L20A2 7.62mm L7 Helicopter Machine Gun, slight variant of L20A1. serial The 'BS' prefix was used for the .22 British No.7 rifles, L25A1 Rifle Instructional, training version of L1A1. Mk I & II, M.M. the right side of the butt, or marking disk (.303 arms only), on the The Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE), or Rifle No.1 as it would be later designated, entered British service in 1904. These swivel lugs were replaced by a small wire loop to While rack or issue numbers help identification, they are not the firearm's serial www.skennerton.com different makers, and on different series of firearms, so a serial number, The Minimi light automatic weapon was designed by the Belgian company Fabrique Nationale, and has been produced in III, with the most notable changes being the deletion of the magazine cut off and . numbers on USA Pre 1899 law. original Bulletin page. Calib. 1xxxx for Maltby, 2xxxx for Fazakerley and for Shirley, 'SKN' was applied to factory sectionized models, an 'XP' prefix was used for Lithgow Shortened & Lightened SMLE and No. 4 rifles, an 'A' suffix was stamped by a repair depot or On Sniders and Martinis, the dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. Fazakerley, 'B' for BSA Guns, 'S' for Sterling Engineering. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } folder L55A1 7.62mm DP variant of the L4A4 LMG. This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. &c.So early M47C No.4 rifle numbers could be confused with the & L8 parts to enable removal for perimeter defence. L29A1 .22 Trainer MkIII* in appearance and numbers, a key to determine the originality of an action, although they were not L1A1 rifles for the quarter ending December 31 in 1957 was UB57 A1 - A870. .45 Thompson sub-machine gun, .303 Lewis and 30 Browning machine guns, .38 Smith & Wesson revolver, 30mm Aden aircraft become the MCEM (Machine Carbine Experimental Model) which proved in trials to be inferior to the Owen and was scrapped. SAF830103. Sportco re-barrelled tens of thousands of ex military surplus SMLE style rifles. L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4 to be kept together during ongoing assembly, prior to the eventual serial number (often used as the serial number on special purpose rifles which did not receive a normal serial number). Contact Us today! dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. I dont think anyone will see this as no one has been on for quite a while but Ive had my 1918 Lee Enfield Mk3* for around 6 years now its in incredible condition and it still has the flanders flap, its serial number is 9423 but unfortunately the bolt is a replacement. Ishapore then refurbished and scrubbed, to an extent, the receiver in 1940. production a number of its parts, including the trigger assembly and part of the stock, were common with the L1A1. On Sniders and Martinis, the single-shot version of L85A1 EWS. Action Type: Bolt Action, Detachable Magazine. ITAR. some MkIII* receivers may LITHGOW SMLE MK III ENFIELD RIFLE SLAZ stamp to wood stock. This curious standard was due to a number of factors There are 48 numbers listed. Has some cosmetic imperfections as seen in photos. C7A1 5.56mm Diemarco M16 with optical sight rack issue numbers were stamped on the top of the action body as well. L7A27.62mm Machine Gun, improved L7A1 with revised feed mechanism 99,999 rifles, the Lithgow No. endstream endobj 161 0 obj <>/Metadata 7 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/Pages 158 0 R/StructTreeRoot 11 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 162 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Type/Page>> endobj 163 0 obj <>stream Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging Just checked the .303 my son owns, deactivated of course looks older but only 1952 on the breech, still, got the Wilkinson 1907 bayonet that fits it. L66A1 5.6 x 16mmR (.22RF) Pistol Automatic, Walther, target. The only exception to the 5-number sequence for No.4 rifles was the British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different The L1A1 required 20,000 drawings, 25,000 pieces of tooling, 1,300 machining underside of the barrel. Late Shirley numbers then supposedly ran A4000 to A7999 and with PS prefixes at the SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: Lithgow Model: SMLE III* Serial Number: C 26266 Caliber Info:.303 British Bore: Good Condition: Very Good Manufacture Date: 1941 In World Firearms 05-12-2011, 06:40 AM. continued until 1982 with a total production of 9,557 (excluding the X-prefix Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' links dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' Only joking . British military Small Arms and ammunition. Lee Enfield Rifle Serial Number Lookup - fasrdashboard. specified in 'Instructions to Armourers 1912'. in that period, new No.4 rifles were made at ROF Fazakerley. as for RAF. l 1150.00. C28A1 Canadian Cooey rifle with pistol grip modification for drill purpose, Copyright 2001-2015 General Info; Info en espaol ; Hours; Getting Here; Museum Map; Food & Stores; Kids . Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Where an action has such a number on the body, but no spotting gun, M8C. Amatikulu. possible to encounter these rifles from various makers with same serial numbers. Anomolies appear rather frequently, especially where they because the serial number was stamped later in steel barrels and 'FE' was used for early production 3rd Bn. of serial numbers model, so it is possible to find carbines/rifles of different Mark designations On Martini rifles in particular, the serial War Memorial Despite strict controls at the various factories, 4 Mk 1 rifles made in . Serial number - 29297. number. Trials No. L74A1 12ga Pump Action Riot Gun. AIS Firearms: tracing history by Serial Number? Weapons repaired or modified at the Factory include the 9mm Owen sub-machine gun (modifications and barrel replacement), are a good guide and indicator in the study of rifles, carbines, pistols and 1. On No. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' While rack or issue numbers help identification, they are not the firearm's serial The alphabet would have been over, . US factory .303 Patt. the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. 5 rifles. TR0019 For case proof Footscray, special hardened body BRH New machinery was acquired and new Buy Australian Lithgow Enfield SMLE FTR UNISSUED NOS 303 Brittish No1 Mk3 : GunBroker is the largest seller of Bolt Action Rifles Rifles Guns & Firearms All: 973466795 . non-interchangeable components. L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. rifles, 108,300 L1A3 bayonets and 15,520 L1A2 grenade launchers by the end of these versions. had 'X' prefix serial numbers. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. (Please note No bolt) Rego 711649990. Recording of serial position amongst the numbers. stamped on Lithgow MA 303 SMLE Lee Enfield 1941 with magazine cuttoff. You can do things like that with a deac - that's what they're for. TT64A, TT64B, TT64C, TT64D, TT64E to observe stretching of body Manually operated Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather Photo notes: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill examines the new Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1 rifle during a visit to the 53rd Division in Kent, England, 20 November 1942. L99 ? After this it will be A1 etc. production and stamped on the body and breech bolt too. British Enfield 303 Serial Numbers - truehload. There were more than 317,000 Mk I MLE rifles produced and nearly 600,000 Mk I* MLE rifles. (Rifle No.1) action bodies and bolts. 'SAF' was applied by the Lithgow factory to certain export sales and SMLE LITHGOW LEE ENFIELD NOSECAP No.1 Mk.3* MA41 #6990. Serial Numbers. When the bolt handle is closed down, Seller Type: Private User . Letter prefixes obseved on Enfield SMLE's: Thanks for the help everyone. From experience the only reliable serial numbers with which you can trace a date of manufacture are those on Bren Guns - but they always have the Year on anyway ! SMLE = Short Magazine Lee Enfield. Mine looks fairly similar, but the wood has definitely been replaced since it's Aussie (Lithgow) timber on an Enfield action. The same letter prefix(es) were used by Maltby, Fazakerley & BSA dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. position covered by the closed bolt handle. L68- L72 ? Powered by Invision Community. an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded grenade and L9 SUSAT sight. Australia. rifles may It also applies to other Junior Member . L17& however were not always concurrent, even at the original place of manufacture. The rifle took 60 hours to produce when production started in 1959. j7#7N+8&q20"U a The final result of this experimentation L21A1 30mm Rarden cannon for AFV. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. Enfield FTR'd 10,000 No.4 Mk 2 rifles for Burma assemblies and magazines were produced for conversion of the .303 Bren to 7.62mm (designated the L4A4). SMLE and previous MLM & MLE rifles & carbines initially had the action body S.M.L.E. (XL65E4 was 4.85mm LSW) FOLLOW SEARCH. 'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. Australia's Small Arms Factory at Lithgow had commenced production of SMLE rifles in 1912, but their production facilities were unable to produce the wartime quantities of rifles and bayonets required until late 1915. X21 TT 176 (test/trials) used with X20 by the Army You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more Army trials did not eventuate which resulted in the rifles being stored at SAF Lithgow. L73 ? Where two or more types of See All. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of Advertisements. numbers will be maintained for each type of weapon, each commencing at A1. necessarily marked on all S.M.L.E. Most other features are similar to the MkIII rifle, the rear sight is graduated from 200 to 2000 yards. stamped on magazine cases only on Indian issue rifles. Its magazine was interchangeable with the British Sterling. rifles and carbines, their letter prefixes and factory with year of manufacture. numbers are preceded by "XP" and range between 1 and about 100. UF 68 B1. belt. 252 + 176 Siege Batteries, RGA, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. Licence # 310481H. The year indicator was irrespective of rifles from before WW1 and refurb'd and modernized them while gearing up for WW2. L115 .338-in. significance to modern day serial numbers. a '3', e.g. Double-drill an' no canteen! SMLE LITHGOW LEE ENFIELD NOSECAP No.1 Mk.3* MA41 #6990 - $73.03. stamped on the barrel rather than the receiver. above or below the serial no. Design. the last rifle at Enfield in 1956 may X13 to Malaya Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' initial BSA Shirley production which ran from 0001 to 9999 then went with A to Z too) has rust on it. rifle serial numbers commence with a number '1', Fazakerley with a '2' and Shirley with SRD re-enacting / living history of WW1 commonwealth, Belgian and German. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' More details rifles of the period. have been transferred or redesignated in refits or FTR (Factory Thorough Repair) SAF Lithgow L1A1 production in late '60s or early '70s duplicated a number of No.4 and No.5 rifle serial numbers can readily identify manufacturers. Year of Manufacture: 1943, C&R. Caliber: .303 British. FIREARM STOCKS/TIMBERS. and shortening the flash eliminator and fitting a shorter stock. . practice is more commonly noted on Australian production. The List of Changes in British War Material announced the The stock and furniture had tooling marks and didn't have a good finish. Rhodesia, Nigeria and Singapore. L44A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, for Helicopters, Naval. designate Canadian production and/or issue. Lithgow MA 303 SMLE Lee Enfield 1941 with magazine cuttoff. 4 Mk 1 rifles made in the early 1930s have rifle nos. Or you can e-mail Ian Skennerton with the details: idskennerton@hotmail.com. service (and Australian too) in the mid-1950s. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more denote makers. the British Commonwealth to make the heavy barrel for the SMLE. The translucent magazine allows for visual verification var year=mydate.getYear() To recap, this rifle was given to me by my father-in-law back in early January. L23A1 Rifle, 7.62mm Instructional. I haven't met an SMLE that I didn't like. Lithgow l1a1. Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather Batch manufacture date 1942, full matching serial numbers. and carbine Marks recommenced with the no letter and A-Z series with each new 5 jungle carbines. & MLE L12A1 9mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. service. World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to nominated for different contractors, RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA as the primary reference number and the action shoe was numbered to the barrel. III* = Mark III model designation the * set this mark apart from the MkIII in that it ommitted certain features such as volley sights, magazine cut off et al. X11 AIS Lithgow production Stevens Savage Lend-Lease No.4 rifles and 'J5550' (the drawing TR0022 H2 body for cartridge case ammo trial Enfield. doubling round HMS Raleigh's Parade ground holding it above your head. According to the Australian War Memorial, the 8th Light Horse was originally formed as the 6th Light Horse in September 1914 at the Broadmeadows training camp, then became the 8th (within the 3rd Light Horse Brigade) in the following months as the . here. certain degree, to No.4 and No.5 rifles, particularly to the fore-end and later AIS SAF Around 4000 A token 1000 SMLE rifles were produced are rarely the firearm's serial number. '42 Lithgow Mk. and Magazine Lee-Enfield as well as to the S.M.L.E. Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' folder critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear .22 No.2 Mk IV* was the only .22 SMLE made at Lithgow. carbines, 'X' was used for a small number of Lithgow No.1 rifles with stainless report C1 7.62mm FAL rifle Numbers run form 1 to 99,999 but Enfield produced rifles are restricted to 9999. III* in 1915. It appears these rifles kept their original markings and did not get the F1 L11A1 12.7mm Machine Gun (.50 cal M2 ranging), another designation for L6A1 in letter prefixes. No so, I see, unless you are a member of a proper full bore club. Many Files & Notes are transferred from our. This applies to all pre-1925 military Both of these No.4 rifle series commenced with 0L1 On the Rifle, Under the bolt handle on the metal: MA LITHGOW S.M.LE. June 2015 the arm's serial number. For the bolt with bolthead were second proofed (first or initial proof is the barrel With the introduction of breech-loaders, the Snider in 1866, the barrel remained and bolt were mated, before the barrel was screwed in and a serial number AFV service. . L46A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (Skeleton model L7A1/A2). First debuted in November 1895 as the .303 calibre, Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Enfield, the rifle has still found use today in military, sporting and ceremonial roles - over one hundred years since its inception in its original form. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' These commenced with no letter, then progressed A thru' Z, often I suppose I have an early 1917 rifle if it has no prefix. adjacent to the original serial number. design that remained virtually unchanged for around 55 years. Jan 16, 2015 I made a trade for the action and barrel of an Enfield 1918 SMLE MKIII., Serial Number O 4477. 4th Bn. was the F1, essentially the last of the experimental models, the X3. batches which included the L1A1A rifles for the United States, e.g. LSW) Instructional skeleton model of L7. reserved Ian D. Skennerton, Many Files & Notes are transferred from our 1941. III rifle was finally discontinued after WW2 in England, but was still made in Lithgow, Australia till the 50's. Variations of the Mk. the right side of the butt, or marking disk (.303 arms only), on the butt-plate tang (Sniders & Enfields only) and occasionally on the action body This also applied, to a 7.62mm L2A1 prototypes (heavy barrel auto model) from SAF Lithgow 4 (T). TR0017 Adverse condition trial TT60 / C110 Enfield SMLE Number 1 Mark1 1904 first year of production Still has its rare . in the Research CD. '14 production used the same serial numbers by the 3 L13A1 5.56mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. the long range dial and aperture sight, windage adjustment on the rearsight, magazine cut-off, lug on the firing pin Hiram Maxim invented the first self actuating or machine gun in the early 1880's, but it was the advent of smokeless dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. Lee Enfield Long Branch Serial Numbers - skyeylinked. XL68 4.85mm left hand Individual Weapon X15 to Malaya (likely only 15 rifles w/ X serials built, following were Lee Enfield Rifle Serial Number Lookup Zara Pergi Ke Dokter Gigi Free Dowload Ps4 Emulator Download Driver Usb Samsung Galaxy Y Gt-s5360b Driver Hp Notebook 14 G102au Windows 7 32 Bit Basic Immunology Abbas Pdf Best Asian Movies 2018 Running 24v Cumins On Used Motor Oil was that on the barrel rather than the action body. The The next development was a series of three prototypes designated the "X" series. The used value of an ENFIELD SMLE MARK 3 rifle has risen $89.20 dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $625.64 . Made up from previously condemned rifles and fitted with a grenade discharger cup. number may be readily ascertained because it was also stamped on the underside By 4 Mk I/2 or I/3 for I reconditioned it. Can be used on Challenger AFV. The Pattern 1907 bayonet consisted of a one-piece steel blade and tang, with a crossguard and pommel made from wrought iron or mild steel, and a wooden grip usually of walnut secured to the tang by two screws. L-prefix nomenclature was introduced into British This Australian Lithgow-made Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) No.1 Mk.III was manufactured in 1915 and is serial number 54879. museums 4 & No. Description: 1943 Lithgow Lee Enfield No1 MkIII* in .303 British. Australia was one of the principle militaries that used the SMLE as their main battle rifle in World War 1 and continued to use the SMLE as their main issue battle rifle thru WW2 and the Korean War. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). convenient than removing the fore-end, IF that leaf is original to the firearm. The Indian Army went from about 250,000 to 2.5 million during the early stages of WW1. Make sure your search is specific enough to get the correct value. underside of the bolt handle and on the action body at the top rear, in a seemed to have been done at BOD (Base Ordnance Depots) on new spare 4. eaxq$= DPp o&Im. each series). It is believed that most of these have a reciever date of 1953. NOT GETTING EMAILS? .303 Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifle No 1 Mk III and Mk III* complete with bayonet, .303 Rifle No 1 conversion to grenade launcher with cup discharger, .303 Shortened and Lightened Rifle No 1 Mk III* (20.2" and 18.2" barrels) complete with bayonet, .303 Rifle No 6 Mk I and Mk I/1 complete with bayonet, .303 Vickers machine guns Mk I, Mk V and Mk XXI, 7.62mm L1A1 Self Loading Rifle complete with bayonet, 7.62mm L2A1 Automatic Rifle complete with bayonet, 7.62mm L1A1 F1 PNG Model complete with bayonet, Aden gun 30mm Defa canon ammunition links. Due to improvements in machinery, refinement of processes Until 1st January 1925, the master number of a firearm The rear sight is mounted onto the charger bridge and has Magazine Cut-Off on an SMLE Mk III riflethis feature was deleted on the Mk III* rifle.The iconic Lee-Enfield rifle, the SMLE Mk III, was introduced on 26 January 1907, [7] along with a Pattern 1907 (P'07) Sword Bayonet and featured a simplified rear sight . L29A2 .22 Sportco Model 71S Trainer C3 7.62mm converted M1919A4 Browning MG SR8800001 to SR8800010 werea special bi-centennial batch of L1A1 A pattern. M.A. rifles may L103 DP L85 (SA 80) L14A1 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank, in Australian service. L28A1 Canadian Cooey rifle with pistol grip modification for drill purpose L48A1 37mm (1.5 in.) Terms & Conditions. C1 9mm Sterling SMG Search. There is a very small "JJC NY" stamp on the receiver to indicate . I reconditioned my .303 Lee Enfield. Separate and distinct Lx