Finally got a chance to get a few pictures of my dad's Jungle Carbine Enfield No.5 SN:T101 and the accoutrements that came with it. I haven't dug through the paperwork files to find the original receipt but he paid a whopping $17.50 for the lot in the late 60s or early 70s at a hardware store in Maryland somewhere.

The stock is almost unblemished.

The rifle looks unused. The bore is pristine and I have only shot non-corrosive ammo through it and not much. The 30 cal ammo box below came with the purchase (he paid extra for these on a different receipt) and the sling and small ammo/mag pouch and case all have markings. The carbine has all matching parts including the barrel and bolt. The magazine has green paint on it like the bayonet, interestingly. The mag does not match the serial number of the carbine.

I also wonder if it is unusual for this serial number to be only three numbers after the first letter. Everywhere I look says all jungle carbines have a 4 digit number after the letter.

There are no import marks anywhere. I doubt this is a bring-back carbine because it looks unused. But, I don't know how things worked with these.

Thanks for all your help in identifying this stuff. I have other Enfields I'll get pictures of soon to share. Lots of fellow milsurp collectors out there!

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