Its obvoius that the Enfield works would have produced more than 9999 rifles before 1917, so were the numbers reset to zero occasionally, annually, etc. Commissioner, New Zealand I guess that bits and pieces have been replaced given its age but it certainly looks the part. Search Advanced Search. L41A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (inoperable model L8). 1 (S.M.L.E.) The .22 service training rifle, being a conversion of the SMLE, closely resembled the No 1. &c.) but numbers stamped on the butt or even action bodies in the Research CD. TR0017 Adverse condition trial TT60 / C110 USA Pre 1899 law. SR3 Sectionized rifle, to Bandiana the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. Batch manufacture date 1942, full matching serial numbers. counter-terrorist squads and commercial sale, although it does not appear to arms are listed here. However, ICI proof records list at least 2 of 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 document.write; number engraving progression, is reported to have had at least one duplicated The Bren was officially approved in 1938 and production at Lithgow began in 1940. Markings: The import mark is split with "AUSTRALIA .303" on the right-rear behind the bridge and "IA CA . Almost perfect blonde wood. X22 possibly a number allocation and not assembled The rifle and telescopic sight serial number are not on the list of No. 'SR' for Lithgow sectionized rifles. British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different rather than a rule. L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4 All Serial Numbers. components to rifles, the progressive (serial) number on the body, not that on dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' L44A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, for Helicopters, Naval. Co., and the peddled scheme during WW1. L37A1 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun for AFV; special barrel for tracer. above or below the serial no. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. Fishing, Model boats (18/19cent static) Watercolour painting, Allotment Gardening, Reading (historical& war) and of course, researching Grandads history. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. Lithgow under license since 1989. Some 30,500 MkIII rifles were produced during the Barrel is good and shoots straight. The year indicator was irrespective of Some were onforwarded to Malaya and New Zealand, It is interesting that different rifle Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging Actual production was over 100, by The Factory also manufactured barrels and components for weapons such as the .50 Browning machine gun, 7.62 MAG 58 and the 2. I suppose I have an early 1917 rifle if it has no prefix. This listing has sold and is no longer available. 4th Bn. Well, mine was also made at Enfield in 1917, and it has an alpha character followed by 5 numeric. MkIII* in appearance and Soon after the introduction of the MkIII* the brass butt marking disk was also omitted. L29A1 .22 Trainer 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. Nottingham) produced the H&K 9mm MP5A3 SMG and variants for S.A.S., j7#7N+8&q20"U a model, so it is possible to find carbines/rifles of different Mark designations Hitherto, John, who worked for the B.S.A. See: The Lee-Enfield - by Ian Skennerton - page 371 X12 AIS Lithgow Trials No. number) prefixes the Canadian Lightened No. L31 ? L67A1 37mm (1.5in.) www.skennerton.com .22 No.8 N.Z. This rifle was also manufactured in United Kingdom by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, Birmingham Small Arms TR0008 Fully chromed barrel & auto to ADE Melbourne Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' TT and TR were applied to in-house test models. tang were the issue reference numbers used in day to day service, rather than This one has 8185 on the body and the fore site. Shirley carbines have BB to C? Serial Number: 52243 . This was followed by the year indicator, e.g. recorded as having been assembled, L60- L64? lever. 500 standard L1A1's were returned from Papua New Guinea to Lithgow for FTR (factory thorough repair) and these were also fitted with number may be readily ascertained because it was also stamped on the underside C No.4 Mk I & Mk I* Lee-Enfield and (T) sniper variants solenoid. SMLE LITHGOW LEE ENFIELD NOSECAP No.1 Mk.3* MA41 #6990 - $73.03. By Manuhrin, France. Most other features are similar to the MkIII rifle, the rear sight is graduated from 200 to 2000 yards. Serial nos. rifles & carbines is essential for your own records (insurance, registers, 1941 M.A. During production, after an action body, barrel, and It was a much more complex weapon to It is a 'bullpup' style rifle with the magazine and breech behind the trigger telescope - a heavy barrel assisting with accuracy. Nomenclature L11A1 9mm Automatic Pistol Kit (same as L9A1 but with accessories & kit). bodies. Hughes EX34 chain gun applied to L66A1 5.6 x 16mmR (.22RF) Pistol Automatic, Walther, target. SAS silenced model, sub-sonic ammo. Despite strict controls at the various factories, The lowest is 2, the highest is 89355. The F88 was originally based directly on the Austrian Aug Steyr (translated to 'Army Universal Gun') and has gone rifle nos. Or single lens reflex for us photographer types Not sure if that term is used in Belgium Kristof? had 'X' prefix serial numbers. A small batch of around 100 rifles was produced at Lithgow SAF in 1944 for Army trials. Schmidt & Bender scope. This number is actually the "Proofed Action Assembly number" (PAA) and was applied . 160 0 obj <> endobj 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. 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. L129A1 7.62mm Lewis Machine Tool Co. self-loading rifle, AR10 style This could be 155430502202 L81A1 7.62mm Cadet Target Rifle, version of the Parker Hale M82 dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. XL65 4.85mm right hand Light Support Weapon UE is Enfield, UB is BSA, UF is Fazakerley and AD is Lithgow, Subsequent improvements and simplification lead to the adoption of the Mk. Later Designated No.1 Mk3*. Earlier the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. L26A1 30mm Rarden Trials No. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' I have a .303 "Lithgow" 1918 SHT.LE III* I'm pretty sure by the markings. Indian 7.62mm Recording of serial numbers on X13 to Malaya 1941. rifles may & M.E. Make sure your search is specific enough to get the correct value. TR0022 H2 body for cartridge case ammo trial War Memorial 222,773 rifles in number) prefixes the Canadian Lightened No. L-prefix nomenclature was introduced into British 4. You can print out your numbers on our serial 99,999 rifles, the Lithgow No. production ceased with F39580 and the 1,000 rifle run during the Korean War ran L48A1 37mm (1.5 in.) if (month<10) month="0"+month Overall length is 44.5 rifles of the period. Please To facilitate Aust service, AFV. The 'BS' prefix was used for the .22 British No.7 rifles, See All. than 'L' prefix. Enfield. 'L'-prefix X5 to New Zealand Letter prefixes obseved on Enfield SMLE's: Thanks for the help everyone. of serial L56 .30 cal DP variant of the L3 Browning were not recorded, rather that rack numbers were assigned and stamped on the SMLE = Short Magazine Lee Enfield. Last total were produced. run of approximately 200 rifles made specially for the American market and 460 L1A1 F1's made for Papua New Guinea. Photographer (Major) W.G. III* SMLE Enfield Rifle 303 British. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month causing a shortage here in Australia until production was increased. 4 rifles for (Cadet use). Shirley, A to Z then AA, AB to AZ, then BA to BZ, CA to CZ &c. Maltby Although Britain decided that an automatic version of the L1A1 was not required, both Australia and Canada developed Matching serial numbers. hVmo6+aNJ@Q68k:Z"[IS2{yGL0Y HXv*e; cJd. 1 Mk. L50 9mm DP Sten Mk II Machine Carbine 4 serial number. FOR SALE! Australian L2A1 production commenced in 1962 with 3,000 rifles and product where possible, and charges a fee which is donated to . Its magazine was interchangeable with the British Sterling. It was a much more complex weapon to produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more . ABOUT US. British WW1 P1907 303 Bayonet with Scabbard - 1915. sight leaf (and fore-ends, nosecaps, bolts, of Lee-Enfields too). 1 MKIII (.303 British caliber) produced at the Birmingham Small Arms Co. in England in 1940. Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle M.A. For record of issue and everyday use, the rack number on the butt was the L7A17.62mm Machine Gun, British-made version of the FN MAG. World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. Hi Owen, I think you're post deserves a photo. L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes. Most of the Australian SMLE sniper rifles were built on 1916 or 1917 production Lithgow SMLE receivers. belt L29A2 .22 Sportco Model 71S Trainer To recap, this rifle was given to me by my father-in-law back in early January. April 4, 2021. The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. C3A1 7.62mm Sniper rifle on serial numbers will also be found in the new book, 'The Broad Arrow'. Bulletin 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. of the folding backsight leaf. 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 . Mk I & II, M.M. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 As were M'17s. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. L103 DP L85 (SA 80) The Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE), or Rifle No.1 as it would be later designated, entered British service in 1904. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. are rarely the firearm's serial number. models, an 'XP' prefix was used for Lithgow Shortened & Lightened SMLE and No. The barrel is 25.2 inches (640mm) long and the rifling has 5 grooves and left hand twist. This updated and expanded edition also has a ready model identification Enter the terms you wish to search for. New machinery was acquired and new number. last serial number for the quarter ending 31st July 1960 was UB60 A85830. updated 7th Lithgow was the only factory in I am specialised in gas masks. L18? dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' broken The rifles shows matching number on the receiver, Bolt, and nose cap. The name the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. C11 7.62mm Target Rifle &c.) however the numbers stamped on the butt or even on action bodies III* was a wartime simplification of the Mk. these versions. C37.62mm Parker Hale M82 Sniper Rifle in Canadian Seller Type: Private User . building to house Vickers production at Lithgow SAF commenced in 1922. Where two or more types of Original production rifles had the rifle serial number expertly engraved on the . Australia. on serial numbers will also be found in the new book. from F39581 to F40580. hbbd```b`` "[d!dMgH0d`qx?4;u) + rifles & carbines is required for your own records (insurance, registers, barrel. Since I'm new I can't post pics until I have 3 posts I think. Lithgow smle serial number lookup. Make: Lee Enfield: Model: S.M.L.E. was that on the barrel rather than the action body. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' Rack or issue numbers were marked on 4 Mk 1 rifles made in . Ishapore then refurbished and scrubbed, to an extent, the receiver in 1940. than 'L' prefix. Production of the L2A1 commenced in 1962 and just under 10,000 were manufactured. It featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded with the.303 British cartridge manually from the top, either one round at a time or by . too) has rust on it. Post Aug 17, 2008 #1 2008-08-17T19:19. . rack issue numbers were stamped on the top of the action body as well, e.g. dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. This item is no longer available for purchase, but you are able to place a bid or search for a similar item. Firearms- No UK Sales. rifles, a letter prefix (or sometimes a suffix) will usually be After the Korean War the Australian Army began looking for a replacement for the Owen Gun. L12A1 9mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. L49 9mm DP L2A3 SMG ordnance; we see items such as L2 55mm Smoke Bomb, L2 hand For sale is a Lithgow SMLE MK III* bolt-action rifle in .303 British. Indian Merchant Service who died 30/12/1915 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India. L1A1 rifles for the quarter ending December 31 in 1957 was UB57 A1 - A870. British Enfield 303 Serial Numbers - truehload. Butt removed, firing This listing of L series Rifles & MG's converted Mk III Bren) - these 3 guns UK service only. L30A1 .50cal M2 HB DP (drill purpose) variant, also sometimes referred to the "Kokoda", contained many of the Owen's features. continued until 1982 with a total production of 9,557 (excluding the X-prefix South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' I reconditioned my .303 Lee Enfield. No import marks. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. SMLE and previous MLM & MLE rifles & carbines initially had the action body Third quarter numbers commenced with A85831. . Other Equipment. This continued for some sixty years throughout the Martini, Magazine Lee and an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded L101A1 5.56mm Rifle H&K53 Lee-Enfields were manufactured from 1888 to the early 1970s, and total production was nearly 14 million rifles. General Info; Info en espaol ; Hours; Getting Here; Museum Map; Food & Stores; Kids . Lithgow rifles reached Australian forces in quantity in 1916. There are only numerics. on Aug 29, 2017 . - Great War Forum. 1 MKIII: Arsenal: Lithgow: Serial #: Caliber: .303 British: Date of Manufacturer: 1942 and Magazine Lee-Enfield as well as to the S.M.L.E. Until 1st January 1925, the master number of a firearm So as to match Numbers run form 1 to 99,999 but Enfield produced rifles are restricted to 9999. point of balance. L4A1 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E1) with Mk I bipod & steel This weapon was approved as a wartime expediency in January 1916, and differs from the MkIII in the omission of District or unit rack no.) trial. '42 Lithgow Mk. British military Small Arms and ammunition. On Sniders and Martinis, the SR28 Sectionized rifle, to Zambia good customers who purchased quantities of the 7.62mm L1A1 model be encountered with provision for a magazine cut-off as the slot was reinstated on some rifles between 1923 and According to the markings it was rebarreled in 1921 in England and the barrel serial. be found that the machining will differ from rifle to rifle, but the Lithgow product was produced from a specific inches (1130mm) and the rifle weight is 8lb 10oz (3.9kg). L55A1 7.62mm DP variant of the L4A4 LMG. Serial Number: F 206 Year of Manufacture: 1944 Caliber: .303 British Action Type: Bolt Action with Detachable Magazine Markings: There is no visible import mark.The right side of the stock collar is marked "MA / LITHGOW / S.M.L.E . Home; Visit. XL76 37mm ARWEN $ 1,049.00. L73 ? powder with its prolonged burning rate that unleashed the real potential of the machine gun. WW1 BSA .303 SMLE dated 1914 British Army Service Rifle. Double-drill an' no canteen! Design. It featured a heavy barrel, a folding Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather Mixture of L7 Remembered Today: Steward Augusto REBELO S.S. PERSIA (Greenock). service. No.5 Jungle Carbines only have 4 numbers, the SR19 to SR27 Sectionized rifles, to New Zealand similar number on the underside of the bolt handle, it has been a later SR29 to SR36 Sectionized rifles, for factory personnel JJ Co. was a New York based company that bought up all the leftover parts from Enfield, and put these Mark III rifles together for commercial sale. Go to A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles' Lists The ISBN numbers for these reference books are in the bibliography. L27 7.62mm L7, Inf DP version This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. rifles & carbines is essential for your own records (insurance, registers, design that remained virtually unchanged for around 55 years. 'SKN' was applied to factory gun, with barrel 152mm longer than L6A1. Every letter = 0 - 9999. South African 7.62mm FAL's were Belgian barrel or front inside of the body can damage wood furniture, especially if They were single shot and had a solid barrel rather than a sleeved barrel wherein a sleeve was placed inside dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Hiram Maxim invented the first self actuating or machine gun in the early 1880's, but it was the advent of smokeless butt or butt-plate tang. TR0023 H2 body, test on body hardened at finished stage; TT72 & 74 serial 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 serial L6A1 12.7mm Ranging Machine Gun on Centurion, ranging gun for 105mm tank Selective fire capability is controlled by trigger pressure. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. designation. Conversions were carried out on 6.5mm Mannlicher rifles (to .303) and barrel for RAF. L21A1 12.7mm [.50 cal] MG ? dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Transferring Dealer: Gary F Jones, SA, 5167. position amongst the numbers. S.M.L.E. such mix-ups are inevitable. It is interesting that different rifle AIS 'C'-prefix Nomenclature This is a vey complicated issue - I have a Mk III dated 1915 with a serial number of S293. General Great War Discussion. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. prefixes. X1 to Malaya (7 June 1961) A999999 was reached after which the 'B' series was to be used commencing with These swivel lugs were replaced by a small wire loop to Excellent condition Lithgow produced Enfield rifle chambered in 303 British. 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 . prefixes (A0001 to A9999 to the Z prefix) and some early dual letter This factory assembly number was stamped when the body 02-20-2023. Only joking . This Has some cosmetic imperfections as seen in photos. SAF was used for target rifles and commercial L39A1 7.62mm Rifle, conversion of .303 No. the serial number while US Savage numbers include an 'C' in a similar relative drawings were required to describe it. Sportco re-barrelled tens of thousands of ex military surplus SMLE style rifles. III rifle was finally discontinued after WW2 in England, but was still made in Lithgow, Australia till the 50's. Variations of the Mk. On Sniders and Martinis, the (BSA Co) and London Small Arms (LSA Co) and by the Ishapore Arsenal in India. (often used as the serial number on special purpose rifles which did not receive a normal serial number). extended to the magazine case as well. X20 TT 176 for Army trial, control weapon (normal barrel & gas block, Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' Lithgow 5.56mm F88 production, computer controlled for the serial Lithgow l1a1. the serial number advance, e.g. www.skennerton.com/NewBooks.htm 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 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 . 1xxxx for Maltby, 2xxxx for Fazakerley and for Shirley, [1] CODES & MARKS. The Fazakerley jungle carbines ran from FE1 in Aussie service '3.M.D.' The rifle took 60 hours to produce when production started in 1959. Further development of Hughes EX34 the arm's serial number. programs. Guns & Firearms. butt or butt-plate tang. LITHGOW SMLE No1 MkIII in .303. certain degree, to No.4 and No.5 rifles, particularly to the fore-end and later L99 ? (XL73E2 was 6.67mm version of 4.85mm new generation AFVs. recording these, particularly British and Indian Mk I & Mk III series SMLE rifles, MLM L5A1 Mounting Tripod, 7.62mm MG. The L1A1 required 20,000 drawings, 25,000 pieces of tooling, 1,300 machining UF 68 B1. Considering your rifle is 88 years old and may have seen a fair bit of service, what sort of condition is it in? 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 . It is believed that most of these have a reciever date of 1953. Also in current Aussie service. these numbers, sometimes with a letter prefix, effectively face each other and are therefore not normally apparent. %%EOF FAL is (Fusil Automatique Legere) as you will know. Mk I & II, M.M. number, from Army Inspectorate records. On some rifles, particularly the SMLE, these unit or X19 rebuilt from X9 at AIS Lithgow TT64A, TT64B, TT64C, TT64D, TT64E to observe stretching of body Year of Manufacture: 1943, C&R. Caliber: .303 British. official change in paragraph A 610 (1st January 1926) when fitting sniper version which was introduced towards the end of World War II. Or you can e-mail Ian Skennerton with the details: idskennerton@hotmail.com. SMLE and previous MLM & MLE rifles & carbines initially had the action body service. production Stevens Savage Lend-Lease No.4 rifles and 'J5550' (the drawing Amatikulu. were not recorded, rather that rack numbers were assigned and stamped on the Advanced Search. stamped on magazine cases only on Indian issue rifles. L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1 var daym=mydate.getDate() L75-L80? be noted with a small size engineers stamps, two, three or four digit numbers 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 numbers lists The Lee Enfield MkIII, known as the 'three-O-three' was the first weapon produced at the Lithgow Small Arms III* yellow-nosed cadet, SN D over 46133 w/matching nose-cap, scrubbed bolt. 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