There are fewer finer rifles that are a pleasure to own, enjoy and shoot than the peacetime made Lee Enfield No4 Mk2. They have a high standard of fit and finish, feel solid and robust and are a joy at the rifle range, where, due to a magic thing near exclusive to Enfields called Positive Compensation, 1000 yard accuracy can be a normal expectation.
Lee Enfield No4 Mk2
Externally there is one single albeit small feature that tells you if it is a Mk1 or Mk2. Normally on all other earlier Enfields the trigger is pivoted in the metal of the trigger guard, however on the Mark 2 it is mounted to steel blocks welded to the receiver wrist. Externally the difference is tiny.
On the mark one a rivet and steel strap are visible in a small recess at the rear of the forearm, on the mark two this a slotted screw, not a rivet. This must be removed before the forend can be removed from the rifle. The firmly mounted trigger adds to the accuracy of the rifle.
Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 for end rivet LH
Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 for end rivet RH
Lee Enfield No 4 Mk2 for end slotted screw LH
Lee Enfield No4 Mk2 RH (screw end)
