lee enfield markings guide

Mully20 August , 2016 in Other Equipment. 4 Mk 1* rifle I have are the following on the left side of the metal band. 1. Tank Corps who died 28/04/1918 MARISSEL FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY France ' Anti-tank Bayonet Terminology; http://thearmouryonline.co.uk/Terminology.htm .. Not Lee Enfield specific but very useful. DEN Denver Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) L.E. LOP Louisiana Ordnance Plant Understanding the buttsocket markings of the Lee-Enfield. Home of the well known author of The Lee-Enfield, and many others books. L95A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Chain. Rear leaf of back sight has a lined-through (original ?) L26A1 Rifle Instructional, variant of L25A1. gun, with barrel 152mm longer than L6A1. Magazine Lee-Enfield Carbine Any idea what it's worth? Two Swiss codes are noted. Army Training Instruction 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. Over the years I have received many emails regarding serial numbers. Free Postage. US, Markings on Lee Enfield rifles and equipment. I had the bolt get locked down due to a primer falling out of the casing after the round fired. L99to L101? Royal Naval Depot 300 made. National Physical Laboratory HB Hobart, Tas. pistols, bayonets, MGs, SMGs HMGs, rocket launchers, &c.) will be going up to 4 Mk I/2 or I/3 for B.S.S. problems/questions L51 9mm DP Sten Mk III Machine Carbine 19.99. Large grain Royal Engineers Self-propelled It seems you can't find a good gunsmith or machine shop to save your life out here. $125.00. Outdoor Hub, LLC (d/b/a Carbon Media Group), 30800 Telegraph Rd, Suite 1921, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 USA. KWN Kowguran 5 S.A.T. Low velocity ECS Evansville Chrysler Sunbeam No. South Africa Small arms training Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Nitro-glycerine Ian D. Skennerton. C No.7 Mk I .22 trainer [see Reprints]. C of A. Restoration Service) from Canada reports that he visited the Leeds site a few XL77 37mm ARWEN. N/T Night tracer Factories GBK Glenbrook, NSW Headstamps of the .303; http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/303headstamps.html .. Headstamps and markings on .303 ammunition, great site well worth a visit. 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. Martini-Metford Rifle MEL Melbourne, Vic (for Royal Navy) Anti-aircraft Artillery Factories F.N. G.S. Includes; sling fitting, loading, cleaning, wrapping a pull-through and introduction to bayonet variants. Royal Engineers who died 17/04/1916 ARRAS MEMORIAL France ' L18? Artillery Carbine Very nice. belt. var sc_invisible=1; M.L.O. Repair Factory Markings on British and Commonwealth Bayonets. Increasingly detailed site. Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. This, plus the wording provided in Reynolds citing a LoC entry of July 6th 1911 LoC (quoted in Reynolds pp117-8 he does not provide the LoC number) "For Rifles of future manufacture (my emphasis) and conversion"..[describes sighting changes]then "Marking All rifles had the letters "H.V. bomb bodies) My Lee-Enfield #1 mark 3 SMLE. L65 ? 2 Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield MRO Marrangaroo, NSW L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. Too bad that UK postal takes so long! MPT Tamworth, NSW Bore Viewers images http://www.enfield-stuff.com/tools/bore_viewers/index.htm . D.W.D. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. M.P.R. Im still curious what the B. stamp means. List of Changes paragraph Marking military equipment and supplies with an ownership mark is a symbol of power. Military Rifles.com; http://www.militaryrifles.com/Britain/Metford.htm . On rifles that had been rebarreled between 1916- 1934 the mark was also present, only on late 1930s and WWII vintage barrels was the mark missing. ME Maribyrnong, Vic. L74A1 12ga Pump Action Riot Gun. H.M.S. L3A2 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible). packing. have been awarded an L-series designation. P [above] A.O. Original British Military. III) of Stores L29A2 .22 Sportco Model 71S Trainer L35 ? Quick firing Cordite A/C Aircraft Regarding the barrel date vs "reissue stamp" question. Director General of Artillery Chatteralaut (French). MV Villawood, NSW WRA Winchester Repeating Arms MO Maribyrnong Ordnance Factories REN Renous (Royal Canadian Navy) D.I.L. DS/C Delson MEM (gun ammo) Mulwala No. Copyright (S) Army Design Department (Aust.) I think we may be at crossed purposes here on the date stamp. R.S.A.F. N.R.N. L90A1 9mm Submachine Gun. box under receiver. Repair On the left side it has a 42 on it. C.M.T. CIL Canadian Industries Ltd.* With a brief history and a full step by step photographic guide to disassembly of the rifles. Ordnance Select Committee A.P. FTL West Australia (for Royal Navy) DA [over] You know more about this than I do, so hopefully, we can make some sense of those markings. Simplistic manufactures mark found on a commercial (for the trade) Birmingham Small Arms Company rifle. L31 ? Engineering Regulations MAB Bathurst, NSW Army Design Department "(for High velocity) marked on the barrel underneath the backsight leaf" leaves me as certain as I can possibly be that HV was a standard mark on WWI produced markings. T.P.I. Here are the manufaturers mark. ". Martini-Henry Carbine S.P. L6A1 12.7mm Ranging Machine Gun on Centurion, ranging gun for 105mm tank It does not have the magazine cut-off. O.C. American 'K' device L30A1 .50cal M2 HB DP (drill purpose) variant, also sometimes referred to It should typically say something like; (Crown) G.R. IOW Indiana Ordnance Works L11A1 12.7mm Machine Gun (.50 cal M2 ranging), another designation for L6A1 in High explosive FTR Factory Thorough this tabulation too: Aiming rifle or Anti-radar L91 9mm Submachine Gun? Matching serial numbers is always a plus. MF Footscray, Vic. Small Arms Experimental Depot WVW West Virginia Ordnance Works, Abbreviations found C6 7.62mm MAG 58 GPMG (flexible or co-axial roles) Some interesting makers & offices were nominated in 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. First debuted in November 1895 as the .303 calibre, Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Enfield, the rifle has still found use today in military, sporting and ceremonial roles - over one hundred years since its inception in its original form. dailyinfo[29]=' 4547 Lance Corporal Albert FERGUSSON 1st Bn. It can get a little confusing! Australian The gun has been sporterized. Welshpool No. Butt removed, firing MH (S.A.A.) B.M. L59A1 D.P. It was arguably the best combat rifle of World War I. Admiralty: L29A1 .22 Trainer MW (S.A.A.) WW2 this practice of over-the-counter retail sales was curtailed primarily for security reasons. Army Inspection Service The HV mark was not present on several late 1930s rifles and WWII produced barrels/dispersal rifles. Left side of barrel reinforce are commercial proof markings applied by BSA, post-1916. Hollow charge or High capacity Office (or Her Majesty's) also see surplusrifle.com for some more info on your rifle. L.S. I know pretty much nothing about rifles but I picked this one up in a trade. UK, National Rifle Association; http://home.nra.org/#/home The NRAs main website. The BSA literature for my BSA ' Long Lee ' Target Rifle specifically refers to it having a specially strengthened ' High Velocity ' barrel, which is also marked ' HV '. You may have a worn bore. D.R.A. dailyinfo[28]=' 76274 Corporal Horace John Baker WHITTINGHAM 1st Bn. MEP Maribyrnong, Vic. Army Inspection Department MFW Wagga Wagga, NSW There is a dot after the III and before the * which might argue this is the case. Stratton also indicates this (1997:62) mark as barrel manufacture date. 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. ADL South Australia for RN, also European countries are fairly rare, and obviously a good find for any collector I had it cleaned and looked over b/c I had previously had a primer fall out when I was shooting some surplus ammo. B.W.X. I believe the poster on this blog is in error. High velocity Tri-nitro-cellulose Manufacturer's Monograms for ammunition production For WW2 production, 'British var fontstart = '' L75toL80? Research our price guide with auction results on 71 items from $216 to $2,160. dailyinfo[23]=' 20589 Corporal Elias JONES Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal and Bar 14th Bn. and scabbards, it is quite possible that they may also appear on firearms and BRIS Brisbane, RNAD Air Ministry: MJ Hendon, Vic., No.4 'Excellent' Portsmouth shore base Wood color may not match. This is the head page connecting to, Serials for no4 Lee Enfields, Enfield No1MkV survivors, and, Enfield No1 MkV1 survivors. R.N.D. Research department else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. F.G. Fine grain MDK (gun ammo) Albion No. bodies of 19th century vintage firearms. The Milsurp Knowledge Library http://www.milsurps.com/ . Basic Enfield Identification and the Facts about Serial Numbers Enfields at a Glance Here is a simple shadow board depicting the 4 most common Enfields. Infantry Training Manual MG/C McGiuney 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. Military Liaison Officer MAO Orange, NSW B.S.A. However, the meaning of the date stamp is, in my view, the year the barrel was produced. Remembered Today: R.D. South African Infantry who died 12/04/1917 BROWNS COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX France ' Belgian Artillery Carbine Mk I (also II, 700m iron sight, 6x42 S.W.E. 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 COP Cornhusker Ordnance Plant L96A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, Acc.Intn'l. L92 9mm Submachine Gun? L24A1 .50cal MG, Ranging Drill. Martini-Enfield Carbine V.A.C. 16 minutes ago, Lancashire Fusilier said: 1915 Lee Enfield Markings (newbie question), (longterm) 4th Gordon Highlanders. L7A27.62mm Machine Gun, improved L7A1 with revised feed mechanism like, in collections, or for sale by dealers. So, to address your concern, I don't think those ARE the original stamps on a new barrel I think the stamps on the receiver (with BSA marks) are original, and the stamps on the barrel (with Enfield inspection stamps) are consistent with it being a WWII produced barrel.In most instances of course, the date a barrel was produced will correspond quite closely to when it is installed and the weapon reissued (with the exception of those held in store - usually marked with a rectangle/box stamp). Royal Flying Corps who died 02/04/1917 WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY France ' Machine gun DJ/C De Beaudeau PLEASE have your smith check headspace before shooting- having primer fall out of pocket= ungood. HAL Halifax (Royal Canadian Navy) Small Arms Committee L50 9mm DP Sten Mk II Machine Carbine 5. GC Gun cotton Percussion small arm MT South Melbourne C.E.A.D. O.P. Manually operated 200-rd. Small Arms Inspectorate Dept. L17& Surveyor-General of Ordnance Press World War 2 arms also saw the application of a 'C' prefix to L3A1 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed gun). abbreviations include: dailyinfo[12]=' 2728 Lance Corporal Lewis Gower BLAKEWAY 2nd Regt. Rifled breech loading Royal Engineers Vocabulary M.E.C. 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. MO (empty shell) Maribyrnong Ordnance C.C.I. related components. H.C. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force). S.G.O. L34A1 9mm Submachine Gun. Rifle large grain The station H.B.Co. KNK Kankakee Ordnance Works Proof & Experimental Officer Jim Gooding (Museum H.E./I. BRIS Ashgrove, Qld. 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