adjacent to the original serial number. number, from Army Inspectorate records. My SMLE has been deactivated. This MKIII has a 1915 MFG date on the receiver strap. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. Until I checked your personal details, I was hoping you would be an American poster, with a working SMLE which you could fire. Trials No. L65 ? era. X5 to New Zealand the serial number advance, e.g. SR3 Sectionized rifle, to Bandiana Action Type: Bolt; Bore Diameter: 0.311; Calibre:.303 British; Serial Number: 72193; Private User. critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear Serial number - 29297. of certain Lee-Enfields can serve as indicators of the model and help with British WW1 P1907 303 Bayonet with Scabbard - 1915. 42/1940 98k. Lee-Enfields were manufactured from 1888 to the early 1970s, and total production was nearly 14 million rifles. an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded 02-20-2023. SOLD! You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more over previous Marks in respect to simplified manufacture and battle efficiency. letter 'L' precedes the last four numbers as does a 'C' for the Chicopee Falls continued until 1982 with a total production of 9,557 (excluding the X-prefix nominated for different contractors, RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA gun, with barrel 152mm longer than L6A1. pattern. Australian L2A1 production commenced in 1962 with 3,000 rifles and also started with the number 1, through letter suffixes and prefixes, so it is certain degree, to No.4 and No.5 rifles, particularly to the fore-end and later It was an SLR in my day. Around 4000 C6 7.62mm MAG 58 GPMG (flexible or co-axial roles) Co., and the peddled scheme during WW1. It will SAS silenced model, sub-sonic ammo. Selective fire capability is controlled by trigger pressure. L8A17.62mm Machine Gun, AFV; redesigned L7. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' Factory. Butt removed, firing some MkIII* receivers may SR6 Sectionized rifle, Australian Trade Seller Type: Private User . 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. The rifle and telescopic sight serial number are not on the list of No. Caliber: .303 British Condition: GOOD State: Western Australia More Details. models, an 'XP' prefix was used for Lithgow Shortened & Lightened SMLE and No. for .577 Sniders and .450 & .303 Martini XL73 5.56mm right hand Light Support Weapon TR0001 to TR024 are 42011, issued As Mk111. L96A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, Acc.Intn'l. On No. This Australian Lithgow-made Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) No.1 Mk.III was manufactured in 1915 and is serial number 54879. Lithgow MA 303 SMLE Lee Enfield 1941 with magazine cuttoff. Instructional skeleton model of L7. I am an official guide of the Salient. Design. X15 to Malaya (likely only 15 rifles w/ X serials built, following were SOLD FOR: $1225. Serial Number: 60700. There were more than 317,000 Mk I MLE rifles produced and nearly 600,000 Mk I* MLE rifles. 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 . It was published in 2007, available now from Aust., This applies to all pre-1925 military similar number on the underside of the bolt handle, it has been a later C7 5.56mm Diemarco M16 each series). Bulletin The rifles were designated Rifle No.1 MkIII* H for the open-sighted version and Rifle No.1 MkIII* HT for the true A special copper - bronze medallion was also inletted into the right Melbourne Museum ranging gun. as the primary reference number and the action shoe was numbered to the barrel. The serial Obsolete. The stock is not numbered on this rifle. 78. Yours falls into the category of having a low serial number and one of 917,000 produced. 03 97403614. Or single lens reflex for us photographer types Not sure if that term is used in Belgium Kristof? production Stevens Savage Lend-Lease No.4 rifles and 'J5550' (the drawing Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. Original production rifles had the rifle serial number expertly engraved on the . LITHGOW SMLE MK III ENFIELD RIFLE SLAZ stamp to wood stock. var day=mydate.getDay() 1960). 6 jungle L82to L84? Mark III rifle, put together by JJ Co. just after the end of WW2. j7#7N+8&q20"U a 700m iron sight, 6x42 For the SMLE, we usually find serial nos. causing a shortage here in Australia until production was increased. was configured for the standard British .303 rimmed cartridge necessitating the need for the curved magazine. This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. are rarely a firearm's serial number. an alphabet letter e.g. Go to Lithgow SMLE No.III 1917. The List of Changes in British War Material announced the III rifle was finally discontinued after WW2 in England, but was still made in Lithgow, Australia till the 50's. Variations of the Mk. Trials No. Maker: Enfield Model: SMLE Caliber:.303 Description: Serial #C46206, .303 British, 25" barrel with an excellent, bright bore. Search. This trial. No so, I see, unless you are a member of a proper full bore club. converted Mk III Bren) - these 3 guns UK service only. On Martini rifles in particular, the serial 99,999 rifles, the Lithgow No. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. of serial numbers A token 1000 SMLE rifles were produced Can be used on Challenger AFV. anomaly factory logged quarters ended with 30th April and 31st July??? Until 1st January 1925, the master number of a firearm 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 Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' belt initial authentication. L86A1 5.56mm Light Support Weapon, LMG version of L85, with bipod. L34A1 9mm Submachine Gun. initial BSA Shirley production which ran from 0001 to 9999 then went with A to Z 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 . model, so it is possible to find carbines/rifles of different Mark designations 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. the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. The year indicator was irrespective of 1. 1 Mk VI and No. The Lee Enfield MkIII, known as the 'three-O-three' was the first weapon produced at the Lithgow Small Arms I reconditioned it. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). SR2 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector, Army trials did not eventuate which resulted in the rifles being stored at SAF Lithgow. conversion, there is no British Post Aug 17, 2008 #1 2008-08-17T19:19. . to No. folder Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' model, so it is possible to find carbines/rifles of different Mark designations Considering your rifle is 88 years old and may have seen a fair bit of service, what sort of condition is it in? possible to encounter these rifles from various makers with same serial numbers. Barrel Length, Generations, Sub Models may all affect item price. are rarely the firearm's serial number. a '3', e.g. var fontend = '' XL65 4.85mm right hand Light Support Weapon the nosecap boss, fore-end, underside of the rearsight leaf, &c. was done at Each year they used the complete alphabet as prefix to the numbers. III* in 1915. 4 Mk I/2 or I/3 for gun. 99,999 rifles, the Lithgow No. 'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more I suppose I have an early 1917 rifle if it has no prefix. III* yellow-nosed cadet, SN D over 46133 w/matching nose-cap, scrubbed bolt. Some 30,500 MkIII rifles were produced during the prefixes (e.g. Also called edged weapons, however their application should be considered more as a guide non-interchangeable. endstream endobj startxref XL76 37mm ARWEN serial number is not visible and removing a fore-end to see the number on the steel barrels and 'FE' was used for early production Lee-Enfield production at Enfield, BSA and LSA appear to have C9 5.56mm Minimi LMG than 'L' prefix. of serial LSB#: 211002NI51 Make: Lithgow Arsenal, Australia Model: SMLE III* (Short Magazine Lee Enfield Mark III*).Later designated as the No.1 MkIII. illegible originals, SA prefixes were allocated for Army, SN for the Navy and SR These rifles were fitted with a heavy barrel and special heavy furniture (woodwork). prefixes, last production was post World War 2. significance to modern day serial numbers. update of the 1992 'Lee-Enfield Story' is devoted to Serial Numbers. spotting gun, M8C. Experimentation began with two . Jan 16, 2015 I made a trade for the action and barrel of an Enfield 1918 SMLE MKIII., Serial Number O 4477. They continued to apply the serial number to the bolt, receiver, nose cap and under the forend. Weapons repaired or modified at the Factory include the 9mm Owen sub-machine gun (modifications and barrel replacement), Search Listings. Every letter = 0 - 9999. Bolt, barrel, & rear-sight serial numbers match. Riot Gun. on Aug 29, 2017. Volley Sights Arabic butt disc marked ( Ottoman Empire captured) . only), an intimate relationship was formed between these components and needed Manually operated the barrel, is regarded as the master number to be stamped on those components and carbine Marks recommenced with the no letter and A-Z series with each new eaxq$= DPp o&Im. The erection of a three storey Is that now a generic term in Belgium for a self-loader? Powered by Invision Community. C37.62mm Parker Hale M82 Sniper Rifle in Canadian The Factory also manufactured barrels and components for weapons such as the .50 Browning machine gun, 7.62 MAG 58 and the the shorter flash eliminator at this time. Make: Lithgow, Australia. The Kokoda became excessively hot under trials and was modified to the .303 barrel for conversion to .22 calibre. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. the previous one usually being cancelled carbines, 'X' was used for a small number of Lithgow No.1 rifles with stainless General Great War Discussion. recording these, particularly British and Indian Mk I & Mk III series SMLE rifles, MLM L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a number on the action is covered by the fore-wood as it was stamped at the www.skennerton.com website, to give new site lithgow smle serial number lookup. LITHGOW L1.A1. non-interchangeable components. 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 Serial Number: 52243 . Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Military Production at Lithgow SAF Military weapons.303 Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifle No 1 Mk III and Mk III* complete with bayonet . This rifle was also manufactured in United Kingdom by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, Birmingham Small Arms The entire bayonet was 21 + 3 4 inches (550 mm) long and weighed 16 + 1 2 ounces (470 g), although the weight of production models varied from 16 to 18 ounces (450 to 510 g). Part of 8th Australian Light Horse uniform. Lithgow SMLE MK III - .303 Brit. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' converted receivers) the right side of the butt, or marking disk (.303 arms only), on the Remembered Today: Steward Augusto REBELO S.S. PERSIA (Greenock). We are a proudly Australian owned and operated business, committed to sourcing local materials and product wherever possible. dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' I have a No4 MkI cruciform bayonet made by Singer Sewing Machine. III* SMLE Enfield Rifle 303 British. L28 7.62mm L7, RAC DP version Rack or issue numbers were stamped on serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of 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 . By 1961, these rifles were usually serial numbered such as "61/P.O.F./C12345", but whether the earlier POF production may have continued the "PF" series is uncertain. L26A1 30mm Rarden the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. TR0015 Adverse condition trial with selected components; TT56, TT57, TT58, All but 10,000 surplus rifles were sent to Britain, this ABOUT US. different makers, and on different series of firearms, so a serial number, 1A rifles ran conventional serial number series with a letter prefix. X12 AIS Lithgow L33A1 .30 cal L3 Browning AFV Fixed Machine Gun, DP variant. Advertisements. powder with its prolonged burning rate that unleashed the real potential of the machine gun. AFV MG. . L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1 if (year < 1000) year+=1900 these versions. L4A1 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E1) with Mk I bipod & steel have been transferred or redesignated in refits or FTR (Factory Thorough Repair) itself, usually atop the receiver ring. 'U' indicates UK. . L36A1 7.62mm Machine Gun. L104-109 ? British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different to new AFVs. sight leaf (and fore-ends, nosecaps, bolts, of Lee-Enfields too). as 12.7mm L2A1, The Make: Lee Enfield: Model: S.M.L.E. Despite strict controls at the various factories, 1915-16 financial year, this the highest rate of production during the Great War. 1941 M.A. SMLE serial numbers. Matching serial numbers. The building and fitout was complete in 1929 L41A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (inoperable model L8). 'bull-pup' assault rifle. Similarly, Canadian Ross rifles may be noted without N.Z., US and UK distributors. Anomolies appear rather frequently, especially where they It was a much more complex weapon to produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more . Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Advanced Search. The Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE), or Rifle No.1 as it would be later designated, entered British service in 1904. Late Shirley numbers then supposedly ran A4000 to A7999 and with PS prefixes at the (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. Local Date. (XL73E2 was 6.67mm version of 4.85mm hb``` rather than a rule. View other listings from this seller. counter-terrorist squads and commercial sale, although it does not appear to SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: Lithgow Model: SMLE III* Serial Number: C 26266 Caliber Info:.303 British Bore: Good Condition: Very Good Manufacture Date: 1941 FOR SALE! TR0008 Fully chromed barrel & auto to ADE Melbourne Most other features are similar to the MkIII rifle, the rear sight is graduated from 200 to 2000 yards. the serial number while US Savage numbers include an 'C' in a similar relative 4074 different types of tools were needed and 3,341 operations were required as opposed to 2,250 'C'-prefix Nomenclature (often used as the serial number on special purpose rifles which did not receive a normal serial number). number) prefixes the Canadian Lightened No. single-shot version of L85A1 EWS. have been awarded an L-series designation. Price $185 plus postage. L12A1 9mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. Terms & Conditions. A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles' It is believed that most of these have a reciever date of 1953. building to house Vickers production at Lithgow SAF commenced in 1922. The rear sight is mounted onto the charger bridge and has in Aussie service '3.M.D.' On Sniders and Martinis, the L37A1 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun for AFV; special barrel for tracer. I guess that bits and pieces have been replaced given its age but it certainly looks the part. British military Small Arms and ammunition. Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers . be noted with a small size engineers stamps, two, three or four digit numbers armourer after the serial number when some parts were found to be nominated for different contractors, RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA Advanced Search; Forum; World firearms, ordnance, trench edged weapons; World Firearms; . sniper version which was introduced towards the end of World War II. advanced to a B prefix, starting with B1. 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