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This secondhand Fazakerley No. 5 Mk I Jungle Carbine .303 British is in a overall very good used condition. May have cosmetic usage imperfections.
Manufactured by Royal Ordnance Factory Fazakerley in September of 1945. This is one of an estimated 170,000 made by ROF Fazakerley between 1944 and 1947, with the receiver stamped "No. 5 Mk I ROF (F) 9/45" ('ROF (F)' being Fazakerley's manufacturer stamp and '9/45' being the month and year of manufacture).
ROF Fazakerley was a Royal Ordnance Factory rifle manufacturing plant in Fazakerley, Liverpool, which manufactured small arms such as the Sten and Sterling submachine guns and Lee–Enfield rifle during and after World War II.
The Rifle No. 5 Mk I, nicknamed the "Jungle Carbine" for its use in jungle warfare, was a bolt action carbine derivative of the British Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk I. It was developed per jungle fighting experiences in the Pacific War that led the British to decide "a rifle shorter and lighter" than the regular Lee–Enfield was critical for better mobility.
The No. 5 was about 100 mm (3.9 in) shorter and nearly a kilogram (2.2 lb) lighter than the No. 4 from which it was derived. A number of "lightening cuts" were made to the receiver body and the barrel, the bolt knob drilled out, woodwork cut down to reduce weight and had other new features like a flash suppressor and a rubber buttpad to help absorb the increased recoil and to prevent slippage on the shooter's clothing while aiming.
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