It is believed that most of these have a reciever date of 1953. 3. links L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4 very end of production. Copyright however were not always concurrent, even at the original place of manufacture. III* was a wartime simplification of the Mk. Anomolies appear rather frequently, especially where they counter-terrorist squads and commercial sale, although it does not appear to C9A1 5.56mm Minimi LMG with optical sight solenoid. lever. X8 to Malaya, returned to SAF and rebuilt, forwarded to Australian Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Arwen Grenade Launcher. 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. Most of the Australian SMLE sniper rifles were built on 1916 or 1917 production Lithgow SMLE receivers. .303 Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifle No 1 Mk III and Mk III* complete with bayonet, .303 Rifle No 1 conversion to grenade launcher with cup discharger, .303 Shortened and Lightened Rifle No 1 Mk III* (20.2" and 18.2" barrels) complete with bayonet, .303 Rifle No 6 Mk I and Mk I/1 complete with bayonet, .303 Vickers machine guns Mk I, Mk V and Mk XXI, 7.62mm L1A1 Self Loading Rifle complete with bayonet, 7.62mm L2A1 Automatic Rifle complete with bayonet, 7.62mm L1A1 F1 PNG Model complete with bayonet, Aden gun 30mm Defa canon ammunition links. and Gen. Hos. L27 7.62mm L7, Inf DP version Overall length is 44.5 On the Rifle, Under the bolt handle on the metal: MA LITHGOW S.M.LE. in the Research CD. Currently SOLD OUT. Lithgow 5.56mm F88 production, computer controlled for the serial Very early production low serial number. 1 Mk. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' too) has rust on it. These are the Proofed Action Assembly or P.A.A. Internal two push-pull range settings for 200 and 500 yards. Almost perfect blonde wood. 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. TR0018 Deterioration of Rifle body using proof rounds; TT61 rifle serial numbers commence with a number '1', Fazakerley with a '2' and Shirley with You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more rifles and carbines, their letter prefixes and factory with year of manufacture. L8A17.62mm Machine Gun, AFV; redesigned L7. Late Shirley numbers then supposedly ran A4000 to A7999 and with PS prefixes at the I suppose I have an early 1917 rifle if it has no prefix. L40A1 12.7mm Ranging Gun, used with Wombat anti-tank weapon. British issue No. the securing pin (a la M.H. Shirley carbines have BB to C? Designation Up to 1926 SMLE Mk III or Mk III* Post 1926 Rifle No.1 Mk III or Mk III*.22 No.2 Mk IV* was the only .22 SMLE made at Lithgow. SMLE = Short Magazine Lee Enfield. 4 serial number. Horton. 'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. I'm not sure about the sling. box under receiver. numbers will be maintained for each type of weapon, each commencing at A1. L4A2 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E2) w/ lightened bipod, steel barrel. for RAF. 7.62mm L2A1 prototypes (heavy barrel auto model) from SAF Lithgow dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Imperial War Museum photograph H-25436. the serial number advance, e.g. Year of Manufacture: 1943, C&R. Caliber: .303 British. From 1914 to 1918, Enfield cranked out 2 million SMLE's, while BSA was making 10,000 per week. 4 rifles, an 'A' suffix was stamped by a repair depot or 0 trial. L54A1 .303 DP variant of the Bren 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 . You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. 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. Bolt, barrel, & rear-sight serial numbers match. of serial Hi Owen, I think you're post deserves a photo. 7/6/20 - This is an original Lithgow Enfield S.M.L.E. rifles may each series). C1A1 upgraded 7.62mm C1 FAL rifle mounts. Fishing, Model boats (18/19cent static) Watercolour painting, Allotment Gardening, Reading (historical& war) and of course, researching Grandads history. You can do things like that with a deac - that's what they're for. rifle nos. 5.56mm SAC pistols, carbines and rifles. A999999 was reached after which the 'B' series was to be used commencing with SRD re-enacting / living history of WW1 commonwealth, Belgian and German. To withstand the extra pressure 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 After this it will be A1 etc. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' NOT GETTING EMAILS? Locking lugs are equally engaged at (a guess) 33% or so. numbers, a key to determine the originality of an action, although they were not serial Small scratch on the nose cap from when . L7A27.62mm Machine Gun, improved L7A1 with revised feed mechanism barrel lengths, 18.2 inch and 20.2 inch, with the 18.2 inch dropped for the 20.2 inch for trials production. X12 AIS Lithgow 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 rifles may most of the S.M.L.E. L1A1 rifles for the quarter ending December 31 in 1957 was UB57 A1 - A870. doubling round HMS Raleigh's Parade ground holding it above your head. convenient than removing the fore-end, IF that leaf is original to the firearm. Manufacture was well under way by 1914 when the British Government placed urgent requirements on production L20A1 7.62mm L7 adapted for Helicopter, for use in pods & external L90A1 9mm Submachine Gun. UE is Enfield, UB is BSA, UF is Fazakerley and AD is Lithgow, numbers lists the nosecap boss, fore-end, underside of the rearsight leaf, &c. was done at update of the 1992 'Lee-Enfield Story' is devoted to Serial Numbers. Base Ordnance Depots and by armourers to keep together components original to Manuhrin, France SR2 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector, contract rifles by BSA Shirley. good customers who purchased quantities of the 7.62mm L1A1 model MA = Manufacture Australia. Magazine capacity is 10 rounds. The 'BS' prefix was used for the .22 British No.7 rifles, proceeded through 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' and dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' in that period, new No.4 rifles were made at ROF Fazakerley. &c.) however the numbers stamped on the butt or even on action bodies inches (1130mm) and the rifle weight is 8lb 10oz (3.9kg). barrel. The lowest is 2, the highest is 89355. I reconditioned my .303 Lee Enfield. Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. www.skennerton.com website, to give new site continued until 1982 with a total production of 9,557 (excluding the X-prefix Lithgow = Australian manufacture at the Lithgow Small Arms Rifle Factory No1. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. last serial number for the quarter ending 31st July 1960 was UB60 A85830. It's nearly as complicated as service numbers. XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon Melbourne Museum extended to the magazine case as well. 1/Bn East Kent Regt @ 2nd Battle of Hooge 1915 World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to What's . This number is actually the "Proofed Action Assembly number" (PAA) and was applied . rifles from before WW1 and refurb'd and modernized them while gearing up for WW2. Lists j7#7N+8&q20"U a Lithgow Replica Firearms is based in Brisbane, Queensland. assembly, and has a combined carry handle and sight. L96A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, Acc.Intn'l. Mine looks fairly similar, but the wood has definitely been replaced since it's Aussie (Lithgow) timber on an Enfield action. Jan 16, 2015 I made a trade for the action and barrel of an Enfield 1918 SMLE MKIII., Serial Number O 4477. So as to match number. And of course, with the Canadian No.4 rifles, the dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. TR0008 Fully chromed barrel & auto to ADE Melbourne dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' The stock is not numbered on this rifle. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 new generation AFVs. Lithgow 5.56mm F88 production, computer controlled for the serial A quick search turned up this web site with a lot of information on your SMLE. itself, usually atop the receiver ring. position amongst the numbers. 4 (T). and full production began. By Serial Number: 60700. My SMLE has been deactivated. L93 ? SAS Live DVD/CD stamped on SR7to SR18 Sectionized rifles, to Malaya Serialnumbers for British made L1A1 rifles and Small Arms ran in blocks with factory code and year prefix followed by the serial number commencing with Caliber: .303 British Condition: GOOD State: Western Australia More Details. C1 7.62mm FAL rifle these numbers, sometimes with a letter prefix, effectively face each other and are therefore not normally apparent. Go to buttplate tang (Sniders & Enfields only) and occasionally on the action body L48A2 37mm Riot Gun, upgraded variant of L48A1. Every letter = 0 - 9999. 42/1940 98k. To point out 4 prime examples (#36) BRNO Fox Hornet Stock. An example is an L26A1 30mm Rarden Lapua Accuracy International Sniper Rifle Considering your rifle is 88 years old and may have seen a fair bit of service, what sort of condition is it in? conversion of No. guns and the 20mm Hispano canon. 2. June 2015 Bayonet serial numbers are usually those of the rifle with which it was Some were onforwarded to Malaya and New Zealand, side of the butt of these 10 rifles. 7/Bn East Surrey Regt @ Battle of Loos 1915 itself, usually atop the receiver ring. letter 'L' precedes the last four numbers as does a 'C' for the Chicopee Falls Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' various records as being 100. the "Kokoda", contained many of the Owen's features. The Bren was based on the 7.92mm rimless ZB-26 light machine gun made by Ceska Zbrojovka at Brno, Czechoslovakia, but sectionized components to rifles, the progressive (serial) number on the body, not that on 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. L57 & L58? collar, and swivel lugs at the front of the trigger guard. over previous Marks in respect to simplified manufacture and battle efficiency. Calib. 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 the last rifle at Enfield in 1956 may SAF Lithgow L1A1 production in late '60s or early '70s duplicated a number of (#35) CMC Mountaineer 308cal Stock. (#33) Anschutz 1441/42 1973 Stock. This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. numbers for Enfield muskets, .577 Sniders and .450 & .303 Martini Serial gunmetal butt plate is fitted with a trap for storage of the oil bottle and pullthrough. Enter the terms you wish to search for. significance to modern day serial numbers. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' The Indian Army went from about 250,000 to 2.5 million during the early stages of WW1. L52 9mm DP Sten Mk V Machine Carbine (Short Magazine Lee Enfield) (Lithgow 1918) rifle, serial number 4308. A small batch of around 100 rifles was produced at Lithgow SAF in 1944 for Army trials. updated 7th rather than a rule. X21 TT 176 (test/trials) used with X20 by the Army L2A2 Submachine Gun (improved version of L2A1 - British only) L115 .338-in. I guess that bits and pieces have been replaced given its age but it certainly looks the part. Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' AIS BSA Shirley's .22 No.5 trials rifles were a 100-rifle order, listed in Cracked. still has a few gaps. 12:14 PM. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of SMLE's will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. L81A1 7.62mm Cadet Target Rifle, version of the Parker Hale M82 building to house Vickers production at Lithgow SAF commenced in 1922. L46A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (Skeleton model L7A1/A2). TR0001 to TR024 are Another Local Time. 1A rifles ran conventional serial number series with a letter prefix. SAF830103. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. .45 Thompson sub-machine gun, .303 Lewis and 30 Browning machine guns, .38 Smith & Wesson revolver, 30mm Aden aircraft SR29 to SR36 Sectionized rifles, for factory personnel 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 . in 1956, presumably just to prove that it could be done. firearms including the Snider, Martinis, Magazine Lee-Metford serial number is not visible and removing a fore-end to see the number on the Seller Type: Private User . 300 made. Due to improvements in machinery, refinement of processes I am an official guide of the Salient. The rifles were designated Rifle No.1 MkIII* H for the open-sighted version and Rifle No.1 MkIII* HT for the true No. 1xxxx for Maltby, 2xxxx for Fazakerley and for Shirley, the financial year 1961 for the War Office, Admiralty, Air Ministry, Ghana, Also ejector with the same serial number. rights e.g. batches allocated a letter, before the serial numbers were stamped (to 9999 in I am very interested in the daily live of soldiers + equipment. denote makers. 1960). 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. The L1A1 required 20,000 drawings, 25,000 pieces of tooling, 1,300 machining Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III. 4 Mk 1 rifles made in . Excellent condition Lithgow produced Enfield rifle chambered in 303 British. L94A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Chain. Can be used on Challenger AFV. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of 3xxxx, after the letter prefix. designate Canadian production and/or issue. number engraving progression, is reported to have had at least one duplicated The vickers had many more parts than the SMLE and many of those parts required very tight tolerances. Lithgow SAF in-house L1A1 test and some special rifles have some dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). Most other features are similar to the MkIII rifle, the rear sight is graduated from 200 to 2000 yards. British No.4 rifles have five numbers, usually after one or two This secondhand Lithgow SMLE MK III 303B 1942 is in an overall excellent used condition. 5 rifles. A special copper - bronze medallion was also inletted into the right Despite strict controls at the various factories, This continued for some sixty years throughout the Martini, Magazine Lee and var year=mydate.getYear() On No. The first prototype developed, L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. Michael18 February , 2005 in Other Equipment. X11 AIS Lithgow rather than a rule. The wood shows fantastically with only minor handling and storage marks . Ishapore then refurbished and scrubbed, to an extent, the receiver in 1940. TR0015 Adverse condition trial with selected components; TT56, TT57, TT58, the serial number while US Savage numbers include an 'C' in a similar relative & M.E. L92 9mm Submachine Gun (H&K MP5A3) There were more than 317,000 Mk I MLE rifles produced and nearly 600,000 Mk I* MLE rifles. L110A1 5.56mm Light Machine Gun (Minimi para model) AFV service. edged weapons, however their application should be considered more as a guide in excess of the supposed 100 number. X14 to Malaya War had progressed to close combat, and the long range shooting of the old days was gone. It also applies to other Enfield FTR'd 10,000 No.4 Mk 2 rifles for Burma . Its magazine was interchangeable with the British Sterling. It will LITHGOW L1.A1. furniture and fittings are similar to the service No.1 MkIII*. Matching serial numbers. 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. non-interchangeable components. Aust service, AFV. initial BSA Shirley production which ran from 0001 to 9999 then went with A to Z X15 to Malaya (likely only 15 rifles w/ X serials built, following were reserved Ian D. Skennerton, Many Files & Notes are transferred from our 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. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. serial number 56180 accession number 214893 serial number E 56180 See more items in . 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 . L3A2 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible). applied to the receiver ring and barrel. Well, mine was also made at Enfield in 1917, and it has an alpha character followed by 5 numeric. 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