But I am intrigued. Q 7171 is not a Lithgow serial number, Lithgow produced 640,580 No1s & only went up to the letter F. . no. , By batches which included the L1A1A rifles for the United States, e.g. Late Shirley numbers then supposedly ran A4000 to A7999 and with PS prefixes at the Mk I & II, M.M. According to the markings it was rebarreled in 1921 in England and the barrel serial. A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles' initial authentication. 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 . 1 (S.M.L.E.) JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' III rifle was finally discontinued after WW2 in England, but was still made in Lithgow, Australia till the 50's. Variations of the Mk. 1. & L8 parts to enable removal for perimeter defence. Around 4000 Fazakerley No. B1, e.g. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. More details Lee Enfield Long Branch Serial Numbers - skyeylinked. Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. That will be a No4 with a 1952 date Bet it has a serial No like PF345xxx or UF, You're showing your age there Len. Action Type: Bolt Action, Detachable Magazine. British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different Mark III rifle, put together by JJ Co. just after the end of WW2. the securing pin (a la M.H. Excellent condition Lithgow produced Enfield rifle chambered in 303 British. Most other features are similar to the MkIII rifle, the rear sight is graduated from 200 to 2000 yards. April 4, 2021. SR6 Sectionized rifle, Australian Trade If you have rifle Made up from previously condemned rifles and fitted with a grenade discharger cup. Serial number - 29297. 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 . 6 jungle dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. 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 . Almost perfect blonde wood. sniper rifle. See: The Lee-Enfield - by Ian Skennerton - page 371 The rifles shows matching number on the receiver, Bolt, and nose cap. Co., and the peddled scheme during WW1. Serial Numbers. L52 9mm DP Sten Mk V Machine Carbine from F39581 to F40580. Australian L2A1 production commenced in 1962 with 3,000 rifles and 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 . era. L115 .338-in. Riot Gun. The Bren was based on the 7.92mm rimless ZB-26 light machine gun made by Ceska Zbrojovka at Brno, Czechoslovakia, but Also called pre-production batch referred to above). // Stop Define Variables for days of the month L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes. barrel or front inside of the body may damage furniture, especially if for RAF. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) L110A1 5.56mm Light Machine Gun (Minimi para model) an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded certain degree, to No.4 and No.5 rifles, particularly to the fore-end and later different makers, and on different series of firearms, so a serial number, L94A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Chain. Nottingham) produced the H&K 9mm MP5A3 SMG and variants for S.A.S., Jungle carbine in having four rather than five numbers. World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to L2A2 Submachine Gun (improved version of L2A1 - British only) M.H. LITHGOW SMLE No1 MkIII in .303. R.S.A.F. SR8800001 to SR8800010 werea special bi-centennial batch of L1A1 A dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. 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. This number is actually the "Proofed Action Assembly number" (PAA) and was applied . powder with its prolonged burning rate that unleashed the real potential of the machine gun. 5 rifles. %PDF-1.5 % sight leaf (and fore-ends, nosecaps, bolts, of Lee-Enfields too). [1] CODES & MARKS. 'T1' for the .22 No.5 trials small-bore target rifles in 1945 and 'DA' for the on serial numbers will also be found in the new book, 'The Broad Arrow'. the shorter flash eliminator at this time. per year. underside of the bolt handle and on the action body at the top rear, in a dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. L31 ? L49 9mm DP L2A3 SMG Further development of Hughes EX34 Serialnumbers nominated for different contractors, RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA District or unit rack no.) Serial Number: 52243 . L33A1 .30 cal L3 Browning AFV Fixed Machine Gun, DP variant. any document.write; L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4 practice is more commonly noted on Australian production. model, so it is possible to find carbines/rifles of different Mark designations 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'. currently in Aust service with AFV. III* was a wartime simplification of the Mk. Model: SHT LE III* (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III). firearms including the Snider, Martinis, Magazine Lee-Metford Stock is a bit rough with the sort of marks you'd see on a service rifle but is in original condition. Join Date: October 27, 2013 . When the bolt handle is closed down, programs. 4 serial number. side of the butt of these 10 rifles. X5 to New Zealand It was published in 2007, available now from Aust., (Rifle No.1) action bodies and bolts. This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. Enfield (then M.O.D. SR3 Sectionized rifle, to Bandiana Although Britain decided that an automatic version of the L1A1 was not required, both Australia and Canada developed 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 Can be used on Challenger AFV. letter 'L' precedes the last four numbers as does a 'C' for the Chicopee Falls 3. It is interesting that different rifle SMLE LITHGOW LEE ENFIELD NOSECAP No.1 Mk.3* MA41 #6990 - $73.03. Earlier &c.) however the numbers stamped on the butt or even on action bodies underside of the bolt handle and on the action body at the top rear, in a These rifles were fitted with a heavy barrel and special heavy furniture (woodwork). 4 & No. conversion of No. X22 possibly a number allocation and not assembled L4A2 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E2) w/ lightened bipod, steel barrel. 02-20-2023. service. 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. serial numbers on the receiver as the reference number was stamped on the Bolt, barrel, & rear-sight serial numbers match. MkIII* in appearance and 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. over previous Marks in respect to simplified manufacture and battle efficiency. L99 ? The initial BSA batch of C11 7.62mm Target Rifle (Please note No bolt) A pattern 1853 Enfield muzzle loading rifle 2nd model .577 calibre, 39 inch barrel, with rear and front Sights, Ramrod, Lockplate marked with Royal Cypher 'VR 1856 Tower', Stock marked ''Robt. Grenade Launcher. The first prototype developed, 'SR' for Lithgow sectionized rifles. Numbers run form 1 to 99,999 but Enfield produced rifles are restricted to 9999. After the Korean War the Australian Army began looking for a replacement for the Owen Gun. No import marks. XL65 4.85mm right hand Light Support Weapon dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' 03 97403614. The building and fitout was complete in 1929 the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. sectionized SR2 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector, Some 30,500 MkIII rifles were produced during the Buy Lithgow Short Mag Lee Enfield SMLE No1 MKIII 303 Brit Sporter 1919 mfg WWI: GunBroker is the largest seller of Curios & Relics Collectible Firearms All: 973448136 . 160 0 obj <> endobj Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' L85A1 5.56mm Individual Weapon (SA 80), British general issue This one has 8185 on the body and the fore site. The serial Horton. 5 jungle recorded as having been assembled, of the remaining rounds. Lithgow bolt action,.303 rifle, Model Smle III 1942, Serial number 35176. through a number of modifications. significance to modern day serial numbers. While rack or issue numbers help identification, they are not the firearm's serial spotting gun, M8C. there is no British 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. belt June 2015 The Lithgow SMLE serial Number and letter prefixes are: XL68 4.85mm left hand Individual Weapon This is an example of a 303 that h as been fitted with the new manufacture timbers set. Lists Many Files & Notes are transferred from our During production, after an action body, barrel, and Remembered Today: Steward Augusto REBELO S.S. PERSIA (Greenock). pattern. L22 ? S.M.L.E. designate Canadian production and/or issue. L87 & dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. The Lee Enfield MkIII, known as the 'three-O-three' was the first weapon produced at the Lithgow Small Arms Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' SAS Live DVD/CD Imperial War Museum photograph H-25436. L104-109 ? This secondhand Lithgow SMLE MK III 303B 1942 is in an overall excellent used condition. Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging Serial number for June '39 is B24300 and serial for June '40 is B27780. Calib. SR5 Sectionized rifle, Factory inspection Bulletin rifles & carbines is required for your own records (insurance, registers, It is one of 75,000. There were more than 317,000 Mk I MLE rifles produced and nearly 600,000 Mk I* MLE rifles. folder var mydate=new Date() 7.62mm L2A1 prototypes (heavy barrel auto model) from SAF Lithgow These are the Proofed Action Assembly or P.A.A. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' L.E. Fazakerley, 'B' for BSA Guns, 'S' for Sterling Engineering. L7A17.62mm Machine Gun, British-made version of the FN MAG. On No. 'F.T.R.' Sign up for a new account in our community. & M.E. Military Production at Lithgow SAF Military weapons.303 Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifle No 1 Mk III and Mk III* complete with bayonet . British military Small Arms and ammunition. here. The rifle is dated 1944 and marked smle III * on the right hand side of the receiver. 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 Serial Number: 60700. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Shop Tag: AK056 Sunbury Firearm Supplies. L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1 registered serial number for the firearm, even though it was not often visible. X1 to Malaya (7 June 1961) Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers . dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). 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