These are original, unissued and never fitted, walnut butts for the No.4 rifle. These are also the correct butt for the 7.62mm L42A1 Sniper Rifle.

Produced to wartime contracts, mostly by H.Morris & Co, Glasgow, these butts have been in store ever since. Most are marked on the underside of the wrist either 'N 49 /I\' or 'S *' or 'S.L.', these butts are otherwise unmarked.

They are all 'normal' length, that is 12¼" from heel to butt socket without the butt plate. These are fully finished and stained mid brown at the factory, they merely need the furniture to be swapped from the old butt. With very little work with some fine steel wool and the application of a coat or two of boiled linseed oil the full beauty of this fine timber can be brought out. The lower butt in the heading picture has had about 15 minutes attention.

British Army Part No; CR 481.

NATO Stock Number; B1/1005-99-963-1594

Stock No. ENFIELD 23.

See elsewhere in this section for both new steel or brass butt plates for these items, and Butt Plate Screws (as available).