1943 Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I

[Panzer 3]

Hi,
Very nice let us know how she shoots .
Dave,

[ObKrieger]

Thanks again for the kind words, guys. The sling arrived in the mail yesterday but I am still waiting on the rear sling swivel. She's almost complete!

[ruddersrangers44]

What a wonderful girlfriend you have Mo,my misses wouldn't know where to even start looking,nice Enfield.........

[emileverbunt]

Nice rifle. What is the metal stick on the front barrel band for?

Cheers,
Emile

[ObKrieger]

Emile, that's the stacking swivel. It lets you stick three rifles against each other, kind of like a teepee. They weren't popular among British troops, though, so many of them were quickly discarded.

[centigas]

Very nice, like it lots. Many happy hours with "her" I think!

Didnt know No4s had a stacking swivel?

[lithgow]

The stacking/piling rod/swivel is a Turkish modification as they used Mausers with cleaning rods beneath the barrels for the same function-was not used on British rifles by the time of the adoption of the No.4 rifle-British piling swivels for the earlier LEs look like sling swivels with a cut out in the 'loop'-the Turks received the rifles as post war aid when they joined NATO-apparently large numbers were sold as surplus into the US in recent years.