #9 Posted June 2, 2013 I have a 1942 Savage made, No 4 Mk 1 and its marked US Property....I picked up a Savage Bayonet and a Savage breech cover too...they are fairly common here in Canada...$500.00 will get you a very nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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