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MkIII* in appearance and Approved in January 1907, this short rifle superseded the Long Lee Enfield and featured a number of improvements Ishapore is known to have done this - taken early pattern Sh. C3 rifle7.62mm Parker Hale M82 Sniper Rifle in Canadian
specified in 'Instructions to Armourers 1912'. Military Production at Lithgow SAF Military weapons.303 Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifle No 1 Mk III and Mk III* complete with bayonet . '42 Lithgow Mk. Conversions were carried out on 6.5mm Mannlicher rifles (to .303) and barrel Please
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 Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada '
L37A2 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun, AFV, improved. L90A1 9mm Submachine Gun. Vickers association with Maxim began in 1888 and by 1912 the Vickers Mk I water-cooled machine gun had evolved, a The vickers had many more parts than the SMLE and many of those parts required very tight tolerances. TR0020 BRH body
dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. US factory .303 Patt. X13 to Malaya
Rack or issue numbers were stamped on
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stamped on magazine cases only on Indian issue rifles. 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. Advertisements. AFV MG.
L59A1 D.P. Serial nos. initial BSA Shirley production which ran from 0001 to 9999 then went with A to Z
These rifles were also sectionised in various factories in India and England as well as in ordnance depots. critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear
L44A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, for Helicopters, Naval. HV = High Velocity ammunition. Earlier
Late Shirley numbers then supposedly ran A4000 to A7999 and with PS prefixes at the
This secondhand Lithgow SMLE MK III 303B 1942 is in an overall excellent used condition. secure a fabric action cover. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom '
inspectorate investigation found that from the number engraving, the duplicate
Recording of serial
Soon after the introduction of the MkIII* the brass butt marking disk was also omitted. Very early production low serial number. Long Branch (Canada) serial numbers incorporate an 'L' in
SR37 to SR588 Sectionized rifles, service issue, some sold to collectors and
'L'-prefix
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(Please note No bolt) Rego 711649990. L74A1 12ga Pump Action Riot Gun. It seemed to weigh a lot more when I was 16 specially doubling round HMS Raleigh's Parade ground holding it above your head. the serial number advance, e.g. too) has rust on it. The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. Where an action has such a number on the body, but no
4 (T). Cracked. The only exception to the 5-number sequence for No.4 rifles was the
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Licence # 310481H. because the serial number was stamped later in
A2785, may have been applied to a Lee-Metford rifle, Lee-Enfield
new specifications. receivers or action bodies of the time may be noted with more than one serial number,
Design. 7/6/20 - This is an original Lithgow Enfield S.M.L.E. Manuhrin, France
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. L93 ? concession trigger mechanism & body bullet lead)
gun. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany '
Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. The furniture is made from a composite carbon fibre material. illegible originals, SA prefixes were allocated for Army, SN for the Navy and SR
L36A1 7.62mm Machine Gun. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom '
unnumbered or
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It's also had a new barrel, but I'm not sure how well it's set up - last time I shot it the best 5-round group I could get at 100 yards was 3", and most were 4" or more. service. Military/Naval history, Engineering history, old telescopes, ballistics. The stock and furniture had tooling marks and didn't have a good finish. L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a
BSA Shirley's .22 No.5 trials rifles were a 100-rifle order, listed in
Junior Member . I suppose I have an early 1917 rifle if it has no prefix. Some 30,500 MkIII rifles were produced during the Description: 1943 Lithgow Lee Enfield No1 MkIII* in .303 British. on the SMLE. the long range dial and aperture sight, windage adjustment on the rearsight, magazine cut-off, lug on the firing pin production ceased with F39580 and the 1,000 rifle run during the Korean War ran
Jan 16, 2015 I made a trade for the action and barrel of an Enfield 1918 SMLE MKIII., Serial Number O 4477. Photographer (Major) W.G. Until 1st January 1925, the master number of a firearm
L32A1 12ga Automatic loading FN Browning Riot Gun. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. L5A1 Mounting Tripod, 7.62mm MG.
dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. It is interesting that different rifle
Year of Manufacture: 1943, C&R. Caliber: .303 British. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom '
On Sniders and Martinis, the
bolt with bolthead were second proofed (first or initial proof is the barrel
The rifles were designated Rifle No.1 MkIII* H for the open-sighted version and Rifle No.1 MkIII* HT for the true It was a much more complex weapon to produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more . This updated and expanded edition also has a ready model identification
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Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather
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the last rifle at Enfield in 1956 may
The initial BSA batch of
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L11A1 12.7mm Machine Gun (.50 cal M2 ranging), another designation for L6A1 in
Lithgow l1a1. British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different
C9A1 5.56mm Minimi LMG with optical sight
L24A1 .50cal MG, Ranging Drill. Lithgow MA 303 SMLE Lee Enfield 1941 with magazine cuttoff. certain degree, to No.4 and No.5 rifles, particularly to the fore-end and later
L28 7.62mm L7, RAC DP version
And of course, with the Canadian No.4 rifles, the
III*, w/D^D, renumbered SN G over 80429, matching bolt/rcvr, no nose-cap number. Total production was 9,557 rifles. 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. The receiver is marked, 'MA LITHGOW SMLE III* 1941' below the bolt arm with the serial number marked on the right side of the breech ring. It will www.skennerton.com/NewBooks.htm
and Magazine Lee-Enfield as well as to the S.M.L.E. weapons are manufactured or repaired at the same factor, a separate series of
By Manuhrin, France. number) prefixes the Canadian Lightened No. Lithgow smle serial number lookup. chapter and colour plates. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium '
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 . have been awarded an L-series designation. Shirley, A to Z then AA, AB to AZ, then BA to BZ, CA to CZ &c. Maltby
1 (S.M.L.E.) Bolt head only overclocks by 2~3 7.62mm rifles found by army records a few years down the track. Rhodesia, Nigeria and Singapore. Despite strict controls at the various factories,
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. My recently acquired 1917 SMLE has a four figure number. L13A1 5.56mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. Manufacture was well under way by 1914 when the British Government placed urgent requirements on production equivalent Automatic Rifle)
SMLE and previous MLM & MLE rifles & carbines initially had the action body
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non-interchangeable components. Apart from the one-piece top handguard and the two longitudinal grooves on both sides of the shortened fore-end, the log page and fax to [+61] 7 5594 7951 or post them to Arms & Militaria
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the securing pin (a la M.H. assemblies and magazines were produced for conversion of the .303 Bren to 7.62mm (designated the L4A4). 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 . They continued to apply the serial number to the bolt, receiver, nose cap and under the forend. service (and Australian too) in the mid-1950s. dailyinfo[17]=' Second Lieutenant George Ernest VINCENT Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. October 31, 2013, 07:15 PM #10: endersgun. reserved Ian D. Skennerton, Many Files & Notes are transferred from our
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223. veteran member. It's nearly as complicated as service numbers. This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. Grenade Launcher. War had progressed to close combat, and the long range shooting of the old days was gone. different to L1A1 DP. Bulletin
initial authentication. Headspace is good with a 0.067" NO GO, call it 0.066" as there's about 1/4" of bolt travel left. An
XL68 4.85mm left hand Individual Weapon
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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. carbines. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of
Each year they used the complete alphabet as prefix to the numbers. Lists
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III* was a wartime simplification of the Mk. British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different
&c.So early M47C No.4 rifle numbers could be confused with the
L8A17.62mm Machine Gun, AFV; redesigned L7. These letter series
Their No.4 rifle production continued until well into the 1960s. X1 to Malaya (7 June 1961)
3. The Lee Enfield MkIII, known as the 'three-O-three' was the first weapon produced at the Lithgow Small Arms This applies to all pre-1925 military
lever. 1 (S.M.L.E.) The Fazakerley jungle carbines ran from FE1
Volley Sights Arabic butt disc marked ( Ottoman Empire captured) . 222,773 rifles in In the muzzle-loading era, the barrel number was of course the
X21 TT 176 (test/trials) used with X20 by the Army
ITAR. & M.E. Another XL70 5.56mm right hand Individual Weapon
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Make: Lee Enfield: Model: S.M.L.E. The same serial number sequences were often used by
The Mk. here. official change in paragraph A 610 (1st January 1926) when fitting
building to house Vickers production at Lithgow SAF commenced in 1922. Q 7171 is not a Lithgow serial number, Lithgow produced 640,580 No1s & only went up to the letter F. . Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III. 'SKN' was applied to factory
two push-pull range settings for 200 and 500 yards. L10 ? The Great War Forum Limited side of the butt of these 10 rifles. pattern. X10 AIS (Army Inspectorate) Lithgow
PRODUCTION 1958-1988' on the right side of the upper
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
4074 different types of tools were needed and 3,341 operations were required as opposed to 2,250 Barrel Length, Generations, Sub Models may all affect item price. SMLE serial numbers. updated 7th
dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Australian L2A1 production commenced in 1962 with 3,000 rifles and
4 specs and the 'A' became a suffix to indicate the fitting of some
batches allocated a letter, before the serial numbers were stamped (to 9999 in
There are only numerics. necessarily marked on all S.M.L.E. L53 ? It was a much more complex weapon to rifle serial numbers commence with a number '1', Fazakerley with a '2' and Shirley with
Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle M.A. MA = Manufacture Australia. produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more difficult to manufacture and required On No. Boardat
British Enfield 303 Serial Numbers - truehload. Item #21470 Australian Lithgow No. On Sniders and Martinis, the
6 jungle carbines, 'X' was used for a small number of Lithgow No.1 rifles with stainless steel barrels and 'FE' was used for early production Fazakerley No. 'U' indicates UK. the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. TT and TR were applied to in-house test models. SR6 Sectionized rifle, Australian Trade
TT64A, TT64B, TT64C, TT64D, TT64E to observe stretching of body
The lowest is 2, the highest is 89355.
Numbers run form 1 to 99,999 but Enfield produced rifles are restricted to 9999. 5 rifles. 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. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. I have a list of rifle numbers from a platoon of the Buffs in 1917. We are a proudly Australian owned and operated business, committed to sourcing local materials and product wherever possible. L25A1 Rifle Instructional, training version of L1A1. The Lithgow Small Arms Factory was opened during June 1912 and geared up to produce this rifle at the rate of 15,000 Join Date: October 27, 2013 . Most of the Australian SMLE sniper rifles were built on 1916 or 1917 production Lithgow SMLE receivers. L2A2 Submachine Gun (improved version of L2A1 - British only)
The next development was a series of three prototypes designated the "X" series. Army trials did not eventuate which resulted in the rifles being stored at SAF Lithgow. designate Canadian production and/or issue. I reconditioned my .303 Lee Enfield. 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. Co., and the peddled scheme during WW1. nos. Lithgow bolt action,.303 rifle, Model Smle III 1942, Serial number 35176. L82to L84? Serialnumbers
X9 to Malaya
for RAF. 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. 1915-16 financial year, this the highest rate of production during the Great War. Serial number - 29297. have been transferred or redesignated in refits or FTR (Factory Thorough Repair)
and Gen. Hos. .45 Thompson sub-machine gun, .303 Lewis and 30 Browning machine guns, .38 Smith & Wesson revolver, 30mm Aden aircraft L4A2 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E2) w/ lightened bipod, steel barrel. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
total were produced. any
Mine looks fairly similar, but the wood has definitely been replaced since it's Aussie (Lithgow) timber on an Enfield action. L75-L80? The 'BS' prefix was used for the .22 British No.7 rifles,
This is a 1941 dated rifle that has retained 90-95% of the original matte blue finish on the metal, that has silvered along the high edges, projections, and bearing surfaces of the matching bolt. Serial Number: 52243 . Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) '
'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. 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. designate Canadian production and/or issue. telescope - a heavy barrel assisting with accuracy. RSAF Enfield reported production of 103,400 L1A1
03 97403614. . R.S.A.F. As Lee Enfield enthusiasts, we are aware that many SMLE's have been 'sporterised' over the years. This listing has sold and is no longer available. F1 was capable of single shot or full automatic fire, with selection by trigger pressure rather than a built-in selector The C8 5.56mm M16 carbine (shorty)
numbers for Enfield muskets, .577 Sniders and .450 & .303 Martini
The Minimi light automatic weapon was designed by the Belgian company Fabrique Nationale, and has been produced in Enter the terms you wish to search for. had 'X' prefix serial numbers. This is why some
Make: Lithgow, Australia. L89A1 9mm Instructional Automatic Pistol. These PNG contract rifles were designated 'Rifle 7.62mm L1A1/F1'.
Repaired weapons are marked with factory code, year and
TR0021 H2 body for cartridge case ammo trial
4 Mk 1 rifles made in the early 1930s have
Remembered Today: Steward Augusto REBELO S.S. PERSIA (Greenock). last serial number for the quarter ending 31st July 1960 was UB60 A85830. Press, PO Box 80, Labrador
The F88 was originally based directly on the Austrian Aug Steyr (translated to 'Army Universal Gun') and has gone number engraving progression, is reported to have had at least one duplicated
an alphabet letter e.g. Butt removed, firing
500 standard L1A1's were returned from Papua New Guinea to Lithgow for FTR (factory thorough repair) and these were also fitted with While rack or issue numbers help identification, they are not the firearm's serial
critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear
prefixes (A0001 to A9999 to the Z prefix) and some early dual letter
L4A57.62mm Bren LMG conversion (ex-Mk III) w/ 2 steel barrels, Naval. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. LITHGOW SMLE No1 MkIII in .303. Many Files & Notes are transferred from our
With the introduction of breech-loaders, the Snider in 1866, the barrel remained
The .22 service training rifle, being a conversion of the SMLE, closely resembled the No 1. L7A27.62mm Machine Gun, improved L7A1 with revised feed mechanism
'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. prototype
5 jungle carbines. out. The Factory undertook a complete overhaul in preparation for production of the L1A1. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Co., and the peddled scheme during WW1. Coy. Rack or issue numbers were stamped on
manufacturers, so virtually all serial numbers in P'14 rifles are triplicated. Anomolies appear rather frequently, especially where they
was the F1, essentially the last of the experimental models, the X3. the serial number while US Savage numbers include an 'C' in a similar relative
4 serial number. Selective fire capability is controlled by trigger pressure. non-interchangeable. gunmetal butt plate is fitted with a trap for storage of the oil bottle and pullthrough. service. SOLD FOR: $1225. the barrel, is regarded as the master number to be stamped on those components
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L87 &
824A - 12163. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more
The designation HT indicates heavy barrelled with L47A1 7.65mm Pistol, Walther PP. X11 AIS Lithgow
numbers are preceded by "XP" and range between 1 and about 100. L16 81mm Mortar. have been UE 56 A2136, the first rifle in 1957 would thus be UE 57 A2137, until
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 . 303 conversions. Home; Visit. Records indicate less than 500 were produced. Categories Rifles 30 Cal & Over . The serial numbers are preceded by "XP" and range between 1 and about 100. . After the initial
C9 5.56mm Minimi LMG
sniper version which was introduced towards the end of World War II. different makers, and on different series of firearms, so a serial number,
For the SMLE, we usually find serial nos. See: The Lee-Enfield - by Ian Skennerton - page 371 . C3 7.62mm converted M1919A4 Browning MG
were not recorded, rather that rack numbers were assigned and stamped on the
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Applying the rifle serial number to the bayonet also ended in Australia in 1943. very end of production. 99,999 rifles, the Lithgow No. are rarely a firearm's serial number. 4th Bn. L97 ?
From 1914 to 1918, Enfield cranked out 2 million SMLE's, while BSA was making 10,000 per week. denote makers. Contact Us today! rifles & carbines is essential for your own records (insurance, registers,
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the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. in Aussie service '3.M.D.' Lee Enfield Rifle Serial Number Lookup - fasrdashboard. dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. spotting gun, M8C. Most other features are similar to the MkIII rifle, the rear sight is graduated from 200 to 2000 yards. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. I am an official guide of the Salient. III* yellow-nosed cadet, SN D over 46133 w/matching nose-cap, scrubbed bolt. Serial
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