NO. 4 MK I TRIALS RIFLE Description
The No.4 Mk.I trials rifle more closely resembles the wartime No.4 Mk.I than the No.1 Mk.VI, but was better finished and stocked-up in walnut. It was made from 1930-1935 at the RSAF Enfield. In 1941, roughly 1,400 of their production were used as the basis for the initial No.4 Mk 1(T) sniping rifles (see comments below on No.4 Mk I (T) sniping rifles). In 1935, 50-60 trials rifles that were fitted with aluminum buttplates, and a modified rear sight were designated the "C" Pattern. This pattern of trials rifle possesses a small "c" on the left of its butt socket, just below its "No.4 Mk I" designation. Original rifles of this pattern are obviously exceedingly rare and should attain roughly the same price as a No.1 Mk VI. However, many of the "C" Pattern receivers were later (1941-2) used on standard production No.4 rifles, so without an aluminium buttplate, and Enfield-inspected woodwork and rear sights, these rifles should have only a 30-50% markup over the wartime produced No.4 Mk I rifles.