Enfield question

[gburner]

I am currently rehabbing a beater #5 Enfield found on the 'as is/u fixem' rack at the local gunny. I have ordered it's missing front sight/flash hider from Numrich. How is this unit mounted, pins, screws, magic???? I see no indication on the barrel where it should go or how it should go on. Thanks in advance.

 

[Bart Noir]

Is it marked No. 5? Isn't that the "Jungle Carbine"? There are those who cut will down the No. 4 and maybe yours wasn't finished, in that the barrel didn't get a sight. The J Carbine has a rubber pad in place of the brass butt plate so I guess you can tell even without decoding the markings. Hope you get a nice shooter out of it.

Bart Noir
Improvisation is a core military skill. Waiting for all the ducks to line up is not part of a soldier's job. The ducks aren't ever going to line up. The ducks are trying to kill you. - John Derbyshire

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

pull off the top handguard and look at the knox form on the barrel. if it has lightening cuts, it's a number5.

 

[dfariswheel]

The original #5 Lee Enfield front sight/flash hider unit is press-fit and pinned with two pins.
If you have an original rifle, there should be two cuts in the barrel for the pins.

If they're not there, somethin' ain't kosher.