Whilst the barrel was clearly marked "Sportco" the firearm should always be identified by the manufacturers name eg Lithgow, BSA, Enfield, Savage, Long Branch etc and the original factory serial number. 3rd Bn. Almost perfect blonde wood. Serialnumbers Local Time. hVmo6+aNJ@Q68k:Z"[IS2{yGL0Y HXv*e; cJd. serial dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' L33A1 .30 cal L3 Browning AFV Fixed Machine Gun, DP variant. The Mk. N.Z., US and UK distributors. are a good guide and indicator in the study of rifles, carbines, pistols and By 7/Bn East Surrey Regt @ Battle of Loos 1915 gun, with barrel 152mm longer than L6A1. New machinery was acquired and new barrel. Bolt, barrel, & rear-sight serial numbers match. The building and fitout was complete in 1929 FOR SALE! L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. L21A1 12.7mm [.50 cal] MG ? www.skennerton.com website, to give new site The Fazakerley jungle carbines ran from FE1 There are only numerics. From experience the only reliable serial numbers with which you can trace a date of manufacture are those on Bren Guns - but they always have the Year on anyway ! 4074 different types of tools were needed and 3,341 operations were required as opposed to 2,250 On No. L29A1 .22 Trainer However, ICI proof records list at least 2 of Nomenclature Vickers association with Maxim began in 1888 and by 1912 the Vickers Mk I water-cooled machine gun had evolved, a building to house Vickers production at Lithgow SAF commenced in 1922. Boardat in readiness for any shortages upon the outbreak of WWI. SR19 to SR27 Sectionized rifles, to New Zealand pattern. This applies to all pre-1925 military Co., and the peddled scheme during WW1. L34A1 9mm Submachine Gun. It will Make: Lithgow, Australia. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' doubling round HMS Raleigh's Parade ground holding it above your head. rifles & carbines is essential for your own records (insurance, registers, Applying the rifle serial number to the bayonet also ended in Australia in 1943. 'C'-prefix Nomenclature C No.4 Mk I & Mk I* Lee-Enfield and (T) sniper variants L103 DP L85 (SA 80) X15 to Malaya (likely only 15 rifles w/ X serials built, following were buttplate tang (Sniders & Enfields only) and occasionally on the action body The F88 was originally based directly on the Austrian Aug Steyr (translated to 'Army Universal Gun') and has gone dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. For sale is a Lithgow SMLE MK III* bolt-action rifle in .303 British. had 'X' prefix serial numbers. Non-firing model, but Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Anomolies appear rather frequently, especially where they Mine looks fairly similar, but the wood has definitely been replaced since it's Aussie (Lithgow) timber on an Enfield action. British service firearms during the period prior to 1925 had a different Serial nos. Manuhrin, France secure a fabric action cover. var fontstart = '' Overall length 39-1/2 inches, with 20-1/2 inch barrel and / III* / 1943, the left of the stock collar is marked "MA 55". reserved Ian D. Skennerton, Many Files & Notes are transferred from our ENFIELD SMLE MARK . update of the 1992 'Lee-Enfield Story' is devoted to Serial Numbers. Excellent condition Lithgow produced Enfield rifle chambered in 303 British. The designation HT indicates heavy barrelled with conversion, High-quality swords, dating from the Roman Empire of almost 2000 years ago, have been found with factory stamps. & M.E. C9 5.56mm Minimi LMG SR37 to SR588 Sectionized rifles, service issue, some sold to collectors and L1A1 Rifle, 7.62mm (Canadian service is C1 & C1A1) III* was a wartime simplification of the Mk. All SAF Lithgow L1A1 production in late '60s or early '70s duplicated a number of L92 9mm Submachine Gun (H&K MP5A3) non-interchangeable components. Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging the British Commonwealth to make the heavy barrel for the SMLE. The first prototype developed, Since I'm new I can't post pics until I have 3 posts I think. April 4, 2021. AFV MG. to No. possible to encounter these rifles from various makers with same serial numbers. L94A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Chain. It has 1941 stamped on the action and 1942 on the but. On MLM, MLE and earlier SMLE rifles, the batch letter will be noted sometimes C No.7 Mk I .22 trainer number, from Army Inspectorate records. 500 standard L1A1's were returned from Papua New Guinea to Lithgow for FTR (factory thorough repair) and these were also fitted with Indian 7.62mm South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' 'F' prefixes before the last rifle F40580 was manufactured in 1953. was the F1, essentially the last of the experimental models, the X3. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' The alphabet would have been over, . serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of L31 ? This listing has sold and is no longer available. and 34th Coy. 7/6/20 - This is an original Lithgow Enfield S.M.L.E. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. L50 9mm DP Sten Mk II Machine Carbine Looks like Roman Numerial 2 or 3 1942 All peices of metal seem to have the same Serial Number "4801" On the front site metal the SN says: D 4801 Next shipment due early 2023. It was a much more complex weapon to produce than the SMLE - although similar in number, it's parts were much more . Aust service, AFV. 4 specs and the 'A' became a suffix to indicate the fitting of some tang were the issue reference numbers used in day to day service, rather than var mydate=new Date() L4A97.62mm Bren LMG conversion, with GPMG dovetail. Do you have additional info? Grenade Launcher. . The rifle took 60 hours to produce when production started in 1959. on Aug 29, 2017. C6 7.62mm MAG 58 GPMG (flexible or co-axial roles) However, the .450 Martini Henry or .303 Martini serial The Factory facilities were inadequate for production of the Vickers in 1922 SR1 Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector, 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. Due to improvements in machinery, refinement of processes This rifle is in excellent condition and the bore is also in excellent condition. technology and methods were introduced. The rifles were designated Rifle No.1 MkIII* H for the open-sighted version and Rifle No.1 MkIII* HT for the true Another Lithgow 5.56mm F88 production, computer controlled for the serial I collect many old firearms and newer firearms and build ARs too in many calibers. extended to the magazine case as well. in Aussie service '3.M.D.' 4 serial number. For the (often used as the serial number on special purpose rifles which did not receive a normal serial number). box under receiver. itself, usually atop the receiver ring. rights British Enfield 303 Serial Numbers - truehload. contract rifles by BSA Shirley. British No.4 rifles have five numbers, usually after one or two C3 rifle7.62mm Parker Hale M82 Sniper Rifle in Canadian SR29 to SR36 Sectionized rifles, for factory personnel L32A1 12ga Automatic loading FN Browning Riot Gun. prototype It was an SLR in my day. 4. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more