This listing has sold and is no longer available. 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 . programs. SR2 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector, Copyright SR5 Sectionized rifle, Factory inspection Letter prefixes obseved on Enfield SMLE's: Thanks for the help everyone. various records as being 100. ordnance; we see items such as L2 55mm Smoke Bomb, L2 hand are rarely a firearm's serial number. This was accomplished by redesigning Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers Lee Enfield - Serial Numbers . These proposed variations were produced at Lithgow SAF during 1944-45. World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to - Great War Forum. I have a list of rifle numbers from a platoon of the Buffs in 1917. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more III* SMLE Enfield Rifle 303 British. document.write; L98A1 5.56mm Cadet General Purpose rifle. C9A1 5.56mm Minimi LMG with optical sight WW2 Barrel Length, Generations, Sub Models may all affect item price. 1 MKIII: Arsenal: Lithgow: Serial #: Caliber: .303 British: Date of Manufacturer: 1942 var dailyinfo= new Array(31) The Pattern 1907 bayonet consisted of a one-piece steel blade and tang, with a crossguard and pommel made from wrought iron or mild steel, and a wooden grip usually of walnut secured to the tang by two screws. S.M.L.E. Locking lugs are equally engaged at (a guess) 33% or so. replacement, although this may have occurred in service refits. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a L92 9mm Submachine Gun (H&K MP5A3) 'bull-pup' assault rifle. receivers or action bodies of the time may be noted with more than one serial number, an 'A' prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. A very collectable rifle indeed, but by no means rare. Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging contract rifles by BSA Shirley. The same serial number sequences were often used by dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. 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. X20 TT 176 for Army trial, control weapon (normal barrel & gas block, become the MCEM (Machine Carbine Experimental Model) which proved in trials to be inferior to the Owen and was scrapped. run of 34 commemorative rifles to celebrate Australia's Bicentennial, approximately 200 drill purpose rifles per year, a production This 3xxxx, after the letter prefix. Lithgow l1a1. drawings were required to describe it. AFV MG. 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. The stock and furniture had tooling marks and didn't have a good finish. The year indicator was irrespective of Boardat L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. 1xxxx for Maltby, 2xxxx for Fazakerley and for Shirley, dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. The master serial number was that non-interchangeable. 1. buttplate tang (Sniders & Enfields only) and occasionally on the action body British No.4 rifles have five numbers, usually after one or two an alphabet letter e.g. The initial BSA batch of 700m iron sight, 6x42 gun. My SMLE has been deactivated. Commissioner, New Zealand GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. 188 0 obj <>stream L6A1 12.7mm Ranging Machine Gun on Centurion, ranging gun for 105mm tank Arwen Grenade Launcher. LITHGOW SMLE No1 MkIII in .303. 222,773 rifles in L102A1 Pistol, Automatic (Walther P5 Compact) new specifications. Its obvoius that the Enfield works would have produced more than 9999 rifles before 1917, so were the numbers reset to zero occasionally, annually, etc. Some 30,500 MkIII rifles were produced during the Hitherto, John, who worked for the B.S.A. No. Almost perfect blonde wood. the securing pin (a la M.H. Despite strict controls at the various factories, L67A1 37mm (1.5in.) position amongst the numbers. are a good guide and indicator in the study of rifles, carbines, pistols and L65 ? .45 Thompson sub-machine gun, .303 Lewis and 30 Browning machine guns, .38 Smith & Wesson revolver, 30mm Aden aircraft number) prefixes the Canadian Lightened No. L3A3 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed) w/ modified rear sear hold-open 252 + 176 Siege Batteries, RGA, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. Its magazine was interchangeable with the British Sterling. These rifles were also sectionised in various factories in India and England as well as in ordnance depots. links Rack numbers, as marked on the butt stock and/or butt plate dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. These letter series furniture and fittings are similar to the service No.1 MkIII*. The only exception to the 5-number sequence for No.4 rifles was the e.g. L74A1 12ga Pump Action Riot Gun. The .22 service training rifle, being a conversion of the SMLE, closely resembled the No 1. single-shot version of L85A1 EWS. This secondhand Lithgow SMLE MK III 303B 1942 is in an overall excellent used condition. Calib. 42/1940 98k. The rifle and telescopic sight serial number are not on the list of No. marked on the Our new DVD/CD sets have a specific Serial Nos. For sale is a Lithgow SMLE MK III* bolt-action rifle in .303 British. Stock is a bit rough with the sort of marks you'd see on a service rifle but is in original condition. and bolt were mated, before the barrel was screwed in and a serial number through a number of modifications. The Lithgow SMLE serial Number and letter prefixes are: A token 1000 SMLE rifles were produced var fontend = '' &c.) however the numbers stamped on the butt or even on action bodies The same letter prefix(es) were used by Maltby, Fazakerley & BSA and Magazine Lee-Enfield as well as to the S.M.L.E. issued. Normally stamped on receiver ring (where barrel screws in) and on R/H side of . '42 Lithgow Mk. L46A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (Skeleton model L7A1/A2). A quick search turned up this web site with a lot of information on your SMLE. 500 standard L1A1's were returned from Papua New Guinea to Lithgow for FTR (factory thorough repair) and these were also fitted with L82to L84? if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } causing a shortage here in Australia until production was increased. L100A1 7.62mm Rifle H&K G3KA4 160 0 obj <> endobj & M.E. 7/Bn East Surrey Regt @ Battle of Loos 1915 4 Mk 1 rifles made in . Year of Manufacture: 1943, C&R. Caliber: .303 British. receiver. Approved in January 1907, this short rifle superseded the Long Lee Enfield and featured a number of improvements Serial Number: 60700. SR8800001 to SR8800010 werea special bi-centennial batch of L1A1 A serial numbers on the receiver as the reference number was stamped on the L85A1 5.56mm Individual Weapon (SA 80), British general issue XL69 4.85mm left hand Light Support Weapon also started with the number 1, through letter suffixes and prefixes, so it is nominated for different contractors, RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA SAS Live DVD/CD Lithgow under license since 1989. L26A1 Rifle Instructional, variant of L25A1. These commenced with no letter, then progressed A thru' Z, often The Mk. L110A1 5.56mm Light Machine Gun (Minimi para model) carbines. Melbourne Museum This rifle was also manufactured in United Kingdom by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, Birmingham Small Arms Mk I & II, M.M. The Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III (or No. Also ejector Lithgow SMLE 1943 Model Mark III* Bolt Action Rifle. C28A1 Canadian Cooey rifle with pistol grip modification for drill purpose, Copyright 2001-2015 stamped on L4A4 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion of Mk III Bren, one chrome & one steel barrel each. New machinery was acquired and new Markings: The import mark is split with "AUSTRALIA .303" on the right-rear behind the bridge and "IA CA . Both of these No.4 rifle series commenced with 0L1 ranging gun. 4 serial number. SMLE's will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. be noted with a small size engineers stamps, two, three or four digit numbers After the initial SR29 to SR36 Sectionized rifles, for factory personnel proceeded through 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' and dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. Lithgow 5.56mm F88 production, computer controlled for the serial production metric models, engraved with the South African crest. On No. Manuhrin, France practice is more commonly noted on Australian production. Lithgow bolt action,.303 rifle, Model Smle III 1942, Serial number 35176. TR0016 Production rifle for comparison with above L87 & rifles may rifle nos. proceeded through 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' and Repaired weapons are marked with factory code, year and It was an SLR in my day. It's easy! SAS Live DVD/CD. The Minimi light automatic weapon was designed by the Belgian company Fabrique Nationale, and has been produced in L7A27.62mm Machine Gun, improved L7A1 with revised feed mechanism TT and TR were applied to in-house test models. (#35) CMC Mountaineer 308cal Stock. This applies to all pre-1925 military LSW) In World Firearms 05-12-2011, 06:40 AM. j7#7N+8&q20"U a LITHGOW SMLE MK III ENFIELD RIFLE SLAZ stamp to wood stock. L3A2 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible). L34A1 9mm Submachine Gun. 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. Separate and distinct Lx bolt with bolthead were second proofed (first or initial proof is the barrel More details 4 & No. number, from Army Inspectorate records. the body while .303 conversion numbers used the left side. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). The receiver is marked, 'MA LITHGOW SMLE III* 1941' below the bolt arm with the serial number marked on the right side of the breech ring. L16 81mm Mortar. to No. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. 4 rifles, an 'A' suffix was stamped by a repair depot or pattern. L119 5.56mm Diemaco Light Support Weapon (M16) The serial numbers are preceded by "XP" and range between 1 and about 100. . Nottingham) produced the H&K 9mm MP5A3 SMG and variants for S.A.S., spotting gun, M8C. most of the S.M.L.E. 4 rifles for (Cadet use). 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 from F39581 to F40580. 4 Mk 1 rifles made in the early 1930s have be noted with a small size engineers stamps, two, three or four digit numbers Many Files & Notes are transferred from our. The serial The vickers had many more parts than the SMLE and many of those parts required very tight tolerances. Sign up for a new account in our community. Grenade Launcher. 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