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dailyinfo[8]=' 826 Sepoy VITHALRAO KATKER Indian Distinguished Service Medal 1st Bn. I wish to ask some help identifying my Grandfather's Lee Enfield. L32A1 12ga Automatic loading FN Browning Riot Gun. SMLEs will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. Coventry Ordnance Works
MYM Myambat, NSW
Tell us what yours is stamped and we can tell you the details. L1A1 Rifle, 7.62mm (Canadian service is C1 & C1A1)
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SCK Snake Creek, NSW
Your Lee-Enfield oiler/oil bottle was made between 1888 and 1978. small arms, edged weapons, MGs. The ShtLE means Short Rifle, Lee Enfield.. A forum community dedicated to all firearm owners and enthusiasts. Found some unused here is the States. L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1
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The Great War Forum Limited C.A. Stratton also indicates this (1997:62) mark as barrel manufacture date. We can make you an expert in just a few minutes. HOB Hobart, Tas (for Royal Navy)
Mean point of burst
Braendlin Armoury Co. Ltd.
Welshpool No. REN Renous (Royal Canadian Navy)
With a brief history and a full step by step photographic guide to disassembly of the rifles. L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. Artillery Carbine Mk I (also II,
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C3 rifle7.62mm Parker Hale M82 Sniper Rifle in Canadian
Naval service
BN/C Borden
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C9 5.56mm Minimi LMG
spotting gun, M8C. Mully20 August , 2016 in Other Equipment. document.write;
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The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a
The British 'Tommy'
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dailyinfo[30]=' 35346 Private Stuart Bathurst Scott COATES 13th Bn. Lee-Enfield rifles are used by reserve forces and police forces in many Commonwealth countries, particularly Canada, where they are the main rifle issued to the Canadian Rangers, and India, where the Lee-Enfield is widely issued to reserve . I think it unlikely that this is the case. Simplistic manufactures mark found on a commercial (for the trade) Birmingham Small Arms Company rifle. MY (gun ammo) St. Marys No. C.I.S.A. L51 9mm DP Sten Mk III Machine Carbine
Can anyone help me identify what the other markings mean? L57 & L58? 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. 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. I really appreciate it. Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs
Occupied Countries during World War 2
S.S. Sea service
It does not have the magazine cut-off. On Lee Enfields, there are various places to look: The receiver.
Any idea what it's worth? W.C.& S Ltd. William Clowes & Sons Ltd.
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ammunition and equipment. L115 .338-in. Very good pics Goomba. M.C. List of Changes paragraph
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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. His Majesty's Stationery
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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 ? Light machine gun
I have the exact same markings on my Lee. Skennertons Arms and Militaria Press; http://www.skennerton.com/ . All
The most important markings are those on the right hand side of the butt socket underneath the bolt handle. SAS Live DVD/CD
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. OOP Oak Ordnance Plant
Belgian K.S.B. as 12.7mm L2A1,
A.D.D. You may have a worn bore. KEY Keystone Ordnance Works
Bore Viewers images http://www.enfield-stuff.com/tools/bore_viewers/index.htm . A common problem on older "Smellys" is that they have excessive headspace- rear locking lugs and worn weapon does that. XL73 5.56mm right hand Light Support Weapon
ROP Rovenna Ordnance Plant
V.A. A guide to the Lee Enfield .303 RIFLE No. Understanding the buttsocket markings of the Lee-Enfield. Seen in the picture above are the places where the serial number and manufacturer can be found. 6
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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. The simplest way to identify any particular (government contracted) Lee-Enfield up to the No1 MkVI is by its buttsocket markings. L55A1 7.62mm DP variant of the L4A4 LMG. G. Gunpowder
Too bad that UK postal takes so long! Weapons Training Memorandum, With many new books available, serious collectors need source material. There are five different models (called Marks) of oilers. SWID Swan Island, Vic. 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. G.R. H.M.S.O. The prime reference is 'List of Changes in British War Material', the monthly
Could be from S.African service. {B.S.A.Co. R.S.A.R.F. DJ/C De Beaudeau
Armaments Design, Cheshunt
H.B.Co. L12A1 .22 Conversion Kit by Heckler & Koch, for L1A1 rifle. W.T.M. The book has a general history of the series, with Not bad for a rifle I was going to use as a parts rifle! "ch", "gsb". Please
L87 &
L7A27.62mm Machine Gun, improved L7A1 with revised feed mechanism
competition. Magazine Lee-Metford
(W) Chief Inspector of Armaments
a crown. service. L29A2 .22 Sportco Model 71S Trainer
Ian D. Skennerton. XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon
than other collectors. centuries. 'BUYER'S GUIDE to the LEE-ENFIELD' . G.S. I know pretty much nothing about rifles but I picked this one up in a trade. dailyinfo[31]=' 15229 Lance Corporal Ernest Charles EVANS 11th Bn. suffix,
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R.E.V.S. D.O.F. MPM Mildura, Vic. I am not sure that this is entirely correct. High explosive
US, Government Disposal Auctions; Name says it all, where to go to bid on government surplus, including military. Design Department Enfield
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Instructional skeleton model of L7. W.O.P. Depots, United States:
.. Australian, Canadian & US monograms from the late Frank Adlam's records
equivalent Automatic Rifle)
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LOP Louisiana Ordnance Plant
H.V. G.O. G.C. Enfield #4 MK1 Stock Set LE4059 #4 MK1 Stock Set (stock & forend & 2 handguards). A really good bit of info on these interesting tools. V.A.O.S Vocabulary of Army Stores
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C7A1 5.56mm Diemarco M16 with optical sight
There is a dot after the III and before the * which might argue this is the case. Enfield
different to L1A1 DP. Stratton also indicates this (1997:62) mark as barrel manufacture date. Thames Ammunition Works, And in Service Parts Catalogues:
conversion of No. & Sons Ltd.
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Nottingham) produced the H&K 9mm MP5A3 SMG and variants for S.A.S.,
No apparent importer stamp, usually on the RHS of receiver; if in the U.S., must have been imported more than a few yrs ago ?? A [over]
Vickers Armstrong
Excellent information on early Lee Enfields and peep sights, PH, AGP, BSA, etc. Complete Eq'pment Schedule
Chief Inspector of Small Arms
I believe the poster on this blog is in error. N.G. D.C. Small Arms Committee
The mark ' HV ' was also found on rifle barrels which had been strengthened to ' High Velocity ' standard. 'Excellent' Portsmouth shore base
Armouries reference centre. TW Twin Cities Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) 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. L38 ? 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. Royal Gun Factory
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BSF British Standard fine thread
R.G.P.F. R.S.A.F. Machine carbine
The Milsurp Knowledge Library http://www.milsurps.com/ . Anti-aircraft Artillery
EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) Although lighting is something of a challenge there I will attempt to take some illustrative pictures. L24A1 .50cal MG, Ranging Drill. barrel. CAC Colonial Ammunition Company, Black powder abbreviations
Also, although difficult to make out, in picture 4 it looks as if the rear sight has the windage adjustment fitting. Many of these titles were also available for private purchase. Royal Engineers Vocabulary
This updated and expanded edition also has a ready model identification chapter and colour plates. TI Thursday Island, Qld. Wood color may not match. 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. L8A27.62mm Machine Gun, AFV, improved variant of the L8A1. Here is that reference - which also quotes from E.G.B. The following codes
here. Small Arms Experimental Depot
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