Infantry Training Manual Officer Commanding L20A1 7.62mm L7 adapted for Helicopter, for use in pods & external These were introduced in LOC 15638 dated 1 October 1911 to govern alterations to existing rifles and new manufacture. Proof & Experimental Officer DJ/C De Beaudeau Historic Arms Resource Centre; http://www.rifleman.org.uk . dailyinfo[31]=' 15229 Lance Corporal Ernest Charles EVANS 11th Bn. 5. What we have here is failure- to communicate. You may also find the "Broad Arrow"- 3 marks that make an arrow- British equivalent to the US Flaming Bomb mark- indicates govt issue. Seen in the picture above are the places where the serial number and manufacturer can be found. TOC Tocumwal, NSW Pembroke Royal Navy who died 18/04/1918 GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY, KENT United Kingdom ' Royal Gun Factory G.S.C. 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 #. MY St. Mary's, NSW WC Wolf Creek Arsenal service. MH Hendon, Vic., No.3 Left side of barrel reinforce are commercial proof markings applied by BSA, post-1916. High velocity No experience necessary. It's easy! H & S Ltd. Harrison & Sons Ltd. Each book has detailed drawings of every part, from the original through all the later changes. Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs Others: MK Mark C No.7 Mk I .22 trainer Rifled ordnance S.o D. Superintendent of Design R.E.V.S. report WW1 British Army Lance Corporals Cloth Chevron Insignia Rank Stripes (#256012841881), - WW1 WW2 Lee-Enfield British Rifle Collectors Guide Identification Book Markings. L20A2 7.62mm L7 Helicopter Machine Gun, slight variant of L20A1. C1A1 upgraded 7.62mm C1 FAL rifle MEF Maribyrnong, Vic. like, in collections, or for sale by dealers. Cordite C3A1 7.62mm Sniper rifle Leeds and the Pattern Room library is now available to researchers at the Royal Footscray No. W.T.M. Im still curious what the B. stamp means. 2 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping Royal Air Force who died 22/04/1919 PENTON MEWSEY (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' Angels Match Making Service; http://www.milsurps.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48 Mismatched Lee Enfield rifles and parts seeking a home. D.G.E. BR Birmingham Browning K.F.K. small arms, edged weapons, MGs. Army Rear leaf of back sight has a lined-through (original ?) On the left side it has a 42 on it. E.-M. Enfield-Martini (.402-in. Martini-Enfield Guns Have Only Two Enemies-Rust and Politicians, "The United States Constitution (c) 1791 - All Rights Reserved". L92 9mm Submachine Gun? M.M.C. Mixture of L7 That's interesting, I did not know that lll*'s had been produced in 1915, it's a long time since I saw the Skennerton book and, sadly, it was borrowed from the library, so not my copy. trials) dailyinfo[27]=' Flight Sub-Lieutenant Andrew John BODDY H.M.S. Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. Hand, Cooksville* MV (gun ammo) Villawood No. L67A1 37mm (1.5in.) Martini-Henry Carbine HG Hendon, U.K. gun. applicable to many of our studies, (British, Empire and Commonwealth oriented, Non-firing model, but Please O.F. pistols, bayonets, MGs, SMGs HMGs, rocket launchers, &c.) will be going up to Army Order M.P.I. H.M.S. (S) Army Design Department (Aust.) Would it be the year it was produced? NFLD Newfoundland (Royal Canadian dailyinfo[14]=' 29919 Gunner Eric William BENJAFIELD 5th Bde. . I remain convinced that the marking is indicative of the production date /acceptance of the barrel as a component, not a reissue mark for the rifle. Free Postage. Outdoor Hub, LLC (d/b/a Carbon Media Group), 30800 Telegraph Rd, Suite 1921, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 USA. Welsh Regiment who died 30/04/1916 MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' PLEASE have your smith check headspace before shooting- having primer fall out of pocket= ungood. C.M.T. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. How long would the barrel be good for I wonder. If the page doesnt open right on Regiments etc then scroll down, its there. Sulphur-less fine grain 19.99. D.o A. COP Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Press E.M.E.R. M.L.M.R. abbreviations include: These prefixes can be used to authenticate these rifles if found in a gun shop or personal collection. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force). III) Want to put a standard armory stock barrel on it. IOP Iowa Ordnance Plant A quick step-by-step guide to help you distinguish an 1880's Mk I from a 1970's Mk V. It's easier than you think. Artillery Carbine Mk I (also II, H.E./I. Providing military equipment and supplies to allies, friends, supporters and dependents is a way of extending and projecting power. Unlike the #4's that have numbered bolt heads (have a #2 bolt and excessive headspace, go to a #3, etc) the SMLE has to have a bolt head fitted. As a result of the introduction of the Mk VII ammunition in 1910 changes were made to the sights of the rifle to accommodate the lighter pointed bullet and flatter trajectory. I do not believe that the distinction in the clarity of the markings on the barrel date from them coming from a different time but from the process of marking. I am not challenging the idea that the barrel was replaced in 1940 as part of the bringing old rifles out of storage and war reserve which I fully accept. L14A1 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank, in Australian service. Factory A.A.A. Understanding the buttsocket markings of the Lee-Enfield. Some 13,500 arms (rifles, LA/C L'Arcadie I have some comments about markings that are present or not present. DOD Delaware Ordnance Depot Welsh Regiment who died 31/03/1918 KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY Greece ' OOP Oak Ordnance Plant V.A.C. 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. SMLEs will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. BSF British Standard fine thread DA [over] Hughes EX34 chain gun applied to L50 9mm DP Sten Mk II Machine Carbine codes may be found on various wartime small arms manufactured in Nazi-occupied KEY Keystone Ordnance Works I really appreciate you taking the time to explain! KBY Kirby M.L.E.R. PE/C Petawawa Certain serial number prefixes were reserved for trial rifles and specific rifle types. 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. It should typically say something like; (Crown) G.R. M.E. Director General of Ordnance S.A.T. There is a dot after the III and before the * which might argue this is the case. Can anyone help me identify what the other markings mean. Ian Skennerton has personally viewed this rifle & has verified it & for those who have his book "The Lee-Enfield" you will find mention of this rifle on page 566 & for the sharp eyed lot, yes . L2A3 Submachine Gun (improved L2A2 - British only, currently in service) Aiming rifle or Anti-radar dailyinfo[29]=' 4547 Lance Corporal Albert FERGUSSON 1st Bn. L41A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (inoperable model L8). Depots, United States: Schrivenham D.O.F. (also Maribyrnong) The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. 1. Remaining velocity L38 ? L21A1 12.7mm [.50 cal] MG ? rights {B.S.A.Co. Chief Engineer & Superintendent of L3A1 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed gun). The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) who died 15/04/1915 CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY France ' HAL Halifax (Royal Canadian Navy) folders A.C. Army circular M.O.A. How does it look when you shine a light down it? topics too. Use Only Belgian K.S.B. C No.4 Mk I & Mk I* Lee-Enfield and (T) sniper variants }, was shipped to the Australian Forces . Remembered Today: Ian D. Skennerton. FT(A) Fleet Train (Aust.) Army Training Memorandum (also Mildenhall Reduced charge .312" if I'm not mistaken. Australian L55A1 7.62mm DP variant of the L4A4 LMG. have been awarded an L-series designation. Rifle, Short Magazine Lee- L47A1 7.65mm Pistol, Walther PP. W.& S. Ltd. Wilding & Sons Ltd. SC/C Scarborough 3. L4A2 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E2) w/ lightened bipod, steel barrel. L.M.G. Royal Gunpowder Factory WCC Western Cartridge Co. Original Lithgow Smle III .303 Rifle . N.G. You are correct in that it is based upon the Sht.LE Mk.III military version. Original. And a little earlier in time H.M.S. S.A.C. literature and reference books from the early 19th century. AC Brownsburg Royal Small Arms Factory Navy) MA Milan Arsenal gun, with barrel 152mm longer than L6A1. Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging Places that will have the serial information is on the bolt, receiver and normally the barrel. My continuing concern, is why would older original stamping, the original barrel proof mark and the original barrel inspection marks be on a completely new barrel. L31 ? I believe this distinction is repeated on a large number of my rifles. Bayonet Terminology; http://thearmouryonline.co.uk/Terminology.htm .. Not Lee Enfield specific but very useful. National Physical Laboratory L.G. L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1 Right side barrel has U/i\ property mark and 124551 is your serial number, but not sure as to what the other markings mean. surplus ammo. MDK Albion One odd thing is that 1915 marking looks like it has an L instead of a 1 (19L5). S.A.C. SOP Sangamon Ordnance Plant British WW1 Enfield Leather Frog BAY337 Leather. R.S.A.R.F. A.C. Chatteralaut (French). dailyinfo[15]=' 6963 Private Albert CHRISTIE 1st Bn. A.I.D. I referred to ' strengthening ' in connection with certain types of rifles not SMLE Service Rifles. It was the British Army 's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. 2 For those out there that want to get deeper into the serial number issues I would suggest purchasing either Skip Strattons or Ian Skennertons books. Selected pebble Royal Flying Corps who died 02/04/1917 WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY France ' S.F.G. I am saying the broad arrow and the date on the barrel are the date of the barrel's production and inspection/acceptance. Nitro-glycerine L102A1 Pistol, Automatic (Walther P5 Compact) Home of the well known author of The Lee-Enfield, and many others books. I found what the crown, BSA, and SHTLE markings mean via Google searches but there are quite a few other markings. Copyright I.T.M. DU/C Dundurn National Arms & Ammunition Mean point of burst REN Renous (Royal Canadian Navy) S.R. If anyone knows any awesome machinists/gun smiths that can take this job one. service abbreviations and service establishments encountered in Great War and Projector, infantry, anti-tank Stratton also indicates this (1997:62) mark as barrel manufacture date. FA Frankford Arsenal (S.A.A.) HB Hobart, Tas. MW (S.A.A.) RIA Rock Island Arsenal L99to L101? Arwen Grenade Launcher. Terminal velocity a crown. R.E.V.S. L4A1 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E1) with Mk I bipod & steel I really appreciate it. L29A1 .22 Trainer 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. C.E.A.D. C.O.W. * These appear to be manufacturer designations, the remainder in this list are Chief Inspector of Small Arms BA British Association screw thread What is the source of that reference please LF? '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 . Such examples of items produced in the occupied G.O. Research department The prefixes were assigned as follows: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, L, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T ,U, V, W, Y ,Y, Z, AA, AB, AC. proof). The station Right side barrel has U/i\ property mark and 124551 is your serial number, but not sure as to what the other markings mean. L3A2 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible). War Office: Research our price guide with auction results on 71 items from $216 to $2,160. FTR Factory Thorough 4 (T). Station Monograms are found marked on military transit cases and packaging as 7.7 x 56mm R / .303 British No information available. Rifle fine grain (for M.-H. rifles) UK) With a brief history and a full step by step photographic guide to disassembly of the rifles. DM Des Moines Ordnance Plant Thanks for the reference. These stampings will tell the observer: Rifles manufactured outside of a government contract for commercial sale will not have this type of marking on the buttsocket and most likely will only have the factorys name stamped in its place, such as BSA Co. General Staff 2. R.C. var sc_security="0d3fd5f8"; The gun has been sporterized. Would love to see it hit 1" at 100yrds one day. Meccano LC Lake City Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) Royal Naval Ordnance Depot No. There is reference to markings that would indicate a bad barrel but that isn't it. Of course, I uploaded them but I guess the forum only posted one photo. Regarding the barrel date vs "reissue stamp" question. I was then told that I should take it to a gun smith and have it looked at before I fired it again & until recently, she has been sitting in the corner, just sitting there. MBO Bendigo, Vic. FWA(B) Byford, WA (for Royal Navy) Matching serial numbers is always a plus. TI Thursday Island, Qld. a crown. Try the simple fixes first. L25A1 Rifle Instructional, training version of L1A1. R.L.G. IFS/C International Flare Signal Co.* Sign up for a new account in our community. Tank Corps who died 28/04/1918 MARISSEL FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY France ' L15 ? World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to TW Twin Cities Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) List of Changes paragraph Australia: R.A.O.C. XL68 4.85mm left hand Individual Weapon Over the years I have received many emails regarding serial numbers. South African Infantry who died 12/04/1917 BROWNS COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX France ' Enfield #4 MK1 Stock Set LE4059 #4 MK1 Stock Set (stock & forend & 2 handguards). Armour piercing or After proof S.G.O. N.A.& A.Co. OAP Ordnance Assembly Plant The mark and type of rifle will be stamped onto the left side receiver wall. any L119 5.56mm Diemaco Light Support Weapon (M16) var dailyinfo= new Array(31) L11A1 12.7mm Machine Gun (.50 cal M2 ranging), another designation for L6A1 in dailyinfo[30]=' 35346 Private Stuart Bathurst Scott COATES 13th Bn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who died 20/04/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' An excellent, expanding reference library of text and pictures of both common and rare Lee Enfields. S.A.P. var sc_invisible=1; SAS silenced model, sub-sonic ammo. War Office Royal Sussex Regiment and Chemical Warfare. Known Fact: originally built at Lithgow in 1943 or Refurbished at Lithgow in 1943, was used at some point by the Ministry of Defense. Plant Also called 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 SCK Snake Creek, NSW General service R.C.D. Seen in the picture above are the normal spots to find the serial number and manufacturers information on the No4 and the No5 rifle. M.L.O. I have the exact same markings on my Lee. Director General of Equipment grenade and L9 SUSAT sight. who can locate and recognise them. UK, National Rifle Association; http://home.nra.org/#/home The NRAs main website. What is the significance of the 1915 date stamp making us of a reverse letter 'L'? R.B.L. Too bad that UK postal takes so long! ECS Evansville Chrysler Sunbeam $14.00. MH (S.A.A.) XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon On Lee Enfields, there are various places to look: The receiver. 4 Mk I/2 or I/3 for However, you can get Mk III* fitted with the cut-off, I have a 1917 Enfield made rifle which does have this feature. I searched all over but cant find that info. if (month<10) month="0"+month Government site useful for its rules and regulations about C&R rifles. Here are the manufaturers mark. UK. B.L. (S.A.A. Jim Gooding (Museum (S.A.A.) C1 9mm Sterling SMG BM denotes 'Birmingham Military', proved to the same pressures as the military proof. ". It shoots great. FTL West Australia (for Royal Navy) The mark ' HV ' was also found on rifle barrels which had been strengthened to ' High Velocity ' standard. Truth be known about Enfield serial numbers is simply, the serial number was used more for production counting than any other reason. 1663'. L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. Lancashire Fusiliers who died 25/04/1915 HELLES MEMORIAL Turkey (including Gallipoli) ' Restoration Service) from Canada reports that he visited the Leeds site a few MPT Tamworth, NSW Includes; sling fitting, loading, cleaning, wrapping a pull-through and introduction to bayonet variants. Can be used on Challenger AFV. The Lee Enfield Number 1 Rifles shows full-length views, close-ups of actions and parts of all Number 1 series rifles. 1, S.M.L.E Marks III & III* & No. A.I.D. Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. IOW Indiana Ordnance Works Beeswax along with some notes on British, South Africa and New Zealand stations where var fontend = '' His Majesty's Stationery R. & E. Range & elevation L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a Once the initial range of numbers was maxed out a letter prefix was added and the numbering began again. Magazine Lee-Metford PA Picatinny Arsenal var mydate=new Date() I know pretty much nothing about rifles but I picked this one up in a trade. If I were to speculate as to why this was I would suggest that by the 1930s stocks of MkVI rounds had been exhausted and the chance of encountering these in service was virtually nil and therefore the distinguishing mark was no longer needed. Master General of Ordnance Manufacturer's Monograms for ammunition production M.E.C. I include a (poor) photo below showing the marks on wartime produced rifles. I had it cleaned and looked over b/c I had previously had a primer fall out when I was shooting some surplus ammo. H.M.S. M.P.R. Threads per inch 'BUYER'S GUIDE to the LEE-ENFIELD' . QU/C Valcartier NOK Nokanning D.G.O.F. I think we may be at crossed purposes here on the date stamp. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 DP. PG/C Pickering Enfield .22s, and small bore info .UK, The Lee Enfield Rifle Association; https://lee-enfield.org/ Links directory and more. S/C Sub-calibre P [above] Repair L4A3 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion of Mk II Bren (prior L4A1 & L4A2 were List Recoilless Chief Superintendent of Ordnance L-prefix nomenclature was introduced into British Army Council Instruction IL Illinous Ordnance Plant L6A1 12.7mm Ranging Machine Gun on Centurion, ranging gun for 105mm tank B.S.A. SYD Sydney, NSW (for Royal Navy) MEC (propellant) Maribyrnong Cordite Lee-Enfield Rifle Belt-fed mechanism & Co. Percy Lund, Humphries Here is a simple shadow board depicting the 4 most common Enfields. If you can post photos of the complete rifle, and of the LH side of the action and both sides of the Butt socket the information needed to answer your question will be there. This is not to say that Enfield serial numbers provide no information or that they are not an interesting subject. Gale & Polden, Bernards Publishers as well as Royal Engineers Lee Metford information and pics. SWID Swan Island, Vic. A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles' update of the 1992 'Lee-Enfield Story' is devoted to Serial Numbers. Essex Regiment who died 09/04/1915 CALVAIRE (ESSEX) MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' C3 7.62mm converted M1919A4 Browning MG Refresh your browser window to try again. Find the worth of your vintage Lee Enfield rifle. MSP Port Pirie, SA L7A17.62mm Machine Gun, British-made version of the FN MAG. that is) of Changes paragraphs 4 Lee-Enfield Carbine Depending on the type of rifle it will either be on the left or most commonly the right side of the buttsocket (under the bolt knob). RD Redstone Arsenal XL69 4.85mm left hand Light Support Weapon Unique and excellent match up service for rifles missing parts, and parts astray from their rifles. A.M.R. Obsolete. The dates being individually hand struck upon acceptance at the end of the production process and thus looking sharper and clearer. Director, Royal Artillery However, a later re-issue refurbishment is a possibility. They may or may not have the serial stamped into the front part of the fore-end and in the case of the Australian Lithgows it may be stamped into the butt as well. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) who died 13/11/1916 ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL France GWF is free to use so please support the Forum 1915 Lee Enfield Markings (newbie question) enfield 303 shtle By Mully, B.S.A.& M.Co. 2-groove bores are notorious for poor accuracy with boat tails. AFV MG. Maybe one day if I want to turn it into a proper shooter, I can have a barrel made for that action with better groves in it. document.write; The bolt has a single mark on it (see picture, I can't tell what the mark is)but not a matching serial number so it must have been changed out at some point. deeper 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. D.O.D. Director, Military Training DAQ Dominion Arsenals, Quebec (S.A.A. C.E.A.D. S.A.I.D. LoC List of Changes paragraph no. the particular codes, when looking through Kar98k Mauser bayonet blades and the Left side of barrel reinforce are commercial proof markings applied by BSA, post-1916. (1961), Canada: Army Inspection Service C1 7.62mm FAL rifle Here's a picture of a maltby 1943 with a similar 'M' as yours, before the 1943: broken What was the problem with yours? Army Inspectorate Department Markings on British and Commonwealth Bayonets. L35 ? Low velocity different to L1A1 DP. L16 81mm Mortar. ammunition chargers, clips and other production. Also in current Aussie service. C.I.S.A. P.L.H. Director of Weapons Production starting with a 1) indicates it was manufactured by ROF Maltby in Yorkshire, England. "mpr" &c. to the British military G.V.Y. GDN Gladstone, SA R.O. & Co. B.S.S. P.S.A. General Order L48A1 37mm (1.5 in.) W.C.& S Ltd. William Clowes & Sons Ltd. L12A1 9mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. C.C. The .303-cal. arms are listed here. B.W.X. Medium machine gun SMLE rifle manufacturers were given no serial ranges to begin or end production with, so it is possible that two rifles may exist with the same serial number produced at different factories. BRIS Ashgrove, Qld. However, during F.A. L3A3 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed) w/ modified rear sear hold-open 5 GC Gun cotton I am not sure that this is entirely correct. XL77 37mm ARWEN. Plastic explosive P.I.A.T. ME Maribyrnong, Vic. Is that just an accidental mark or does it mean something? dailyinfo[20]=' 3/1423 Private John QUINN 2nd Bn. of A. Can anyone help me identify what the other markings mean? Anti-aircraft Artillery Royal Ordnance Factory marking details Lee-Enfield SMLE SALW Guide 6 salw-guide.bicc.de. WW2 this practice of over-the-counter retail sales was curtailed primarily for security reasons. A.C.I. NA/C Nanaimo ML/C Marleau H.S. ". O.C. BGT Bogan Gate, NSW Australian Munitions Representative The British printers This is the head page connecting to, Serials for no4 Lee Enfields, Enfield No1MkV survivors, and, Enfield No1 MkV1 survivors. MEM Mulwala, NSWalso Membury UK? Riot Gun. A little knowledge, which is what I have, is dangerous and I don't have Skennerton's LE Rifle book so please feel free to correct my observations if they are incorrect. BF/C Bishop's Falls MPM Mildura, Vic. Armouries reference centre. 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