Indian Merchant Service who died 30/12/1915 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India. Post Aug 17, 2008 #1 2008-08-17T19:19. . British issue No. the arm's serial number. XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon
The serial numbers are preceded by "XP" and range between 1 and about 100. . Manually operated
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. 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. weight. SR2 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector,
serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of
ABOUT US. The final result of this experimentation & L8 parts to enable removal for perimeter defence. The .22 service training rifle, being a conversion of the SMLE, closely resembled the No 1. the right side of the butt, or marking disk (.303 arms only), on the
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in Aussie service '3.M.D.' Item #21470 Australian Lithgow No. There are 48 numbers listed. SR7to SR18 Sectionized rifles, to Malaya
The next letter is the factory, 'E' for Enfield, 'F' for
1 Mk VI and No. L66A1 5.6 x 16mmR (.22RF) Pistol Automatic, Walther, target. production Stevens Savage Lend-Lease No.4 rifles and 'J5550' (the drawing
In 1915 the hook was discontinued and large numbers of the early bayonets had the hook removed to comply with the Most other features are similar to the MkIII rifle, the rear sight is graduated from 200 to 2000 yards. the previous one usually being cancelled
different serial number prefixes. F1 was capable of single shot or full automatic fire, with selection by trigger pressure rather than a built-in selector SMLE = Short Magazine Lee Enfield. C6 7.62mm MAG 58 GPMG (flexible or co-axial roles)
. It's easy! Also in current Aussie service. SR8800001 to SR8800010 werea special bi-centennial batch of L1A1 A
A special copper - bronze medallion was also inletted into the right
Many Files & Notes are transferred from our
Ian D. Skennerton. After the initial
Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle M.A. an alphabet letter e.g. The rear sight is mounted onto the charger bridge and has No.5 Jungle Carbines only have 4 numbers, the
This weapon was approved as a wartime expediency in January 1916, and differs from the MkIII in the omission of B1, e.g. Non-firing model, but
5 jungle
British WW1 P1907 303 Bayonet with Scabbard - 1915. firearms including the Snider, Martinis, Magazine Lee-Metford
Shirley carbines have BB to C? Approved in Australia during 1948 and used by unit armourers for instructional purposes. L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4
On Martini rifles in particular, the serial
What's . C8 5.56mm M16 carbine (shorty)
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L74A1 12ga Pump Action Riot Gun. Tropical green paint. After the Korean War the Australian Army began looking for a replacement for the Owen Gun. C No.4 Mk I & Mk I* Lee-Enfield and (T) sniper variants
L67A1 37mm (1.5in.) Letter prefixes obseved on Enfield SMLE's: Thanks for the help everyone. 1. Lists
adjacent to the original serial number. serial number is not visible and removing a fore-end to see the number on the
XL73 5.56mm right hand Light Support Weapon
dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. M.A. It featured a heavy barrel, a folding The rifle is dated 1944 and marked smle III * on the right hand side of the receiver. On some rifles, particularly the SMLE, these unit or
Can be used on Challenger AFV. Search Listings. This is why some
Records indicate less than 500 were produced. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. 4 (T). LITHGOW L1.A1. rifles, a letter prefix (or sometimes a suffix) will usually be
numbers lists
& M.E. era. rack issue numbers were stamped on the top of the action body as well, e.g. drawings were required to describe it. A very collectable rifle indeed, but by no means rare. The stock and furniture had tooling marks and didn't have a good finish. belt
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Serial number for June '39 is B24300 and serial for June '40 is B27780.
L26A1 Rifle Instructional, variant of L25A1. L16 81mm Mortar. A2785, may have been applied to a Lee-Metford rifle, Lee-Enfield
Advanced Search. Jungle carbine in having four rather than five numbers. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany '
4 serial number. for single-shot or automatic fire and a 30 round magazine. broken
C3 7.62mm converted M1919A4 Browning MG
rifle serial numbers commence with a number '1', Fazakerley with a '2' and Shirley with
L86A1 5.56mm Light Support Weapon, LMG version of L85, with bipod. L-prefix nomenclature was introduced into British
TR0001 to TR024 are
C No.7 Mk I .22 trainer
C11 7.62mm Target Rifle
I am an official guide of the Salient. barrel lengths, 18.2 inch and 20.2 inch, with the 18.2 inch dropped for the 20.2 inch for trials production. Until 1st January 1925, the master number of a firearm
This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. 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. Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging
Local Time. It was a much more complex weapon to weapons are manufactured or repaired at the same factor, a separate series of
too) has rust on it. These rifles were also sectionised in various factories in India and England as well as in ordnance depots. L7A17.62mm Machine Gun, British-made version of the FN MAG. Mark III rifle, put together by JJ Co. just after the end of WW2. tang were the issue reference numbers used in day to day service, rather than
Make sure your search is specific enough to get the correct value. good customers who purchased quantities of the 7.62mm L1A1 model
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. For replacement numbers, i.e. III* in 1915. at least 6 rifles. Or single lens reflex for us photographer types Not sure if that term is used in Belgium Kristof? On Sniders and Martinis, the
L20A1 7.62mm L7 adapted for Helicopter, for use in pods & external
L3A2 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible). The Indian Army went from about 250,000 to 2.5 million during the early stages of WW1. programs. 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 . British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different
L119 5.56mm Diemaco Light Support Weapon (M16)
new specifications. LITHGOW SMLE MK III ENFIELD RIFLE SLAZ stamp to wood stock. Very early production low serial number. L4A97.62mm Bren LMG conversion, with GPMG dovetail. These proposed variations were produced at Lithgow SAF during 1944-45. of serial numbers
Horton. critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear
XL65 4.85mm right hand Light Support Weapon
Almost perfect blonde wood. To facilitate
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M.H. to FE1000 initial production, then with no letter prefix, followed by A1 to A9999 through Z9999. SR6 Sectionized rifle, Australian Trade
Nottingham) produced the H&K 9mm MP5A3 SMG and variants for S.A.S.,
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Rack or issue numbers were stamped on
L21A1 12.7mm [.50 cal] MG ? L45A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Drill version of L45. 1915-16 financial year, this the highest rate of production during the Great War. C3A1 7.62mm Sniper rifle
and 34th Coy. 78. The name &c.) but numbers stamped on the butt or even action bodies
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. numbers on
applied to the receiver ring and barrel. The building and fitout was complete in 1929 While rack or issue numbers help identification, they are not the firearm's serial
L85A1 5.56mm Individual Weapon (SA 80), British general issue
You can do things like that with a deac - that's what they're for. 99,999 rifles, the Lithgow No. Fazakerley No. replacement, although this may have occurred in service refits. Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle. USA Pre 1899 law. an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded
rifles may
Search Advanced Search. L4A67.62mm Bren LMG conversion, upgraded L4A1 w/ chrome barrel. and carbine Marks recommenced with the no letter and A-Z series with each new
L60- L64? ranging gun. 4 Mk 1 rifles made in the early 1930s have
Lee Enfield Serial Number Database - dragonfasr. Until 1st January 1925, the master number of a firearm
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. with the same serial number. Schmidt & Bender scope. X6to X7 to Malaya
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Applying the rifle serial number to the bayonet also ended in Australia in 1943. Coy. of serial
SAF was used for target rifles and commercial
X15 to Malaya (likely only 15 rifles w/ X serials built, following were
L33A2 .30 cal L3 Browning AFV Flexible Machine Gun, DP variant. 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. L6A1 12.7mm Ranging Machine Gun on Centurion, ranging gun for 105mm tank
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