The 75 Year Old Mystery Of Britain's No. 5 (Early vs Late Enfield Jungle Carbine Production)

For over 75 years, the British Rifle No. 5 MK I has been haunted by a mysterious flaw or bug known as 'Wandering Zero'. First reported by soldiers during the final year of WWII, the issue continued to come up throughout the Korean War and into the Malayan Emergency. What was it and was it more reality or fiction?
Comparing a first year production variant with a last year one, we can identify what the British thought might be the cause and look at how they attempted to correct for it.

Here we have two so-called "Jungle Carbines" both built by Fazakerley. The first came out in October of 1944, so within the first couple months of serial production. The second is dated July of 1947, which is the very month the government ordered an end to the No. 5 series.
Also, we checkout the Wilkinson bayonet issued with this Enfield variant.

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