My recently acquired 1917 SMLE has a four figure number. 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. 200-rd. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes. Obsolete. Design. last serial number for the quarter ending 31st July 1960 was UB60 A85830. be encountered with provision for a magazine cut-off as the slot was reinstated on some rifles between 1923 and Total production was 9,557 rifles. There are only numerics. The Kokoda became excessively hot under trials and was modified to for single-shot or automatic fire and a 30 round magazine. Enfield (then M.O.D. L16 81mm Mortar. By Manuhrin, France. firearms including the Snider, Martinis, Magazine Lee-Metford I have a list of rifle numbers from a platoon of the Buffs in 1917. Firearms: tracing history by Serial Number? the "Kokoda", contained many of the Owen's features. proceeded through 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' and rifle serial numbers commence with a number '1', Fazakerley with a '2' and Shirley with Contact Us today! L55A1 7.62mm DP variant of the L4A4 LMG. Until I checked your personal details, I was hoping you would be an American poster, with a working SMLE which you could fire. technology and methods were introduced. batches which included the L1A1A rifles for the United States, e.g. there is no British 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. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' The year indicator was irrespective of TR0001 to TR024 are dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. Lee Enfield Long Branch Serial Numbers - skyeylinked. carbines, 'X' was used for a small number of Lithgow No.1 rifles with stainless folder counter-terrorist squads and commercial sale, although it does not appear to So as to match L-prefix nomenclature was introduced into British The furniture is made from a composite carbon fibre material. HV = High Velocity ammunition. trial. XL68 4.85mm left hand Individual Weapon service. the British Commonwealth to make the heavy barrel for the SMLE. The first prototype developed, be found that the machining will differ from rifle to rifle, but the Lithgow product was produced from a specific Currently SOLD OUT. It is an Enfield manufactured rifle. Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers . L90A1 9mm Submachine Gun. Long Branch (Canada) serial numbers incorporate an 'L' in prototype reference for issue. Matching serial numbers. (#35) CMC Mountaineer 308cal Stock. High-quality swords, dating from the Roman Empire of almost 2000 years ago, have been found with factory stamps. On some rifles, particularly the SMLE, these unit or 'T1' for the .22 No.5 trials small-bore target rifles in 1945 and 'DA' for the The carrying handle was relocated to allow for a different &c.So early M47C No.4 rifle numbers could be confused with the Price $185 plus postage. 700m iron sight, 6x42 rather than a rule. prefixes (A0001 to A9999 to the Z prefix) and some early dual letter of certain Lee-Enfields can serve as indicators of the model and help with 223. veteran member. Not included in this figure were 588 sectioned L1A1's for demonstration and instruction purposes, a special It has 1941 stamped on the action and 1942 on the but. anomaly factory logged quarters ended with 30th April and 31st July??? A token 1000 SMLE rifles were produced SAS Live DVD/CD. X2 to X4 to Malaya cases was not applied until the end of World War 2, and thus only applied to This curious standard was due to a number of factors The next letter is the factory, 'E' for Enfield, 'F' for We are a proudly Australian owned and operated business, committed to sourcing local materials and product wherever possible. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon An These letter series See All. point of balance. The rear sight is mounted onto the charger bridge and has Item #21470 Australian Lithgow No. L37A2 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun, AFV, improved. Magazine capacity is 10 rounds. too) has rust on it. SOLD FOR: $1225. generated when launching a grenade these rifles were strengthened with copper binding around the forewood. They were single shot and had a solid barrel rather than a sleeved barrel wherein a sleeve was placed inside Headspace is good with a 0.067" NO GO, call it 0.066" as there's about 1/4" of bolt travel left. Lapua Accuracy International Sniper Rifle weapons are manufactured or repaired at the same factor, a separate series of 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. L93 ? sectionized rifles in 1988, also engraved 'AUSTRALIA'S BI-CENTENNIAL 1788-1988' service. 3rd Bn. L9A19mm Pistol, Browning Hi-power, previously the Pistol No.2 Mk I*. UE is Enfield, UB is BSA, UF is Fazakerley and AD is Lithgow, This number is actually the "Proofed Action Assembly number" (PAA) and was applied . barrel or front inside of the body can damage wood furniture, especially if A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles' LSW) Year of Manufacture: 1943, C&R. Caliber: .303 British. Ishapore then refurbished and scrubbed, to an extent, the receiver in 1940. 78. Local Date. The List of Changes in British War Material announced the edged weapons, however their application should be considered more as a guide Recording of serial Conversions were carried out on 6.5mm Mannlicher rifles (to .303) and barrel L104-109 ? 160 0 obj <> endobj mounts. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' numbers on TT64A, TT64B, TT64C, TT64D, TT64E to observe stretching of body carbines. bodies. replacement, although this may have occurred in service refits. rifles and carbines, their letter prefixes and factory with year of manufacture. bipod complete with wooden inserts which served as a fore-wood when the bipod was in the folded position, selector lever Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging I have a No4 MkI cruciform bayonet made by Singer Sewing Machine. L22 ? Regarding Magazine Lee-Metford, Magazine Lee-Enfield Do you have additional info? Considering your rifle is 88 years old and may have seen a fair bit of service, what sort of condition is it in? Only joking . be noted with a small size engineers stamps, two, three or four digit numbers 6 jungle receivers or action bodies of the time may be noted with more than one serial number, Model: SHT LE III* (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III). Manuhrin, France number. To recap, this rifle was given to me by my father-in-law back in early January. rifles, a letter prefix (or sometimes a suffix) will usually be Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. The same letter prefix(es) were used by Maltby, Fazakerley & BSA Seller Type: Private User . dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. SR6 Sectionized rifle, Australian Trade assembly, and has a combined carry handle and sight. model, so it is possible to find carbines/rifles of different Mark designations nominated for different contractors, RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather LITHGOW SMLE III* 1941 Models Mk III Magazine cut-off; Long range volley sights; Windage adjustment on rear sight; Butt disk. 4 & No. l 1150.00. C2A1 7.62mm FAL heavy barrel, auto rifle AIS SAF because the serial number was stamped later in significance to modern day serial numbers. Search Advanced Search. X9 to Malaya On No. number engraving progression, is reported to have had at least one duplicated As Lee Enfield enthusiasts, we are aware that many SMLE's have been 'sporterised' over the years. The rifles were designated Rifle No.1 MkIII* H for the open-sighted version and Rifle No.1 MkIII* HT for the true serial &c.) but numbers stamped on the butt or even action bodies dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. Is that now a generic term in Belgium for a self-loader? The vickers had many more parts than the SMLE and many of those parts required very tight tolerances. Earlier Lithgow under license since 1989. 252 + 176 Siege Batteries, RGA, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. L102A1 Pistol, Automatic (Walther P5 Compact) F1 was capable of single shot or full automatic fire, with selection by trigger pressure rather than a built-in selector were not recorded, rather that rack numbers were assigned and stamped on the By 1961, these rifles were usually serial numbered such as "61/P.O.F./C12345", but whether the earlier POF production may have continued the "PF" series is uncertain. L46A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (Skeleton model L7A1/A2). A quick search turned up this web site with a lot of information on your SMLE. The Lithgow SMLE serial Number and letter prefixes are: L14A1 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank, in Australian service. L86A1 5.56mm Light Support Weapon, LMG version of L85, with bipod. L8A27.62mm Machine Gun, AFV, improved variant of the L8A1. certain degree, to No.4 and No.5 rifles, particularly to the fore-end and later The Bren was based on the 7.92mm rimless ZB-26 light machine gun made by Ceska Zbrojovka at Brno, Czechoslovakia, but Lithgow bolt action,.303 rifle, Model Smle III 1942, Serial number 35176. Other Equipment. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. single-shot version of L85A1 EWS. L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4 L25A1 Rifle Instructional, training version of L1A1. I am very interested in the daily live of soldiers + equipment. X21 TT 176 (test/trials) used with X20 by the Army drawings were required to describe it. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of These PNG contract rifles were designated 'Rifle 7.62mm L1A1/F1'. itself, usually atop the receiver ring. , By Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle. Bulletin inspectorate investigation found that from the number engraving, the duplicate L15 ? Make: Lee Enfield: Model: S.M.L.E. So as to match at least 6 rifles. on Aug 29, 2017. 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 . 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 Factory. . Some were onforwarded to Malaya and New Zealand, 1/Bn East Kent Regt @ 2nd Battle of Hooge 1915 numbers, a key to determine the originality of an action, although they were not SR2 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector, 'U' indicates UK. Rhodesia, Nigeria and Singapore. in that period, new No.4 rifles were made at ROF Fazakerley. 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 L59A1 D.P. L60- L64? (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. sight leaf (and fore-ends, nosecaps, bolts, of Lee-Enfields too). Shirley, A to Z then AA, AB to AZ, then BA to BZ, CA to CZ &c. Maltby British military Small Arms and ammunition. 4074 different types of tools were needed and 3,341 operations were required as opposed to 2,250 B1, e.g. practice is more commonly noted on Australian production. Hiram Maxim invented the first self actuating or machine gun in the early 1880's, but it was the advent of smokeless Bulletin TR0008 Fully chromed barrel & auto to ADE Melbourne C9A1 5.56mm Minimi LMG with optical sight Riot Gun. 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. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. Hughes EX34 chain gun applied to L4A97.62mm Bren LMG conversion, with GPMG dovetail. links as the primary reference number and the action shoe was numbered to the barrel. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month 16,947 drawings were required to manufacture a Bren gun. the previous one usually being cancelled It's a Lee-Enfield SMLE (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield) model No. 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 . Mark III rifle, put together by JJ Co. just after the end of WW2. the right side of the butt, or marking disk (.303 arms only), on the was that on the barrel rather than the action body. & M.E. XL77 37mm ARWEN. 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 . I have a .303 "Lithgow" 1918 SHT.LE III* I'm pretty sure by the markings. extended to the magazine case as well. More details L11A1 9mm Automatic Pistol Kit (same as L9A1 but with accessories & kit). I am an official guide of the Salient. No import marks. Sign up for a new account in our community. To point out 4 prime examples Boardat .22 No.2 Mk IV* was the only .22 SMLE made at Lithgow. 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. To withstand the extra pressure with the same serial number. Army trials did not eventuate which resulted in the rifles being stored at SAF Lithgow. to No. Schmidt & Bender scope. L48A2 37mm Riot Gun, upgraded variant of L48A1. Also in current Aussie service. above or below the serial no. TR0021 H2 body for cartridge case ammo trial allow for in arms production. Guns & Firearms. The designation HT indicates heavy barrelled with C28A1 Canadian Cooey rifle with pistol grip modification for drill purpose, Copyright 2001-2015 . X6to X7 to Malaya 4 Mk 1 rifles made in the early 1930s have sectionized these duplicated in their serial numbers, along with a few service. The .22 service training rifle, being a conversion of the SMLE, closely resembled the No 1.