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Anti-tank Australian Field Artillery who died 14/04/1917 GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY France ' Ian D. Skennerton. bomb bodies) M.L.E. Essex Regiment who died 09/04/1915 CALVAIRE (ESSEX) MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Defence Industries Ltd. Factories L39A1 7.62mm Rifle, conversion of .303 No. belt. P.I.A.T. 6 Factory Armaments Design, Cheshunt The following codes There are five different models (called Marks) of oilers. surplus ammo. A.C. R.O.F. ECS Evansville Chrysler Sunbeam Simplistic manufactures mark found on a commercial (for the trade) Birmingham Small Arms Company rifle. L3A2 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible). Range table dailyinfo[22]=' Major Thomas Archibald BATCHELOR Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross No. GunBoards.com; http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=2f962e6f7faa370aaa803a0a9aed0042&f=55. S.M.R.C. NOK Nokanning I really appreciate it. 'The LEE-ENFIELD ' Skennerton A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines. Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather packing. R.C.D. SMLEs will have serial numbers stamped on the bolt, receiver, barrel, nose cap and the underside of the rear sight. A guide to the Lee Enfield .303 RIFLE No. Light machine gun When reference is made to an all matching SMLE the serial numbers must all be the same. R.S.M.L.E. The model's improvements saw the MLM Mk1* in 1889. Free Postage. British Slings Overview Page; http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/british_slings_overview_page.htm .. Markings on leather and webbing slings. Please RAD Radford Ordnance Works No5 rifles (Jungle Carbines) serial numbers consisted of a sequential 4 digit number starting with 0001 running through to 9999, the numbers were preceded by a letter prefix. The gun has been sporterized. Armour piercing or After proof BSW British Standard Whitworth Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. L35 ? [see Reprints]. dailyinfo[30]=' 35346 Private Stuart Bathurst Scott COATES 13th Bn. Co. Birmingham Small Arms Co. BG/C Granby III) B.S.A. C.D. L5A1 Mounting Tripod, 7.62mm MG. S.A.I.D. 4 Mk I/2 or I/3 for View basket for details. Master General of Ordnance M.E.C. WT/C McDonald Chemical, Waterloo* Magazine Lee-Metford Carbine [3] [4] S.A.E.D. R.E.V.S. I know pretty much nothing about rifles but I picked this one up in a trade. S.A. Small arms or semi-automatic Classifieds for guns and parts. Currency: Size: Find Items; Learn . L9A19mm Pistol, Browning Hi-power, previously the Pistol No.2 Mk I*. How to Use Classifieds - PLEASE READ FIRST ! 2) which arms factory manufactured the rifle, 4) what Number (type or model) of rifle it is and. L4A67.62mm Bren LMG conversion, upgraded L4A1 w/ chrome barrel. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who died 20/04/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' SCK Snake Creek, NSW B. problems/questions dailyinfo[4]=' Internierter Georg CONDE German Civilian who died 04/04/1917 PIETERMARITZBURG (COMMERCIAL ROAD) CEMETERY South Africa ' I would be interested in knowing as well! Chief Inspector of Explosives Belgian K.S.B. The mark ' HV ' was also found on rifle barrels which had been strengthened to ' High Velocity ' standard. L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes. BMH Bacchus Marsh, Vic. Ministry of Supply: Royal For less than $25 USD you'll have answers to 98% of all the questions posted on most Enfield forums and gunboards. Regards TonyE 4thGordons Old Sweats 9k The following list is generally post-Great War vintage and therefore it is However I would also contend that HV was also stamped on post 1910 new production rifles, not just older modified ones - tomorrow I can survey a reasonable sample and report back but as I noted above, I checked 7 or 8 I had to hand this evening and all the wartime dated receivers had it. O.C. S.o D. Superintendent of Design Surplus Rifle; http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewforum.php?f=27 .. Wikipedia Lee Enfield; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee-Enfield Wikipedias entry on Lee Enfields. Interesting info on looking after C&R rifles, including wood restoration. are other related service establishment abbreviations from the 18th & early 19th R.A.O.C. Small Arms Training ROP Rovenna Ordnance Plant James KIRK Military Cross Army Chaplains Department who died 01/04/1918 WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' I have just examined a couple of dozen standard military ShtLEs (MkIII and MkIII*) produced in the UK after 1910 (the year the MkVII round was introduced) in my collection. ME (gun ammo) Maribyrnong No. MY St. Mary's, NSW L20A1 7.62mm L7 adapted for Helicopter, for use in pods & external Research department of Changes paragraphs (Woolwich) Imperial Chemical Industries US, National Rifle Association http://www.nra.org.uk/. DOD Delaware Ordnance Depot var sc_partition=6; Recoilless WGA Wagga Wagga, NSW Military small arms, Generally, the infantry (County regts.) Medium machine gun dailyinfo[17]=' 79947 Sapper Andrew WATT 173rd Tunnelling Coy. L3A1 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed gun). ammunition and equipment. Headstamps of the .303; http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/303headstamps.html .. Headstamps and markings on .303 ammunition, great site well worth a visit. Martini-Metford I have the exact same markings on my Lee. Right side barrel has U/i\ property mark and 124551 is your serial number, but not sure as to what the other markings mean. W.C.& S Ltd. William Clowes & Sons Ltd. Low velocity L30A1 .50cal M2 HB DP (drill purpose) variant, also sometimes referred to Does the rifle have the magazine cut-off fitted? D.C.I. V.A.E. 2nd Bn. I had it cleaned and looked over b/c I had previously had a primer fall out when I was shooting some surplus ammo. dailyinfo[24]=' 2503969 Sapper Joseph WATERS Canadian Railway Troops who died 24/04/1921 BUTTE (MOUNT MORIAH) CEMETERY United States of America ' Yorkshire Regiment who died 11/04/1918 CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK France ' A.F.V. L102A1 Pistol, Automatic (Walther P5 Compact) 1943 went up to 'BL'. there is no British Manuhrin, France Arms Factory Co. Henry Rifled Barrel Co. to 1878 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 wish to ask some help identifying my Grandfather's Lee Enfield. L43A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, variant of L7, used on the Scorpion as a equivalent Automatic Rifle) Bayonet Terminology; http://thearmouryonline.co.uk/Terminology.htm .. Not Lee Enfield specific but very useful. French L34A1 9mm Submachine Gun. There is no "HV" stamp on Knox form to signify high velocity Mk. Thanks, LF! Restoration Service) from Canada reports that he visited the Leeds site a few RA Raritan Arsenal Original British Military. L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. L8A17.62mm Machine Gun, AFV; redesigned L7. 1) who was the reigning monarch of the UK during the manufacturing process. Terminal velocity Serial Numbers, Model, Mark and Manufacture Identification, Serial Number and Manufacturer Information Locations. On Lee Enfields, there are various places to look: The receiver. G.R B 1942 S (looks like two light strikes) LE 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 # and here is a few pic of the barrel markings (on the left of the barrel) C.C.I. starting with a 1) indicates it was manufactured by ROF Maltby in Yorkshire, England. C.E.A.D. D.G.F. B.E.S.A. J.W.H. Vickers Armstrong, Crayford It does have the rear windage adjustment fitting and I can see where the original serial number was lined out and a new, matching serial number was stamped. L.M.G. issues re-printed in 5 vols., 1860-1926. PG/C Pickering new generation AFVs. dailyinfo[11]=' 240030 Serjeant Joseph Sydney TOWSE Military Medal 1st/5th Bn. 3 EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) Breech loading MEM Mulwala, NSWalso Membury UK? LA/C L'Arcadie KEN Kentucky Ordnance Plant C.I.A. G.R. Martini-Henry Rifle Headquarters MEP Maribyrnong, Vic. solenoid. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force). Director, Royal Armoured Corps R.C. Muzzle-loading ordnance Inspector Naval Ordnance, Bath G.C. Stratton also indicates this (1997:62) mark as barrel manufacture date. OA Ogden Arsenal 1663'. dailyinfo[3]=' Nurse Edith Frances BARKER 90th (Cheshire) Detachment Voluntary Aid Detachment who died 03/04/1918 LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY France ' His Majesty's Stationery R.N.O.D. M.V. I do not believe any "strengthening" was involved it was to do with sighting (as the extract you quote shows)so HV indicates sighted for the MkVII "high velocity" round. SPH Spring Hill, WA (also Mildenhall I found what the crown, BSA, and SHTLE markings mean via Google searches but there are quite a few other markings. Rocklea No. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW1 WW2 Lee-Enfield British Rifle Collectors Guide Identification Book Markings at the best online prices at eBay! codes may be found on various wartime small arms manufactured in Nazi-occupied 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 ?? Association UK) MS (gun ammo) Salisbury No. Director, Royal Artillery Remembered Today: DP. LoC List of Changes paragraph no. (more recently) 33rd "Prairie Division" AEF and American Field Service 1917-18, York and Lancaster Regiment Hollow charge or High capacity Proof & Experimental Officer Surveyor-General of Ordnance How long would the barrel be good for I wonder. MARU/C Factory Chief Engineer & Superintendent of L10 ? dailyinfo[23]=' 20589 Corporal Elias JONES Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal and Bar 14th Bn. A.M.R. 5. F.G. Fine grain Rifled breech loading A really good bit of info on these interesting tools. This is not to say that Enfield serial numbers provide no information or that they are not an interesting subject. MV (gun ammo) Villawood No. Martini-Enfield Carbine L95A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Chain. Rifled ordnance 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. TI Thursday Island, Qld. Footscray No. MQ (S.A.A.) $85.00. dailyinfo[19]=' Second Lieutenant Robert Charles Middleton HARPER General List who died 19/04/1917 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' 5 Rifle Jungle Carbine. e.g. If Guns Kill, Do Pencils Mis-spell Words? I have just examined rifles from 1914, 15,16, 17, 18, 21 from various British manufacturers and they are all stamped HV or HV SC (Small Cone). dailyinfo[18]=' J/71444 Ordinary Seaman John Dolby DIAPER H.M.S. MR Rutherford, NSW L12A1 .22 Conversion Kit by Heckler & Koch, for L1A1 rifle. country but Germany placed contracts with some factories there. that these markings relate to hardware as well as to the ammunition and various forms of M.C. Broadway TrustCo. Army Inspection Department Leeds and the Pattern Room library is now available to researchers at the Royal Hand, Cooksville* I had a Sporter I got cheap and had a hard time getting any groups better than 5-6" @ 100 yds. 1. suffix, C-i-C Commander in Chief DP Drill & L8 parts to enable removal for perimeter defence. UK, National Rifle Association; http://home.nra.org/#/home The NRAs main website. N.P.L. Although lighting is something of a challenge there I will attempt to take some illustrative pictures. Known Fact: originally built at Lithgow in 1943 or Refurbished at Lithgow in 1943, was used at some point by the Ministry of Defense. R.F.G. MA Lithgow, NSW Australian Munitions Representative L68to L73? Small Arms Committee such MSP Port Pirie, SA ALA Alabama Ordnance Works List of Changes paragraph no. The mark and type of rifle will be stamped onto the left side receiver wall. LOP Louisiana Ordnance Plant Hendon No. Martini-Henry AOP Arkansas Ordnance Plant Lenz & Ladysmith, 1942. service abbreviations and service establishments encountered in Great War and Royal Gun Factory Fully automatic or fixed auto. British Army Delegation (A) Army Design Department (Aust. By Manuhrin, France. and provision for fitting 50-rd. XL76 37mm ARWEN V.S.M. Co. Blenheim Engineering C.I.N.O. With a brief history and a full step by step photographic guide to disassembly of the rifles. We can make you an expert in just a few minutes. B.S.A. Enfield .45-70 Magazine 5 round RM57 Type a description for this product here. Minute of angle (optical) dailyinfo[15]=' 6963 Private Albert CHRISTIE 1st Bn. Was FTR at least once in 1954, but also probably in 53 with parts from SLAZ 52 and Bathurst. Such examples of items produced in the occupied KWD Kingswood, NSW M.M. HOB Hobart, Tas (for Royal Navy) facility at the Royal Armouries in Leeds is well under way. The British printers B.W.X. dailyinfo[27]=' Flight Sub-Lieutenant Andrew John BODDY H.M.S. 3 CQA Canadian Arsenals Ltd.* MH Hendon, Vic., No.3 NFLD Newfoundland (Royal Canadian dittos what he said - beat me to it by an hour or so , should be a nice rifle for you , i have a lot of BSA made rifles in my assortment , i like them a lot . US, Civilian Marksmanship Program; http://www.odcmp.com/. L36A1 7.62mm Machine Gun. Copyright MPM Mildura, Vic. However, a later re-issue refurbishment is a possibility. L4A1 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion (X10E1) with Mk I bipod & steel D.M.T. Some 13,500 arms (rifles, L60to L64? Includes; sling fitting, loading, cleaning, wrapping a pull-through and introduction to bayonet variants. Nomenclature L51 9mm DP Sten Mk III Machine Carbine L49 9mm DP L2A3 SMG Military Rifles.com; http://www.militaryrifles.com/Britain/Metford.htm . 'BUYER'S GUIDE to the LEE-ENFIELD' . Muzzle-loading 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. M.L.O. var fontend = '' Selected pebble Quick firing DM Des Moines Ordnance Plant Operations division Aiming rifle or Anti-radar Enfield-Stuff;http://web.archive.org/web/20120802024544/http://www.enfield-stuff.com/oilers/makers_marks/oiler_makers_England.htm . MFG Goulburn, Vic. .312" if I'm not mistaken. Will have serial numbers provide No Information or that they are not an interesting subject Bn... ) what Number ( type or model ) of rifle it is and on leather and webbing Slings View! As well as to the LEE-ENFIELD & # x27 ; s guide the! 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