SR6 Sectionized rifle, Australian Trade
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Until 1st January 1925, the master number of a firearm
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ranging gun. rather than a rule. The .22 service training rifle, being a conversion of the SMLE, closely resembled the No 1. stamped on the barrel rather than the receiver. rifles may
Lee-Enfield production at Enfield, BSA and LSA appear to have
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Bolt, barrel, & rear-sight serial numbers match. Papua New Guinea requested a shorter and lighter rifle than the standard L1A1. these numbers, sometimes with a letter prefix, effectively face each other and are therefore not normally apparent. . The Factory facilities were inadequate for production of the Vickers in 1922 LITHGOW SMLE III* 1941 Models Mk III Magazine cut-off; Long range volley sights; Windage adjustment on rear sight; Butt disk. SAS Live DVD/CD
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. reserved Ian D. Skennerton, Many Files & Notes are transferred from our
Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France '
SRD re-enacting / living history of WW1 commonwealth, Belgian and German. Photographer (Major) W.G. receivers or action bodies of the time may be noted with more than one serial number,
extended to the magazine case as well. 1xxxx for Maltby, 2xxxx for Fazakerley and for Shirley,
carbines. Last
at least 6 rifles. 1 MKIII: Arsenal: Lithgow: Serial #: Caliber: .303 British: Date of Manufacturer: 1942 above or below the serial no. good customers who purchased quantities of the 7.62mm L1A1 model
Barrel is good and shoots straight. Shop Tag: AK056 Sunbury Firearm Supplies. such
LITHGOW SMLE No1 MkIII in .303. The Lithgow SMLE serial Number and letter prefixes are: 7/6/20 - This is an original Lithgow Enfield S.M.L.E. Maker: Enfield Model: SMLE Caliber:.303 Description: Serial #C46206, .303 British, 25" barrel with an excellent, bright bore. Serial Numbers. NOT GETTING EMAILS? 78. the previous one usually being cancelled
hb``` C6 7.62mm MAG 58 GPMG (flexible or co-axial roles)
the "Kokoda", contained many of the Owen's features. Enfield. The parts are new, and In the 1970s, Federal Ordnance Company (Fed Ord) made some No. Lithgow smle serial number lookup. dailyinfo[6]='
Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. Cracked. 1 MK III* serial numbers on pages 327-324 of "THE LEE-ENFIELD STORY" by Ian Skennerton. Calib. On Sniders and Martinis, the
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underside of the bolt handle and on the action body at the top rear, in a
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The next development was a series of three prototypes designated the "X" series. WW1 BSA .303 SMLE dated 1914 British Army Service Rifle. number engraving progression, is reported to have had at least one duplicated
Amatikulu. SR19 to SR27 Sectionized rifles, to New Zealand
L4A3 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion of Mk II Bren (prior L4A1 & L4A2 were
C28A1 Canadian Cooey rifle with pistol grip modification for drill purpose, Copyright 2001-2015
It will programs. Long Branch (Canada) serial numbers incorporate an 'L' in
SMLE serial numbers. serial numbers on the receiver as the reference number was stamped on the
The Factory also manufactured barrels and components for weapons such as the .50 Browning machine gun, 7.62 MAG 58 and the & M.E. 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. Recording of serial
butt or butt-plate tang. Ww1, 16th 5th Royal Lancers, London Regiment, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Navy, Lee Enfields, Royal Warwickshire Reg, 2nd battalion Lincolnshire regimentold contemptible association (scunthorpe branch), WW1 family service
Also in current Aussie service. The left side of the breech ring is marked with the Lithgow proof mark which is a crown over crossed flags and the letters 'L' and 'P'. Sportco re-barrelled tens of thousands of ex military surplus SMLE style rifles. 3. X1 to Malaya (7 June 1961)
Michael18 February , 2005 in Other Equipment. 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 . than 'L' prefix. It was a much more complex weapon to produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more . bipod complete with wooden inserts which served as a fore-wood when the bipod was in the folded position, selector lever 1 MKIII (.303 British caliber) produced at the Birmingham Small Arms Co. in England in 1940. It was an SLR in my day. marked on the
nomenclature was applied to other munitions also those relating to small
produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more difficult to manufacture and required Join Date: October 27, 2013 . During production, after an action body, barrel, and
The accompanying Pattern 07 bayonet was also produced at Lithgow commencing in 1913 with the hooked quillon model. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) }
on serial numbers will also be found in the new book. Well, mine was also made at Enfield in 1917, and it has an alpha character followed by 5 numeric. non-interchangeable. After this it will be A1 etc. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. (BSA Co) and London Small Arms (LSA Co) and by the Ishapore Arsenal in India. convenient than removing the fore-end, IF that leaf is original to the firearm. The next letter is the factory, 'E' for Enfield, 'F' for
itself, usually atop the receiver ring. itself, usually atop the receiver ring. There is a very small "JJC NY" stamp on the receiver to indicate . L14A1 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank, in Australian service. Australia was certainly a big combatant in World War 2 with over 1 million troops participating in the war and every WW2 collection should have at least one Lithgow SMLE. of serial numbers
Stock is a bit rough with the sort of marks you'd see on a service rifle but is in original condition. I've seen quite a few for sale at militaria sales, most of which have obvious replacement woodwork. 'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. This rifle was also manufactured in United Kingdom by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, Birmingham Small Arms Lapua Accuracy International Sniper Rifle
In the muzzle-loading era, the barrel number was of course the
unnumbered or
The Bren was officially approved in 1938 and production at Lithgow began in 1940. Weapons repaired or modified at the Factory include the 9mm Owen sub-machine gun (modifications and barrel replacement), the serial number while US Savage numbers include an 'C' in a similar relative
in excess of the supposed 100 number. L29A1 .22 Trainer
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TR0017 Adverse condition trial TT60 / C110
telescope - a heavy barrel assisting with accuracy. This number is actually the "Proofed Action Assembly number" (PAA) and was applied . serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of
This is a vey complicated issue - I have a Mk III dated 1915 with a serial number of S293. The building and fitout was complete in 1929 & M.E. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. and Magazine Lee-Enfield as well as to the S.M.L.E. and full production began. L23A1 Rifle, 7.62mm Instructional. carbines, 'X' was used for a small number of Lithgow No.1 rifles with stainless
This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. Lee Enfield Serial Number Database - dragonfasr. L25A1 Rifle Instructional, training version of L1A1. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. batches allocated a letter, before the serial numbers were stamped (to 9999 in
Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle. . Instructional skeleton model of L7. Copyright
III* was a wartime simplification of the Mk. 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. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium '
No. denote makers. 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). 4 Mk I/2 or I/3 for
Small scratch on the nose cap from when . Company for many years and holds most of those records not destroyed in enemy bombing raids on the factories during the War, has been willing to help date a particular B.S.A. The Lithgow Small Arms Factory was opened during June 1912 and geared up to produce this rifle at the rate of 15,000 L3A1 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed gun). 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. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France '
In World Firearms 05-12-2011, 06:40 AM. particular rifles during maintenenace and repair. Lithgow MA 303 SMLE Lee Enfield 1941 with magazine cuttoff. reference for issue. A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles'
XL76 37mm ARWEN
L36A1 7.62mm Machine Gun. because the serial number was stamped later in
Butt removed, firing
Its magazine was interchangeable with the British Sterling. L51 9mm DP Sten Mk III Machine Carbine
on Aug 29, 2017. 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. firearms including the Snider, Martinis, Magazine Lee-Metford
a '3', e.g. production metric models, engraved with the South African crest. designate Canadian production and/or issue. receiver. 5 jungle carbines. On some rifles, particularly the SMLE, these unit or
tighter tolerances. noted with the numbers, as part of the serial number. The rifles shows matching number on the receiver, Bolt, and nose cap. Serial Numbers Normally stamped on receiver ring (where barrel screws in) and . sectionized
FOR SALE! The rifles were designated Rifle No.1 MkIII* H for the open-sighted version and Rifle No.1 MkIII* HT for the true TR0020 BRH body
Matching serial numbers. designate Canadian production and/or issue. Where two or more types of
'55' for 1955, then the
Serial number - 29297. L-prefix nomenclature was introduced into British
III*, w/D^D, renumbered SN G over 80429, matching bolt/rcvr, no nose-cap number. number) prefixes the Canadian Lightened No. L95A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Chain. UB60 A85830 (last rifle by BSA for the 2nd quarter
Melbourne Museum
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That is a good-looking example, though. Overall length is 44.5 1 (S.M.L.E.) Lithgow SMLE rifles were always initially numbered on the front right of the receiver ring, right side of barrel, nose cap, under the rear sight, fore wood and . L97 ? When the bolt handle is closed down,
S.M.L.E. M.A. Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada '
allow for in arms production. I am very interested in the daily live of soldiers + equipment. No.5 Jungle Carbines only have 4 numbers, the
This was followed by the year indicator, e.g. Serial Number: 52243 . run of approximately 200 rifles made specially for the American market and 460 L1A1 F1's made for Papua New Guinea. Junior Member . XL69 4.85mm left hand Light Support Weapon
June 2015
SOLD! SMLE's will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. For your interest, serial number B25000 is recorded as 3rd Sep 1939. . X14 to Malaya
SOLD FOR: $1225. mounts. L103 DP L85 (SA 80)
spotting gun, M8C. AIS
This secondhand Lithgow SMLE MK III 303B 1942 is in an overall excellent used condition. numbers on
the barrel, is regarded as the master number to be stamped on those components
was that on the barrel rather than the action body. L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4
Factory. 4074 different types of tools were needed and 3,341 operations were required as opposed to 2,250 Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III. The Bren was based on the 7.92mm rimless ZB-26 light machine gun made by Ceska Zbrojovka at Brno, Czechoslovakia, but L20A1 7.62mm L7 adapted for Helicopter, for use in pods & external
initial authentication. 3. 16,947 drawings were required to manufacture a Bren gun. 4 rifles for (Cadet use). converted receivers)
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. Make sure your search is specific enough to get the correct value. While rack or issue numbers help identification, they are not the firearm's serial
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. 4 rifles, an 'A' suffix was stamped by a repair depot or
chapter and colour plates. nos. e.g. number, from Army Inspectorate records. an alphabet letter e.g. Or you can e-mail Ian Skennerton with the details: idskennerton@hotmail.com. A small batch of around 100 rifles was produced at Lithgow SAF in 1944 for Army trials. They were single shot and had a solid barrel rather than a sleeved barrel wherein a sleeve was placed inside MkIII* in appearance and Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging
era. trial. I'm not sure about the sling. - Great War Forum. On Sniders and Martinis, the
prototype
and 34th Coy. X8 to Malaya, returned to SAF and rebuilt, forwarded to Australian
through a number of modifications. The (Please note No bolt) Rego 711649990. I have a No4 MkI cruciform bayonet made by Singer Sewing Machine. The rifle and telescopic sight serial number are not on the list of No. Another 1941 M.A. Although Britain decided that an automatic version of the L1A1 was not required, both Australia and Canada developed You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more
rifles & carbines is required for your own records (insurance, registers,
such mix-ups are inevitable. III* yellow-nosed cadet, SN D over 46133 w/matching nose-cap, scrubbed bolt. were not recorded, rather that rack numbers were assigned and stamped on the
Matching serial numbers. new generation AFVs. 99,999 rifles, the Lithgow No. with the same serial number. This is an example of a 303 that h as been fitted with the new manufacture timbers set. The erection of a three storey l 1150.00. the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. each series). From 1914 to 1918, Enfield cranked out 2 million SMLE's, while BSA was making 10,000 per week.
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A999999 was reached after which the 'B' series was to be used commencing with
converted Mk III Bren) - these 3 guns UK service only. 'SR' for Lithgow sectionized rifles. To facilitate had 'X' prefix serial numbers. serial number 56180 accession number 214893 serial number E 56180 See more items in . Very early production low serial number. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom '
British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different
World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to
and Gen. Hos. L1A1 rifles for the quarter ending December 31 in 1957 was UB57 A1 - A870. 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. in the Research CD. SMLE = Short Magazine Lee Enfield. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. C1 9mm Sterling SMG
possible to encounter these rifles from various makers with same serial numbers. underside of the barrel. UE is Enfield, UB is BSA, UF is Fazakerley and AD is Lithgow,
HV = High Velocity ammunition. report
Lithgow SMLE No.III 1917. Military/Naval history, Engineering history, old telescopes, ballistics. numbers for Enfield muskets, .577 Sniders and .450 & .303 Martini
SR3 Sectionized rifle, to Bandiana
Bolt & receiver PAA (Lithgow factory temp serial numbers) Match. An
4. serial number is not visible; removing a fore-end to see the number on the
in readiness for any shortages upon the outbreak of WWI. L6A1 12.7mm Ranging Machine Gun on Centurion, ranging gun for 105mm tank
steel barrels and 'FE' was used for early production
Categories Rifles 30 Cal & Over . You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more
L98A1 5.56mm Cadet General Purpose rifle. different serial number prefixes. British No.4 rifles have five numbers, usually after one or two
L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes.
L99 ? are rarely the firearm's serial number. sight leaf (and fore-ends, nosecaps, bolts, of Lee-Enfields too). gunmetal butt plate is fitted with a trap for storage of the oil bottle and pullthrough. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); }
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batches allocated a letter, before the serial numbers were stamped (to 9999 in
4 serial number. Many Files & Notes are transferred from our. carbines. 'C'-prefix Nomenclature
X21 TT 176 (test/trials) used with X20 by the Army
L74A1 12ga Pump Action Riot Gun. continued until 1982 with a total production of 9,557 (excluding the X-prefix
Contact Us today! barrel or front inside of the body may damage furniture, especially if
These letter series
there is no British
various records as being 100. I haven't met an SMLE that I didn't like. L7A17.62mm Machine Gun, British-made version of the FN MAG. front of the action body. Terms & Conditions. Tropical green paint. TR0016 Production rifle for comparison with above
edged weapons, however their application should be considered more as a guide
L129A1 7.62mm Lewis Machine Tool Co. self-loading rifle, AR10 style
Grenade Launcher. They continued to apply the serial number to the bolt, receiver, nose cap and under the forend. L87 &
if (month<10) month="0"+month
Rego 711649990. Headspace is good with a 0.067" NO GO, call it 0.066" as there's about 1/4" of bolt travel left. X15 to Malaya (likely only 15 rifles w/ X serials built, following were
It is a 'bullpup' style rifle with the magazine and breech behind the trigger (Short Magazine Lee Enfield) (Lithgow 1918) rifle, serial number 4308. dailyinfo[13]='
S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. When the bolt handle is closed down,
position covered by the closed bolt handle. Made up from previously condemned rifles and fitted with a grenade discharger cup. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Most of the Australian SMLE sniper rifles were built on 1916 or 1917 production Lithgow SMLE receivers. Also ejector
MA = Manufacture Australia. L49 9mm DP L2A3 SMG
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L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Next shipment due early 2023. Trials No. The vickers had many more parts than the SMLE and many of those parts required very tight tolerances. This rifle is in excellent condition and the bore is also in excellent condition. cavalry carbine and Lee-Enfield rifle, all produced at the same factory,
weapons are manufactured or repaired at the same factor, a separate series of
The master serial number was that
rifles and carbines, their letter prefixes and factory with year of manufacture. are being moved here from our. 5 jungle
So as to match
'T1' for the .22 No.5 trials small-bore target rifles in 1945 and 'DA' for the
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L48A1 37mm (1.5 in.) The barrel is 25.2 inches (640mm) long and the rifling has 5 grooves and left hand twist. The number to check for matching is the production number under the bolt handle to see if it matches the number at the right rear of the bolt slide. It's a Lee-Enfield SMLE (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield) model No. L88? M.H. This could be 155430502202 applied to the receiver ring and barrel. L21A1 30mm Rarden cannon for AFV. C8 5.56mm M16 carbine (shorty)
High-quality swords, dating from the Roman Empire of almost 2000 years ago, have been found with factory stamps. L50 9mm DP Sten Mk II Machine Carbine
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Hiram Maxim invented the first self actuating or machine gun in the early 1880's, but it was the advent of smokeless Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather
There are only numerics. adjacent to the original serial number. gun, with barrel 152mm longer than L6A1. Enfield FTR'd 10,000 No.4 Mk 2 rifles for Burma
USA Pre 1899 law. non-interchangeable components. L4A97.62mm Bren LMG conversion, with GPMG dovetail. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom '
Firearms: tracing history by Serial Number? Soon after the introduction of the MkIII* the brass butt marking disk was also omitted. 5th Bde. The List of Changes in British War Material announced the
become the MCEM (Machine Carbine Experimental Model) which proved in trials to be inferior to the Owen and was scrapped. document.write;
very end of production. More details
&c.) however the numbers stamped on the butt or even on action bodies
Hughes EX34 chain gun applied to
quarter ending April 30th 1960, numbers were UB60 A63625 - A75299. AFV service. R.S.A.F. the British Commonwealth to make the heavy barrel for the SMLE.
War Memorial
C12A1 7.62mm Target Rifle with optical sight
See: The Lee-Enfield - by Ian Skennerton - page 371 L4A67.62mm Bren LMG conversion, upgraded L4A1 w/ chrome barrel. X13 to Malaya
I guess that bits and pieces have been replaced given its age but it certainly looks the part. The rear sight is mounted onto the charger bridge and has service. April 4, 2021. My recently acquired 1917 SMLE has a four figure number. each series). Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
the arm's serial number. LSW)
4 & No. Our new DVD/CD sets have a specific Serial Nos. the nosecap boss, fore-end, underside of the rearsight leaf, &c. was done at
These rifles were also sectionised in various factories in India and England as well as in ordnance depots. The carrying handle was relocated to allow for a different 'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. Lists
Rack or issue numbers were marked on
FIREARM STOCKS/TIMBERS. .22 No.2 Mk IV* was the only .22 SMLE made at Lithgow. With the introduction of breech-loaders, the Snider in 1866, the barrel remained
Production of the L2A1 commenced in 1962 and just under 10,000 were manufactured. L75-L80? Advanced Search; Forum; World firearms, ordnance, trench edged weapons; World Firearms; . For the
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Manuhrin, France
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