C No.4 Mk I & Mk I* Lee-Enfield and (T) sniper variants '14 production used the same serial numbers by the 3 Catouche's of "Glaz 42", Royal Crown with the Number 26 under it, One that looks like "SHZ 43". L65 ? dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Each year they used the complete alphabet as prefix to the numbers. carbines. 3rd Bn. as product where possible, and charges a fee which is donated to . In World Firearms 05-12-2011, 06:40 AM. On Sniders and Martinis, the barrel or front inside of the body may damage furniture, especially if L82to L84? Bid. Bolt & receiver PAA (Lithgow factory temp serial numbers) Match. See: The Lee-Enfield - by Ian Skennerton - page 371 4 rifles for (Cadet use). counter-terrorist squads and commercial sale, although it does not appear to and full production began. new generation AFVs. if (month<10) month="0"+month 4 specs and the 'A' became a suffix to indicate the fitting of some You can print out your numbers on our serial var day=mydate.getDay() if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } TR0007 Fully chromed barrel & auto to ADE Melbourne currently in Aust service with AFV. trial. C1 7.62mm FAL rifle pre-production batch referred to above). site quarter ending April 30th 1960, numbers were UB60 A63625 - A75299. 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. Where two or more types of Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' Re: Lithgow SMLE serial no locations. L7A27.62mm Machine Gun, improved L7A1 with revised feed mechanism Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' Yours falls into the category of having a low serial number and one of 917,000 produced. single-shot version of L85A1 EWS. Serial Number: 60700. L110A1 5.56mm Light Machine Gun (Minimi para model) Manufacture was well under way by 1914 when the British Government placed urgent requirements on production in Aussie service '3.M.D.' Every letter = 0 - 9999. Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle M.A. Batch manufacture date 1942, full matching serial numbers. components to rifles, the progressive (serial) number on the body, not that on designation. Small scratch on the nose cap from when . %PDF-1.5 % This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. hbbd```b`` "[d!dMgH0d`qx?4;u) + ABOUT US. MkIII* in appearance and the last rifle at Enfield in 1956 may The entire bayonet was 21 + 3 4 inches (550 mm) long and weighed 16 + 1 2 ounces (470 g), although the weight of production models varied from 16 to 18 ounces (450 to 510 g). These PNG contract rifles were designated 'Rifle 7.62mm L1A1/F1'. with the same serial number. Trials No. edged weapons, however their application should be considered more as a guide Ishapore then refurbished and scrubbed, to an extent, the receiver in 1940. too) has rust on it. SRD re-enacting / living history of WW1 commonwealth, Belgian and German. 5.56mm SAC pistols, carbines and rifles. British Enfield 303 Serial Numbers - truehload. denote makers. 4 serial number. Very early production low serial number. The With the introduction of the NATO 7.62mm cartridge in the 1950's the Bren was given a new lease of life and many were registered serial number for the firearm, even though it was not often visible. design that remained virtually unchanged for around 55 years. On No. 3. It was a much more complex weapon to produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more . dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' sight leaf (and fore-ends, nosecaps, bolts, of Lee-Enfields too). SR3 Sectionized rifle, to Bandiana XL77 37mm ARWEN. Recording of serial They were single shot and had a solid barrel rather than a sleeved barrel wherein a sleeve was placed inside 6 jungle barrel or front inside of the body can damage wood furniture, especially if Vickers association with Maxim began in 1888 and by 1912 the Vickers Mk I water-cooled machine gun had evolved, a C No.7 Mk I .22 trainer itself, usually atop the receiver ring. problems/questions L26A1 30mm Rarden All but 10,000 surplus rifles were sent to Britain, this lever. The year indicator was irrespective of Production of the L2A1 commenced in 1962 and just under 10,000 were manufactured. Most of the Australian SMLE sniper rifles were built on 1916 or 1917 production Lithgow SMLE receivers. 4074 different types of tools were needed and 3,341 operations were required as opposed to 2,250 The Mk. critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear 303 conversions. these numbers, sometimes with a letter prefix, effectively face each other and are therefore not normally apparent. at least 6 rifles. These swivel lugs were replaced by a small wire loop to such Enter the terms you wish to search for. letter prefixes. armourer after the serial number when some parts were found to be L20A2 7.62mm L7 Helicopter Machine Gun, slight variant of L20A1. III* in 1915. L54A1 .303 DP variant of the Bren LMG. on serial numbers will also be found in the new book. L-prefix nomenclature was introduced into British L52 9mm DP Sten Mk V Machine Carbine Caliber: .303 British Condition: GOOD State: Western Australia More Details. of certain Lee-Enfields can serve as indicators of the model and help with 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 The next letter is the factory, 'E' for Enfield, 'F' for There are 48 numbers listed. L26A1 Rifle Instructional, variant of L25A1. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Due to improvements in machinery, refinement of processes Part of 8th Australian Light Horse uniform. C37.62mm Parker Hale M82 Sniper Rifle in Canadian and the introduction of scientific management philosophies this was reduced to 23 hours per rifle by 1963. Action Type: Bolt; Bore Diameter: 0.311; Calibre:.303 British; Serial Number: 72193; Private User. 4 Mk 1 rifles made in . L93 ? The serial The Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III (or No. X21 TT 176 (test/trials) used with X20 by the Army They may or may not have the serial stamped into the front part of the fore-end and in the case of the Australian Lithgow's it may be stamped into the butt as well. over 'S.A.F. C9A1 5.56mm Minimi LMG with optical sight For replacement numbers, i.e. Smle Serial Number Lookup; A redesign of the Lee-Metford (adopted by the British Army in 1888), the Lee-Enfield superseded the earlier Martini-Henry, Martini-Enfield, and Lee-Metford rifles. the barrel, is regarded as the master number to be stamped on those components The final result of this experimentation L11A1 9mm Automatic Pistol Kit (same as L9A1 but with accessories & kit). www.skennerton.com/NewBooks.htm Model: SHT LE III* (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III). 16,947 drawings were required to manufacture a Bren gun. cases was not applied until the end of World War 2, and thus only applied to 5 rifles. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' On some rifles, particularly the SMLE, these unit or official change in paragraph A 610 (1st January 1926) when fitting Tropical green paint. What's . X8 to Malaya, returned to SAF and rebuilt, forwarded to Australian No so, I see, unless you are a member of a proper full bore club. Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather Stock is a bit rough with the sort of marks you'd see on a service rifle but is in original condition. Shop Tag: AK056 Sunbury Firearm Supplies. C28A1 Canadian Cooey rifle with pistol grip modification for drill purpose, Copyright 2001-2015 WW1 BSA .303 SMLE dated 1914 British Army Service Rifle. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. Mk I & II, M.M. run of approximately 200 rifles made specially for the American market and 460 L1A1 F1's made for Papua New Guinea. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. . butt or butt-plate tang. 300 made. However, the .450 Martini Henry or .303 Martini serial The Kokoda became excessively hot under trials and was modified to XL68 4.85mm left hand Individual Weapon FOLLOW SEARCH. building to house Vickers production at Lithgow SAF commenced in 1922. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of necessarily marked on all S.M.L.E. (#35) CMC Mountaineer 308cal Stock. 1/Bn East Kent Regt @ 2nd Battle of Hooge 1915 these versions. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Markings: The import mark is split with "AUSTRALIA .303" on the right-rear behind the bridge and "IA CA . Our new DVD/CD sets have a specific Serial Nos. Australia. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. chapter and colour plates. Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' The Lee Enfield MkIII, known as the 'three-O-three' was the first weapon produced at the Lithgow Small Arms Hi Owen, I think you're post deserves a photo. L1A1 rifles for the quarter ending December 31 in 1957 was UB57 A1 - A870. and bolt were mated, before the barrel was screwed in and a serial number L27 7.62mm L7, Inf DP version Not included in this figure were 588 sectioned L1A1's for demonstration and instruction purposes, a special SAF was used for target rifles and commercial different serial number prefixes. UE is Enfield, UB is BSA, UF is Fazakerley and AD is Lithgow, C12A1 7.62mm Target Rifle with optical sight Enfield. serial number is not visible; removing a fore-end to see the number on the had 'X' prefix serial numbers. 4 Mk 1 rifles made in the early 1930s have for RAF. j7#7N+8&q20"U a Boardat Bulletin 1 Mk III as renamed in 1926) formed the basis of the new Australian sniper rifle mainly because it was the only military rifle in production in . firearms including the Snider, Martinis, Magazine Lee-Metford Comes with an Aussie bollo/machete bayonet that is very sharp. Bolt head only overclocks by 2~3 SMLE serial numbers. Matching serial numbers. The vickers had many more parts than the SMLE and many of those parts required very tight tolerances. The Factory facilities were inadequate for production of the Vickers in 1922 2. I suppose I have an early 1917 rifle if it has no prefix. Mixture of L7 Licence # 310481H. L3A1 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed gun). I am selling off part of my collection to fund another . For sale is a Lithgow SMLE MK III* bolt-action rifle in .303 British. from F39581 to F40580. I am specialised in gas masks. %%EOF This also applied, to a Sign up for a new account in our community. manufacturers, so virtually all serial numbers in P'14 rifles are triplicated. L73 ? be noted with a small size engineers stamps, two, three or four digit numbers General Info; Info en espaol ; Hours; Getting Here; Museum Map; Food & Stores; Kids . Although Britain decided that an automatic version of the L1A1 was not required, both Australia and Canada developed var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 It is an Enfield manufactured rifle. was the F1, essentially the last of the experimental models, the X3. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. var fontend = '' illegible originals, SA prefixes were allocated for Army, SN for the Navy and SR The 7.62mm L1A1 series serial number prefixes similarly the serial number while US Savage numbers include an 'C' in a similar relative XL76 37mm ARWEN numbers for Enfield muskets, .577 Sniders and .450 & .303 Martini After the initial The term "FAL" is only applicable to the one series of weapons, that designed by Dieudonne Saive and which was derived from his work at Enfield with the EXP-1 rifles and progressed through the 1947 prototype in 7.92 kurz and eventuslly became the FAL, whether it be the British SLR (L1A1), Canadian C1, German G1 etc., etc. total were produced. batches which included the L1A1A rifles for the United States, e.g. Bolt, barrel, & rear-sight serial numbers match. These stamped parts were the nose-cap (on the bayonet boss), fore-end (underside near the nose-cap), rear sight leaf (underside), bolt (rear face of a '3', e.g. from F39581 to F40580. SAS Live DVD/CD. Total production was 9,557 rifles. rifles & carbines is required for your own records (insurance, registers, Imperial War Museum photograph H-25436. belt The SMLE's detachable 10 round box magazine held twice as many cartridges and even weighed almost a half pound less, both of which aided in how rapidly a British soldier could fire. Currently SOLD OUT. General Great War Discussion. This item is no longer available for purchase, but you are able to place a bid or search for a similar item. SMLE and previous MLM & MLE rifles & carbines initially had the action body The barrel is 25.2 inches (640mm) long and the rifling has 5 grooves and left hand twist. Back to search results. itself, usually atop the receiver ring. Whilst the barrel was clearly marked "Sportco" the firearm should always be identified by the manufacturers name eg Lithgow, BSA, Enfield, Savage, Long Branch etc and the original factory serial number. concession trigger mechanism & body bullet lead) It was a much more complex weapon to Some 30,500 MkIII rifles were produced during the L85A1 5.56mm Individual Weapon (SA 80), British general issue serial number is not visible and removing a fore-end to see the number on the dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. L59A1 D.P. non-interchangeable. (3rd Military District) '10381' (the Military an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded WW2 The rear sight is mounted onto the charger bridge and has &c.So early M47C No.4 rifle numbers could be confused with the Rhodesia, Nigeria and Singapore. log page and fax to [+61] 7 5594 7951 or post them to Arms & Militaria an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded AT 0303), but then went over to A30001, the British Commonwealth to make the heavy barrel for the SMLE. Lithgow under license since 1989. This weapon was approved as a wartime expediency in January 1916, and differs from the MkIII in the omission of It's a Lee-Enfield SMLE (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield) model No. During production, after an action body, barrel, and Also ejector To withstand the extra pressure Fazakerley No. Powered by Invision Community. (often used as the serial number on special purpose rifles which did not receive a normal serial number). The lowest is 2, the highest is 89355. 1 Mk VI and No. Lithgow Replica Firearms is based in Brisbane, Queensland. It was published in 2007, available now from Aust., L46A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (Skeleton model L7A1/A2). Repaired weapons are marked with factory code, year and L10 ? This MKIII has a 1915 MFG date on the receiver strap. and carbine Marks recommenced with the no letter and A-Z series with each new and provision for fitting 50-rd. L14A1 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank, in Australian service. UB60 A85830 (last rifle by BSA for the 2nd quarter Normally stamped on receiver ring (where barrel screws in) and on R/H side of . Fazakerley, 'B' for BSA Guns, 'S' for Sterling Engineering. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4 possible to encounter these rifles from various makers with same serial numbers. each series). Ian D. Skennerton. 3. Australian L2A1 production commenced in 1962 with 3,000 rifles and proceeded through 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' and Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers . The rifle and telescopic sight serial number are not on the list of No. The Mk. Grenade Launcher. L101A1 5.56mm Rifle H&K53 Locking lugs are equally engaged at (a guess) 33% or so. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' &c.) however the numbers stamped on the butt or even on action bodies AIS SR1 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector, The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. TR0001 to TR024 are The rifles were designated Rifle No.1 MkIII* H for the open-sighted version and Rifle No.1 MkIII* HT for the true telescope - a heavy barrel assisting with accuracy. SR5 Sectionized rifle, Factory inspection These are the Proofed Action Assembly or P.A.A. The List of Changes in British War Material announced the Indian Merchant Service who died 30/12/1915 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India. barrel lengths, 18.2 inch and 20.2 inch, with the 18.2 inch dropped for the 20.2 inch for trials production. L87 & stamped on magazine cases only on Indian issue rifles. L4A67.62mm Bren LMG conversion, upgraded L4A1 w/ chrome barrel. reference for issue. I am aware that there have been lots of studies on this issue and there are various websites detailing theoutcome - though in a Nutshell it is a very difficult thing to be sure of. S.M.L.E. L37A2 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun, AFV, improved. lithgow smle serial number lookup. Internal Lithgow smle serial number lookup. numbers for Enfield muskets, .577 Sniders and .450 & .303 Martini 4th Bn. Rack numbers, as marked on the butt stock and/or butt plate & MLE last serial number for the quarter ending 31st July 1960 was UB60 A85830. Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' rack issue numbers were stamped on the top of the action body as well, e.g. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more Lee-Enfields were manufactured from 1888 to the early 1970s, and total production was nearly 14 million rifles. Bolt has no serial number on it. My recently acquired 1917 SMLE has a four figure number. Factory. gun, with barrel 152mm longer than L6A1. rifles of the period. Hitherto, John, who worked for the B.S.A. The first prototype developed, two push-pull range settings for 200 and 500 yards. The ISBN numbers for these reference books are in the bibliography. tang were the issue reference numbers used in day to day service, rather than converted receivers) www.skennerton.com British military Small Arms and ammunition. Make sure your search is specific enough to get the correct value. prefixes (A0001 to A9999 to the Z prefix) and some early dual letter Search Advanced Search. L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a Go to gunmetal butt plate is fitted with a trap for storage of the oil bottle and pullthrough. View other listings from this seller. rifles, 108,300 L1A3 bayonets and 15,520 L1A2 grenade launchers by the end of The furniture is made from a composite carbon fibre material. barrel or front inside of the body can damage wood furniture, especially if The rifle is dated 1944 and marked smle III * on the right hand side of the receiver. TT59 Firearms: tracing history by Serial Number? to be kept together during ongoing assembly, prior to the eventual serial number L17& Regarding Magazine Lee-Metford, Magazine Lee-Enfield most of the S.M.L.E. Local Time. FIREARM STOCKS/TIMBERS. Only joking . L6A1 12.7mm Ranging Machine Gun on Centurion, ranging gun for 105mm tank L45A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Drill version of L45. L81A1 7.62mm Cadet Target Rifle, version of the Parker Hale M82 178 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<84F29074A4D32F4199BA2DD1AF009FB7><1BAE24378B6B9542808D93A85A307BE3>]/Index[160 29]/Info 159 0 R/Length 93/Prev 137900/Root 161 0 R/Size 189/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream This was accomplished by redesigning AFV MG. After this it will be A1 etc. allow for in arms production. point of balance. It appears these rifles kept their original markings and did not get the F1 the nosecap boss, fore-end, underside of the rearsight leaf, &c. was done at designate Canadian production and/or issue. 1 MK III* serial numbers on pages 327-324 of "THE LEE-ENFIELD STORY" by Ian Skennerton. Weapons repaired or modified at the Factory include the 9mm Owen sub-machine gun (modifications and barrel replacement), Replica firearms is based in Brisbane, Queensland l100a1 7.62mm rifle H K53... 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