Content Credit to Bruce Bairnsfather with permission (written and photo content/ use) - denoted as "BB" where used. Above: The SANO 15 Chest Lid Labels show the No4T CES changes over the war years, May 1942, Oct 1944 and Aug 1945 respectively. Possible CES Lens Cleaning Scout Regiment Telescope MkII and Mk2 Rifle Cleaning Kits 9mm / British 303 Scrim Veil (Camouflaged) 1907 Sling (Leather) No8 Scope Tin / Case Scope Adjustment Tool (Mk1 and Mk2 Scopes Only) Possible CESSI Bi

This rifle and chest are part of the ArtioZen collection. The "scopeless" No4T rifles were a spare parts designation for future repair and replacement and were in place towards the end of WW2 and stockpiled for the start of the cold war. Most of this stockpiling was Hollands realizing that WW2 was drawing to a close wanted to produce as many converted rifles as possible before the agreement was dissolved (by date). In the last months of 1945 and 1946 they would try to empty

1942 2L**** series serial Long Branch No4 mk1* (DP) Rifle 1944 75L**** series Long Branch No4 mk1* - marked for Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The No4 rifle was in development to replace the venerable No1 SMLE during the late 1930's - of which the major goals for improvement were parts standardization for manufacture and service (no more special "Enfield threads"), the bayonet type and fixation were greatly improved and so was the ladder rear sight and longer sight radius. A