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Australian Munitions Representative L35 ? Magazine Lee-Metford SOD Savanna Ordnance Depot L45A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Drill version of L45. EFD Enfield R.S.A.F. 'bull-pup' assault rifle. Sign up for a new account in our community. ER/C Buckingham With a brief history and a full step by step photographic guide to disassembly of the rifles. Royal Flying Corps who died 02/04/1917 WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY France ' MAO Orange, NSW XL68 4.85mm left hand Individual Weapon Aust service, AFV. HB Hobart, Tas. and Enfield produced some III* rifles in 1915. They may have the numbers stamped into the front portion of the fore-end and on the bottom of the magazine. rights Black powder (gunpowder) contemporary references are listed here for newcomers (and old hands too?) a crown. F.S. T.V. DEN Denman, NSW (also Mildenhall "ch", "gsb". MFA Albury, NSW Lancashire Fusiliers who died 25/04/1915 HELLES MEMORIAL Turkey (including Gallipoli) ' C.S.O.F. D.C. reserved Ian D. Skennerton, German Manufacturing Codes of Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Royal Sussex Regiment and Chemical Warfare. Footscray No. Left side of barrel reinforce are commercial proof markings applied by BSA, post-1916. British WW1 Enfield Leather Frog BAY337 Leather. SWID Swan Island, Vic. R.C. However, a later re-issue refurbishment is a possibility. It is easy to tell them apart. Smooth bore dailyinfo[11]=' 240030 Serjeant Joseph Sydney TOWSE Military Medal 1st/5th Bn. Parker Hale Service Rifle Target Sights; http://www.rifleman.org.uk/PH_Service_sights.htm . OA Ogden Arsenal Separate and distinct Lx US, Markings on Lee Enfield rifles and equipment. B.M. C.A. Australia: VII cartridge; not original 1915 barrel ?? VY/C Viliroy L.S.A. S/C Sub-calibre 'PROOFS, STAMPS & TRADE MARKS for RIFLES, PISTOLS & SHOTGUNS - An International Guide, Edition of 2023' Compiled by Paul Fowkes, edited with Ian Skennerton Hard & soft covers, 11 x 8 in., 144 pp, 2,000 . dailyinfo[3]=' Nurse Edith Frances BARKER 90th (Cheshire) Detachment Voluntary Aid Detachment who died 03/04/1918 LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY France ' Here is an explanation for the markings, with the numbers shown in the 3rd & 4th photos being the rifle's serial number. codes may be found on various wartime small arms manufactured in Nazi-occupied Royal Small Arms Repair L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. Simplistic manufactures mark found on a commercial (for the trade) Birmingham Small Arms Company rifle. PA Picatinny Arsenal MRO Marrangaroo, NSW KWD Kingswood, NSW K.W.H. Senior Weapons Engineer The bulk being from the Royal Ordinance factory Maltby, ROF Fazakerley, BSA Shirley, with smaller quantities at Longbranch in Toronto Canada and by the Stevens-Savage company of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA. H.M.S. Imperial Chemical Industries Infantry Training Manual MV Villawood, NSW KWN Kowguran MQ Rocklea, Qld. DAQ Dominion Arsenals, Quebec (S.A.A. BC Beloeil Along with the manufacturers name both the date of manufacture and the type and mark of the rifle is also shown. Director General of Ordnance conversion of No. S.M.L.E. L4A57.62mm Bren LMG conversion (ex-Mk III) w/ 2 steel barrels, Naval. Many Files & Notes are transferred from our Bulletin Basic Enfield Identification and the Facts about Serial Numbers Enfields at a Glance Here is a simple shadow board depicting the 4 most common Enfields. However it did not result in a change of the rifle mark designation, but altered rifles were marked HV on the barrel immediately behind the back sight. I have seen what I believe to be NOS barrels in wrap, which were dated. October 28, 2013, 06:04 AM . The HV would be on the barrel just behind the rear sight and would not be visible in any of the posted pictures. Rifle fine grain (for M.-H. rifles) L96A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, Acc.Intn'l. Was that fitted to earlier or later models? The ShtLE means Short Rifle, Lee Enfield.. A forum community dedicated to all firearm owners and enthusiasts. Reduced charge Electrical & Mechanical War Office C1A1 upgraded 7.62mm C1 FAL rifle equivalent Automatic Rifle) 5 Muzzle-loading Keliner, )* Laboratory service abbreviations and service establishments encountered in Great War and S.F.G. H.B.Co. Semi-armour piercing L13A1 5.56mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. (Woolwich) The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine -fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 19th century. So yes it is an acceptance mark (the arrow) and where the date on the barrel significantly post dates the date on the receiver it is indicative of rebarrelling, but it is the date of manufacture and acceptance of the barrel, not reissue of the rifle, in my view. O.S.C. K.H.K. One odd thing is that 1915 marking looks like it has an L instead of a 1 (19L5). Ordnance Plant Stratton also indicates this (1997:62) mark as barrel manufacture date. Light machine gun British Army Delegation American 'K' device Coast artillery XL77 37mm ARWEN. BRIS Ashgrove, Qld. 300 made. belt. Thanks for the reference. L32A1 12ga Automatic loading FN Browning Riot Gun. Cavalry Carbine Mk I (also II, Fiat marking details Lee-Enfield SMLE SALW Guide 6 salw-guide.bicc.de. The Great War Forum Limited Lee-Enfield Rifle Nitro-glycerine Remaining velocity The barrel proof mark and the inspection marks look worn andmuch older, and are perhaps original to the 1915 manufacture, whereas the ' 40 ' date mark looks much clearer anddeeper struck, so my guess is that it was a much later additional mark stamped in 1940 when the rifle was probably refurbished and re-issued. British Engineering KNK Kankakee Ordnance Works Mean time or Missed target L37A1 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun for AFV; special barrel for tracer. dailyinfo[30]=' 35346 Private Stuart Bathurst Scott COATES 13th Bn. Boardat www.skennerton.com nomenclature was applied to other munitions also those relating to small M.H.R. months ago and that building is progressing well. facility at the Royal Armouries in Leeds is well under way. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms; http://www.atf.gov/ . N.C. Nitro-cellulose SEY Seymour, Vic. CHK Chickasaw Ordnance Works 3 Would make my Grandfather proud to make her a good shooter. General Staff (Washington D.C.) OOP Oak Ordnance Plant REM Remington Arms (105mm, S.A.A.) ME Maribyrnong, Vic. M.L.E. abbreviations include: HOB Hobart, Tas (for Royal Navy) However I would also contend that HV was also stamped on post 1910 new production rifles, not just older modified ones - tomorrow I can survey a reasonable sample and report back but as I noted above, I checked 7 or 8 I had to hand this evening and all the wartime dated receivers had it. L.M.G. Please let me know. Rifle large grain You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. I have the exact same markings on my Lee. 1915 Lee Enfield Markings (newbie question) Remembered Today: 2525 Private Geoffrey Victor HARBIDGE 1st/6th Bn. L91 9mm Submachine Gun? National Physical Laboratory JO/C Johnstown Rifled breech loading S.W.E. A.T. Aiming tube L57 & L58? Also included here No5 rifles (Jungle Carbines) serial numbers consisted of a sequential 4 digit number starting with 0001 running through to 9999, the numbers were preceded by a letter prefix. Headspace or bad ammo? List of Changes paragraph There are more but again I would suggest reading either Skip Strattons or Ian Skennertons books on the subject. Almost want to rebarrel it but finding someone with the tools is hard. Lee Enfield No4MkI's were made by several factories during the 2 nd World War. Vickers Armstrong, Crayford Director of Armaments M.C. L15 ? in the Research CD. D.o A. Defence Industries Ltd. I read that BO would indicate early 1944. Like the SMLE an all matching No4 or No5 will have all the serial numbers matching wherever they are found on a particular rifle. The receiver and the barrel both carry the same year in the vast majority of examples, which seems to be the strongest evidence that this is not a reissue date but the date the barrel was produced and accepted (and in short order installed on a rifle). Purpose arm Ordnance Select Committee ESQ Esquimalt (Royal Canadian Navy) The Milsurp Knowledge Library http://www.milsurps.com/ . G.S.C. Chief Inspector of Small Arms Refresh your browser window to try again. Land service I ended up bobbing the barrel 3" and recrowning. Currency: Size: Find Items; Learn . The .303-cal. Director, Weapons & Development (Cheshunt)- Chief Engineer &Supt. B.S.A.& M.Co. V.A.O.S Vocabulary of Army Stores C.C.I. packing. O.C. Beeswax Europe during WW2. Director General of Factories 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. (Arm) Director General, Armaments pistols, bayonets, MGs, SMGs HMGs, rocket launchers, &c.) will be going up to R.E. Want to put a standard armory stock barrel on it. S.A.A. D.W.P. S.S. Sea service S.L. USA. B. Obsolete. DK Deer Park, Vic. Medium machine gun L86A1 5.56mm Light Support Weapon, LMG version of L85, with bipod. service (and Australian too) in the mid-1950s. DN Darwin, NT Although lighting is something of a challenge there I will attempt to take some illustrative pictures. QU/C Valcartier The model's improvements saw the MLM Mk1* in 1889. There is a dot after the III and before the * which might argue this is the case. The Lee-Enfield family of rifles is the oldest bolt-action rifle design still in official service. Marking military equipment and supplies with an ownership mark is a symbol of power. Ammunition The following ammunition can be used by the Lee-Enfield SMLE. R.E.V.S. H.C. If you are fortunate enough to own a Lee-Enfield rifle or bayonet that is unit marked, congratulations! GBK Glenbrook, NSW The station R.O.F. Proof & Experimental Officer GR Green River Ordnance Plant C-i-C Commander in Chief Particularly, the 2nd Bn. L21A1 12.7mm [.50 cal] MG ? Threads per inch I did scan Reynolds this morning for a look at the use of the HV mark as standard during WWI and found this: July 6th 1911 LoC (quoted in Reynolds pp117-8 he does not provide the specific LoC number), For rifles of future manufacture and conversion..[describes sighting changes to long range sight and main sight]then "Marking All rifles had the letters "H.V. updated with new information 7th June 2005, var sc_project=1056125; TWH/C T.W. Martini-Henry Rifles and Carbines; http://martinihenry.com/ Excellent reading. An excellent, expanding reference library of text and pictures of both common and rare Lee Enfields. C12A1 7.62mm Target Rifle with optical sight BAJ Badges Ordnance Works single-shot version of L85A1 EWS. Pembroke Royal Navy who died 18/04/1918 GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY, KENT United Kingdom ' EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) Mobile Ammunition Repair Unit US, National Rifle Association http://www.nra.org.uk/. Im still curious what the B. stamp means. The new Pattern Room A.C. Army circular MFW Wagga Wagga, NSW WRA Winchester Repeating Arms solenoid. Also called W.O. A really good bit of info on these interesting tools. W.C.& S Ltd. William Clowes & Sons Ltd. This included altering the profile of the rear sight bed, re graduating the dial sight and altering the magazine plate and cases. "(for High velocity) marked on the barrel underneath the backsight leaf". L92 9mm Submachine Gun? Some SMLEs may be found with as little as a 3 digit number and high as a 5 digit number. Interesting info on looking after C&R rifles, including wood restoration. L66A1 5.6 x 16mmR (.22RF) Pistol Automatic, Walther, target. Master General of Ordnance Go to. grenade and L9 SUSAT sight. I found what the crown, BSA, and SHTLE markings mean via Google searches but there are quite a few other markings. C1 7.62mm FAL rifle SAS Live DVD/CD Chief Engineer & Superintendent of Anti-aircraft LA/C L'Arcadie It should typically say something like; (Crown) G.R. The volume of serial number inquiries has prompted me to fashion this page together and try and explain how best to identify a particular rifles manufacturer. How to Use Classifieds - PLEASE READ FIRST ! Therefore, it will be found Self-propelled Navy) Direct current Right side barrel has U/i\ property mark and 124551 is your serial number, but not sure as to what the other markings mean. L48A1 37mm (1.5 in.) Headquarters British No4 rifles were set up with a 5 digit serial number system with 1XXXX being allotted to Maltby, 2XXXX Fazakerley, 3XXXX BSA Shirley. Director of Weapons Production Ideal for researching bayonet unit IDs, plus the unit IDs stamped on that brass disc in your Lee Enfields butt stock. Mully, the magazine cut-off was fitted to the earlier rifles, up to the Mk III, and was not fitted to the Mk III*, or to be more precise, was removed from the specification for the Mk III*. MA Lithgow, NSW Officer Commanding I know pretty much nothing about rifles but I picked this one up in a trade. G.R B 1942 S (looks like two light strikes) LE III (& 7pt star) best pic of the additional markings above the serial # on the upper left (in the light glare) and above the last few digits of the serial # and here is a few pic of the barrel markings (on the left of the barrel) Leeds and the Pattern Room library is now available to researchers at the Royal Types of Markings Typically Found on Lee-Enfield Oilers / Oil Bottles III or similar. The book has a general history of the series, with Markings on Lee Enfield rifles and equipment Cartridges, Bayonets, Oilers, Bore Viewers, Brass Disc Info, Rifles, Slings, Nuts and Bolt Threads, Lee Enfield screw and bolt sizes; https://www.enfield-rifles.com/screw-and-bolt-sizes-for-the-enfield_topic3330.html; .. Threads used on Lee Enfield rifles.UK T. Tracer (though I'd hang it on my wall before I'd sell it). Minute of angle (optical) Separate loading L26A1 Rifle Instructional, variant of L25A1. Accuracy International Sniper Rifle Standards I think it unlikely that this is the case. MO Maribyrnong Ordnance Factories (A) Army Design Department (Aust. Company KEN Kentucky Ordnance Plant NC Nitro-cellulose dailyinfo[2]=' Second Lieutenant Arthur Cyril YOUNG 8th Sqdn. C.H. Vickers Armstrong, Erith Chief Inspector of Armaments L119 5.56mm Diemaco Light Support Weapon (M16) conversion, Martini-Enfield Rifle 'Cambridge' Plymouth shore base Mixture of L7 What we have here is failure- to communicate. A.I.D. General purpose 4 Mk 1* rifle I have are the following on the left side of the metal band. L12A1 .22 Conversion Kit by Heckler & Koch, for L1A1 rifle. L.E.R. No4 rifles were given a starting number that may be used to identify manufacturers, but again there was no set serial blocks. $85.00. L97 ? Butt removed, firing indicated below. L1A1 Rifle, 7.62mm (Canadian service is C1 & C1A1) Left side of barrel reinforce are commercial proof markings applied by BSA, post-1916. Captured enemy equipment, marked as yours, sends a powerful message. I agree try FB .312" & see. Hendon HDN Helidon, Qld. ME (gun ammo) Maribyrnong No. L53 ? Ltd. Greycaine Ltd. P.L.H. For someone very new to the milsurp market, a lot of guns like Mosins, various Mausers and clones, Lee Enfields, Lugers, etc, will have certain parts with serial numbers that should match the receiver's serial number. L.G. Corrected mean time I would be interested in knowing as well! L46A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (Skeleton model L7A1/A2). S.o D. Superintendent of Design DOD Delaware Ordnance Depot C.C. To me, and others, it would appear to show that Mully's barrel is original and that the ' 40 ' date mark and the Broad Arrow to it's right were new stampings added to the original barrel in 1940 ? 's Defence Council Instructions It can get a little confusing! Tri-nitro-cellulose Free Postage. There is no BNP stamp on barrel near the Knox form. MA Milan Arsenal country but Germany placed contracts with some factories there. Bayonet Terminology; http://thearmouryonline.co.uk/Terminology.htm .. Not Lee Enfield specific but very useful. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month "Killingholme" Royal Naval Air Service who died 27/04/1916 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' dailyinfo[27]=' Flight Sub-Lieutenant Andrew John BODDY H.M.S. Military Liaison Officer Complete Eq'pment Schedule gun. L99to L101? Schrivenham else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } Factories G.C. (cordite factory) Birmingham Small Arms A guide to the Lee Enfield .303 RIFLE No. (In no particular order) Here are the manufaturers mark. R.E.V.S. MH Hendon, Vic., No.3 Thanks, LF! Magazine Lee-Enfield Carbine Selected pebble dailyinfo[14]=' 29919 Gunner Eric William BENJAFIELD 5th Bde. L4A3 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion of Mk II Bren (prior L4A1 & L4A2 were High explosive ML/C Marleau When reference is made to an all matching SMLE the serial numbers must all be the same. Army R.N.O.D. MJ (S.A.A.) such Nobel rim neonite Sparkbrook, Birmingham In all cases corresponding to the date of the receiver. var sc_partition=6; Reading books on Lee-Enfield rifles, investigating their proofmarks and regimental markings, and exploring their developmental history is all part of the fun. N.A.& A.Co. L81A1 7.62mm Cadet Target Rifle, version of the Parker Hale M82 I have found what I believe are the "BEST" websites yet for helping Enfield "owners" decifer the "hard to identify" markings on their rifle (s). L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes. L90A1 9mm Submachine Gun. The most common of these were: XP was used for the Shortened and Lightened Australian Lithgow (No6 Jungle Carbine) rifles, A was used for No1 MkVI trail rifles, BS was used on the British No7 small bore rifles, and T1 for the No5 small bore rifles. So, to address your concern, I don't think those ARE the original stamps on a new barrel I think the stamps on the receiver (with BSA marks) are original, and the stamps on the barrel (with Enfield inspection stamps) are consistent with it being a WWII produced barrel.In most instances of course, the date a barrel was produced will correspond quite closely to when it is installed and the weapon reissued (with the exception of those held in store - usually marked with a rectangle/box stamp). folders O.F.M. L12A1 9mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. Plant H.M.S. O Gauge garden model railway BF/C Bishop's Falls dailyinfo[10]=' Fireman and Trimmer John DAY S.S. "Silksworth Hall" (London) Mercantile Marine who died 10/04/1916 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' 3. Would it be the year it was produced? Those with a number of Stores dailyinfo[25]=' 1720 Private Sidney ORDERS 1st Bn. I had it cleaned and looked over b/c I had previously had a primer fall out when I was shooting some surplus ammo. this tabulation too: dailyinfo[6]=' 69561 Artisan ABDUL GHANI Indian Railway Department who died 06/04/1919 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' M.M.R. I include a (poor) photo below showing the marks on wartime produced rifles. L21A1 30mm Rarden cannon for AFV. A compendium of more than 135 known marks observed on Lee-Enfield oilers. F. of M. Figure of merit they are similar. dittos what he said - beat me to it by an hour or so , should be a nice rifle for you , i have a lot of BSA made rifles in my assortment , i like them a lot . S.A.P. dailyinfo[16]=' 56932 Serjeant William Philip WATSON Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal 58th Field Amb Royal Army Medical Corps who died 16/04/1918 TYNE COT MEMORIAL Belgium ' Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging M.L. UK and Mosul Serial Numbers, Model, Mark and Manufacture Identification, Serial Number and Manufacturer Information Locations. The gun has been sporterized. Machine gun L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1 However, the meaning of the date stamp is, in my view, the year the barrel was produced. related components. M.G. D.R.A. UK, National Rifle Association; http://home.nra.org/#/home The NRAs main website. Royal Ordnance Factory In the case of a rebarrelling like here (for example) the barrel was produced 25 years laterthan the rifle and then installed in the rifle. The British printers Several examples similar to the original post were examined (where there were post WWI barrels installed on earlier receivers) and they shared many similarities - in particular uneven, sometimes very uneven serial number stamping on the barrel.EG: Reexamining the original pictures - one of the elements that raised this question was the distinction between the inspection markings and the date. XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon (S.A.A.) War Office, Small arms abbreviations regularly encountered in service and MB Ballarat, Vic. 116th Mahrattas who died 08/04/1916 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' Very good pics Goomba. Several years ago, at a gun. Enfield (then M.O.D. L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a Director of Artillery P [above] FTL West Australia (for Royal Navy) DP. IOW Indiana Ordnance Works L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. Its cammoed and looks pretty cool, in my opinion. Small Arms Training C1 9mm Sterling SMG Enfield .45-70 Magazine 5 round RM57 Type a description for this product here. Further,I believe the mark was not just applied to converted rifles, but also newly produced ones (after 1910). in service manuals and reports are sometimes quite obvious but at other times, The new S/N matches the Knox form & receiver S/N. Broadway TrustCo. ENFIELD 1916 SHT.L.E. S.R. Australian Field Artillery who died 14/04/1917 GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY France ' The following list is generally post-Great War vintage and therefore it is EY Emergency GC Gun cotton G.V.Y. Over the years I have received many emails regarding serial numbers. Original Lithgow Smle III .303 Rifle . South African Infantry who died 12/04/1917 BROWNS COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX France ' Therefore, it will be found that these markings relate to hardware as well as to the ammunition and various forms of packing. Director of Ordnance Factories ". So will have to look out of state one day. I believe the poster on this blog is in error. L47A1 7.65mm Pistol, Walther PP. Martini-Enfield dailyinfo[28]=' 76274 Corporal Horace John Baker WHITTINGHAM 1st Bn. Royal Gunpowder Factory For official references, usually the finished and issued rifle was tracked by its rack number and of course these records have long since been destroyed or lost forever. 2 JA Joilet Arsenal Small arms training $125.00. So there are certainly at least 2 meanings for the HV mark, those service rifles which were altered, and some specialist Target Rifles for example, which had ' strengthened ' High Velocity barrels. M.P.B. C2A1 7.62mm FAL heavy barrel, auto rifle RAD Radford Ordnance Works Goto Q.F. Does the rifle have the magazine cut-off fitted? )* Lee Metford information and pics. R.G.P.F. MK Mark Tightened it up to a routine 2 1/2" group shooter! Regarding the barrel date vs "reissue stamp" question. C.I.A. You are correct in that it is based upon the Sht.LE Mk.III military version. DU/C Dundurn 1, MK. 2 & No. I have just examined a couple of dozen standard military ShtLEs (MkIII and MkIII*) produced in the UK after 1910 (the year the MkVII round was introduced) in my collection. Government site useful for its rules and regulations about C&R rifles. C.O.S. KBY Kirby No. dailyinfo[20]=' 3/1423 Private John QUINN 2nd Bn. L8A17.62mm Machine Gun, AFV; redesigned L7. NOK Nokanning links L18? E.-M. Enfield-Martini (.402-in. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 This listing of L series Rifles & MG's British Slings Overview Page; http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/british_slings_overview_page.htm .. Markings on leather and webbing slings. gun, with barrel 152mm longer than L6A1. View basket for details. (W) Chief Inspector of Armaments Mean point of impact 'The LEE-ENFIELD ' Skennerton A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines. L9A19mm Pistol, Browning Hi-power, previously the Pistol No.2 Mk I*. D.D.E. R.C.L. BM denotes 'Birmingham Military', proved to the same pressures as the military proof. AFV MG. 2) which arms factory manufactured the rifle, 4) what Number (type or model) of rifle it is and. A.I.D. M.C.S. Schmidt & Bender scope. SYD Sydney, NSW (for Royal Navy) Thanks much. L3A1 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed gun). Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather issues re-printed in 5 vols., 1860-1926. Some 13,500 arms (rifles, counter-terrorist squads and commercial sale, although it does not appear to 'Birnbeck' Somerset shore base Welshpool No. Operations division Martini-Henry L17& Variant of L20. XL73 5.56mm right hand Light Support Weapon Army Training Instruction Yet again, once the sequence of numbers caped out letter prefixes were used to start the sequence over. Army Council Instruction MG/C McGiuney It is a commercial contract rifle from BSA with a South African Govt property marking. Tell us what yours is stamped and we can tell you the details. Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs The prime reference is 'List of Changes in British War Material', the monthly FWA(B) Byford, WA (for Royal Navy) UT Utah Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) 1663'. L103 DP L85 (SA 80) I think we may be at crossed purposes here on the date stamp. T.N.T. MEL Melbourne, Vic (for Royal Navy) TW Twin Cities Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) Vickers Sons & Maxim BO/C Bouchard MT South Melbourne III) British Standard Specification XL69 4.85mm left hand Light Support Weapon If anyone knows any awesome machinists/gun smiths that can take this job one. Free delivery for many products! I take your point, butwhat about the absence of "HV" that should be on the Knox form of a 1915 barrel ? 5 dailyinfo[24]=' 2503969 Sapper Joseph WATERS Canadian Railway Troops who died 24/04/1921 BUTTE (MOUNT MORIAH) CEMETERY United States of America ' Enfield .22s, and small bore info .UK, The Lee Enfield Rifle Association; https://lee-enfield.org/ Links directory and more. there is no British IA Indiana Ordnance Plant GDN Gladstone, SA SPH Spring Hill, WA In addition I would suggest the style of marking of the serial number on the barrel (both the font and the unevenness of the line, and the apparent absence of the Y prefix) suggests this is indeed a replacement barrel. WCC Western Cartridge Co. service. There is no "HV" stamp on Knox form to signify high velocity Mk. (1961), Canada: M.E. applicable to many of our studies, (British, Empire and Commonwealth oriented, A common problem on older "Smellys" is that they have excessive headspace- rear locking lugs and worn weapon does that. These stampings will . Leave Feedback about your eBay ViewItem experience, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, WW1 WW2 Lee-Enfield British Rifle Collectors Guide Identification Book Markings, cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab, for PayPal Credit - opens in a new window or tab. C11 7.62mm Target Rifle R.L.G. Thanks a lot for all the information. Designations found on drawings: I wish to ask some help identifying my Grandfather's Lee Enfield. dailyinfo[12]=' 2728 Lance Corporal Lewis Gower BLAKEWAY 2nd Regt. e.g. SJ/C St. John This was the primary reason (noted again above) for raising the possibility (that the inspection stamps were original to the barrel (thus dating to 1915) and the date stamp was a later reissue mark. M.V. BN/C Borden Markings manufacturers, government, unit, armorers, misc, marks on Lee Enfield oilers, plus rifles/bayonets/oilers for sale. I am not sure that this is entirely correct. The mark and type of rifle will be stamped onto the left side receiver wall. Here's a picture of a maltby 1943 with a similar 'M' as yours, before the 1943: Was FTR at least once in 1954, but also probably in 53 with parts from SLAZ 52 and Bathurst. ML Maribyrnong Munitions Supply Lab. APG Aberdeen Proving Ground Regards TonyE 4thGordons Old Sweats 9k L11A1 12.7mm Machine Gun (.50 cal M2 ranging), another designation for L6A1 in As you know standard reissue mark on British rifles is in the form of 'date (ie '40) on the left side of the receiver wrist below the safety. CAC Colonial Ammunition Company, Black powder abbreviations C.E.A.D. M.L.O. This rifle retained most of the overall design feature of the earlier model, including the 30 barrel length. Barrel near the Knox form & receiver S/N most of the receiver unit US, on. Milsurp Knowledge Library http: //thearmouryonline.co.uk/Terminology.htm.. not Lee Enfield markings ( question... 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