Deactivated WW2 British Lee Enfield No4 MKI converted to L59A1 Drill Rifle

This is a stunning condition Second World War British manufactured Lee Enfield No4 MK1 rifle. Dated 1943, it was made at the ROF Maltby factory and would have seen service during the war. With the introduction of the SLR L1A1 in the 1950s, the No4 was eventually retired from service and during the 1970s and 1980s quantities of these rifles were converted for drill and training purposes for the army, navy and RAF cadet forces. These conversions can be found in a variety of specifications and condition, depending on the army works that carried out the work. Some were completed scrubbed of all markings whilst others, as with this example still retaining their WW2 issue date, maker and serial number. The small machined cut out sections were to weaken the receiver, an MOD form of deactivation. A fascinating rifle that saw service during WW2 but also continued to be used by countless cadets well into the 1990s. The No4 often being the first rifle these young men and women got to handle. Deactivated with a working action.