 | 1944 Enfield No.4 Mk1(T) #R33872
1944 Enfield No.4 Mk1(T) Sniper Rifle Serial # R33872
(Mfg by BSA Shirley - M47c)
c/w matching Model No.32 Mk.3 Scope Serial # 24706
(Mfg by Taylor-Hobson & Co.)
Caliber: ....................... .303 in.
Rifling & Twist: ............. 5 Groove, Enfield, Left Hand
Barrel Length: .............. 25.2 in. (640mm)
Overall Length: ............ 44.5 in. (1130mm)
Weight: ....................... 11 lb. 10 oz. (5.3kg)
Magazine Capacity: ....... 10 rounds
Rifle Converted: ............ by Holland & Holland (S51) & B.S.A. Guns Ltd.
Rifle approval date: ...... February 12th, 1942
Scope: ........................ TEL. SGT. No.32 Mk III O.S. 2039 A
Scope approval date: ... October 7th, 1944 (Mk III)
Rifle Qty Mfg: ............... 23,177 (Production from 09/22/1942 - 03/21/1946 (Peter Laidler)
Source: .... The British Sniper by Ian Skennerton (1983) - ISBN: 0949749036
Source: .... The Lee Enfield by Ian Skennerton (2007) - ISBN: 9780949749826
Source: ......... An Armorer's Perspective: .303 No.4(T) Sniper Rifle by Peter Laidler & Ian Skennerton (1993) - ISBN: 0949749176
Provenance: According to the email correspondence of Captain Peter Mason, this "all matching" and "all correct" No.4(T) was a service rifle from "4 Commando" (marked on butt) and belonged to Sergeant Taffy Evans, who served with Mason throughout WWII. It went ashore at D-Day, across France and then to Walcheran Island. The rifle came with an action cover, serial number matched No.32 MkIII scope can, ammo pouches and a sniper veil. Somewhere during its life, this No.4(T) was switched from using a standard No.15 Mk1 Transit Chest, to using a custom chest, modified from an old artillery ammunition case.
Captain Peter Mason was a member of the British Secret Service's "Seek And Strike" unit and leader of the S.A.S 'Baker Team' from 1944-1948. This unit sought and pursued Nazi war criminals who had killed British agents, and upon apprehending them, proceeded to assassinate them. Winston Churchill was afraid that only the upper-echelon Nazis would be brought to justice; the S.A.S. sought out the next level of Nazis.
Mason served in many areas of conflict, including the attempted assassination of Egyptian General Gamel Abdul Nasser in 1956. Out of uniform, Mason operated behind the Iron Curtain, and also infiltrated the Irish Republican Army.
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