This listing of L series Rifles & MG's
L6A1 12.7mm Ranging Machine Gun on Centurion, ranging gun for 105mm tank
So yes it is an acceptance mark (the arrow) and where the date on the barrel significantly post dates the date on the receiver it is indicative of rebarrelling, but it is the date of manufacture and acceptance of the barrel, not reissue of the rifle, in my view. British No4 rifles were set up with a 5 digit serial number system with 1XXXX being allotted to Maltby, 2XXXX Fazakerley, 3XXXX BSA Shirley. British Army Delegation
Belgian
EY Emergency
well as on some of the ordnance and various service accessories. Goto
AFV service. A.P. S.A.E.D.
Design Department Enfield
I believe the poster on this blog is in error. III or similar. 116th Mahrattas who died 08/04/1916 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq '
I know pretty much nothing about rifles but I picked this one up in a trade.
I haven't been getting good groups from it. HOB Hobart, Tas (for Royal Navy)
'The LEE-ENFIELD ' Skennerton A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines. None the less I still believe the '40 is the barrel year of manufacture as it is to be found 0n all the standard British ShtLEs in my collection, many of which have not been rebuilt and on these the year matches the receiver. Royal Sussex Regiment and Chemical Warfare. Standards
Guns Have Only Two Enemies-Rust and Politicians, "The United States Constitution (c) 1791 - All Rights Reserved". Naval service
& L8 parts to enable removal for perimeter defence. var sc_invisible=1; 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. Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield
Lenz & Ladysmith,
General service
L29A2 .22 Sportco Model 71S Trainer
ME (gun ammo) Maribyrnong No. country but Germany placed contracts with some factories there. Aust service, AFV. Later FTR was stamped or engraved on the body. Royal Small Arms Repair
They may or may not have the serial stamped into the front part of the fore-end and in the case of the Australian Lithgows it may be stamped into the butt as well. Commissary-General of
Field service
There is reference to markings that would indicate a bad barrel but that isn't it. 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 #. H.E./I. G.C. Want to put a standard armory stock barrel on it. L42A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, conversion of .303 No. The Great War Forum Limited Boardat www.skennerton.com
Army Inspectorate Department
KN Kansas Ordnance Plant
I bought an Australian Lithgow No1 MK3* lately and while I understand most of the markings, some mysteries still remain. Laboratory
Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs
L49 9mm DP L2A3 SMG
Serial Numbers, Model, Mark and Manufacture Identification, Serial Number and Manufacturer Information Locations. I include a (poor) photo below showing the marks on wartime produced rifles. NOK Nokanning
Further,I believe the mark was not just applied to converted rifles, but also newly produced ones (after 1910). http://oldmilitarymarkings.com/brit_bayo.html .. Name says it all, excellent, thorough site. thread
Could be from S.African service. MJ Hendon, Vic., No.4
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M.G. Thanks, LF! FR Factory
as 12.7mm L2A1,
Percussion small arm
It can get a little confusing! var fontend = ''
PG/C Pickering
L4A67.62mm Bren LMG conversion, upgraded L4A1 w/ chrome barrel. Armouries reference centre. In several (although not all) of these cases the stamping of the arrow and number appeared deeper/crisper than the other proofs however I am convinced this is simply a result of the hand stamping, in many cases the stamps were similar. box under receiver. R.O.F. MJB Hendon, Vic. Mean point of impact
So will have to look out of state one day. I had it cleaned and looked over b/c I had previously had a primer fall out when I was shooting some surplus ammo. Broadway TrustCo. designate Canadian production and/or issue. Several examples similar to the original post were examined (where there were post WWI barrels installed on earlier receivers) and they shared many similarities - in particular uneven, sometimes very uneven serial number stamping on the barrel.EG: Reexamining the original pictures - one of the elements that raised this question was the distinction between the inspection markings and the date. Armaments Design,Fort Halstead
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L30A1 .50cal M2 HB DP (drill purpose) variant, also sometimes referred to
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L10 ? For less than $25 USD you'll have answers to 98% of all the questions posted on most Enfield forums and gunboards. 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. 200-rd. Martini-Metford Carbine
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L102A1 Pistol, Automatic (Walther P5 Compact)
dailyinfo[8]=' 826 Sepoy VITHALRAO KATKER Indian Distinguished Service Medal 1st Bn. Once the initial range of numbers was maxed out a letter prefix was added and the numbering began again. K.W.H. L4A3 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion of Mk II Bren (prior L4A1 & L4A2 were
The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine -fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 19th century. have been awarded an L-series designation. C.E.A.D. dailyinfo[15]=' 6963 Private Albert CHRISTIE 1st Bn. L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes. James KIRK Military Cross Army Chaplains Department who died 01/04/1918 WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY France '
The HV mark was not present on several late 1930s rifles and WWII produced barrels/dispersal rifles. R.F.G.2
L57 & L58? S.P. I know pretty much nothing about rifles but I picked this one up in a trade. nomenclature was applied to other munitions also those relating to small
Army Training Instruction
L18? Superintendent Royal Small
D.R.A. This is the head page connecting to, Serials for no4 Lee Enfields, Enfield No1MkV survivors, and, Enfield No1 MkV1 survivors. A little knowledge, which is what I have, is dangerous and I don't have Skennerton's LE Rifle book so please feel free to correct my observations if they are incorrect. L23A1 Rifle, 7.62mm Instructional. L93 ? (E) Design Department (Enfield), Some Australian ones too
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L4A4 7.62mm Bren LMG conversion of Mk III Bren, one chrome & one steel barrel each. Cordite
E.-M. Enfield-Martini (.402-in. Martini-Metford Rifle
C1A1 upgraded 7.62mm C1 FAL rifle
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms; http://www.atf.gov/ . MEM Mulwala, NSWalso Membury UK? I have a No.1 MkIII 1942 SMLE. View basket for details. N.C. Nitro-cellulose
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Found a barrel though. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1
dailyinfo[2]=' Second Lieutenant Arthur Cyril YOUNG 8th Sqdn. The station monograms may also be found incorporated in various case headstamps, marked on ammunition chargers, clips and other production. Guns, Parts and Accessories Quick Shopper, WTS/WTB/WTT (Want to Sell, Buy or Trade) Forum, Appraisals, Fakery, Dispute Resolution & Mediation Forum. However, you can get Mk III* fitted with the cut-off, I have a 1917 Enfield made rifle which does have this feature. GunBoards.com; http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=2f962e6f7faa370aaa803a0a9aed0042&f=55. L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1
B.S.A.& M.Co. October 28, 2013, 06:04 AM . small arms, edged weapons, MGs. ML Maribyrnong Munitions Supply Lab. Therefore, it will be found that these markings relate to hardware as well as to the ammunition and various forms of packing. proof). KAM Kamloops (Royal Canadian Navy)
The web site looks interesting, enjoy. Vickers Armstrong
MD Derwent Park, Vic. RIA Rock Island Arsenal
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Skennertons Arms and Militaria Press; http://www.skennerton.com/ . B.E.S.A. EFD Enfield R.S.A.F. C2A1 7.62mm FAL heavy barrel, auto rifle
SC/C Scarborough
for locations of Ammunition
Army Inspection Department
MK Mark
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L21A1 12.7mm [.50 cal] MG ? Land service
I do not believe that the distinction in the clarity of the markings on the barrel date from them coming from a different time but from the process of marking. R.O.F. B.T.C. L11A1 9mm Automatic Pistol Kit (same as L9A1 but with accessories & kit). else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); }
An example would be: rifle serial number 52C2689 would be the 522,689th rifle produced by Savage Stevens. M.L.M.R. XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon
The book has a general history of the series, with L96A1 7.62mm Sniper Rifle, Acc.Intn'l. H.E. collecting scene. and scabbards, it is quite possible that they may also appear on firearms and
War Office, Small arms abbreviations regularly encountered in service and
C9 5.56mm Minimi LMG
Lee-Enfield Carbine
KA/C Kamloops
(S.A.A.) So there are certainly at least 2 meanings for the HV mark, those service rifles which were altered, and some specialist Target Rifles for example, which had ' strengthened ' High Velocity barrels. WCC Western Cartridge Co. The bolt has a single mark on it (see picture, I can't tell what the mark is)but not a matching serial number so it must have been changed out at some point. Small Arms Inspection Dept. Was that fitted to earlier or later models? R. & E. Range & elevation
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L68to L73? Riot Gun. Director General of Artillery
I have the exact same markings on my Lee. L33A1 .30 cal L3 Browning AFV Fixed Machine Gun, DP variant. Marks on underside of barrel are process inspection marks as it went through the production line. (1961), Canada:
UK. Here is a simple shadow board depicting the 4 most common Enfields. Projector, infantry, anti-tank
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L8A27.62mm Machine Gun, AFV, improved variant of the L8A1. var sc_partition=6; 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). EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant (S.A.A.) KNK Kankakee Ordnance Works
DS/C Delson
The only rifles I had to hand that was not so marked was a 1937 BSA and a 1915 Lithgow. RAPD Raritan Arsenal Publication Dept.
Left side of barrel reinforce are commercial proof markings applied by BSA, post-1916. I like owning a piece of history. rights
Gale & Polden, Bernards Publishers as well as
LOP Louisiana Ordnance Plant
Lee-Enfield Rifle
I t has little historical value in current condition. C.E.S. Mine was stamped on the stock with the crown and "Lithgow 1942". It appears to me that the barrel has Enfield inspections stamps (crown number over E) whereas one would expect a 1915 BSA rifle to have been originally fitted with a BSA barrel (crown number over B ) as shown on the receiver of the rifle (on original pic no2 below the proof which is actually on the receiver). centuries. APG Aberdeen Proving Ground
It also applies to other
A.D.D. Lee Metford information and pics. 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 . Martini-Henry Rifles and Carbines; http://martinihenry.com/ Excellent reading. Co. Birmingham Small Arms Co.
Enfield #4 MK1 Stock Set LE4059 #4 MK1 Stock Set (stock & forend & 2 handguards). MV (gun ammo) Villawood No. General Staff
War Office
Surprising to see a Mk III* dated 1915, I wonder if it was originally a Mk III but was reclassified as a III* when going through a factory or field refurbishment. These were introduced in LOC 15638 dated 1 October 1911 to govern alterations to existing rifles and new manufacture. if (year < 1000) year+=1900
I have found what I believe are the "BEST" websites yet for helping Enfield "owners" decifer the "hard to identify" markings on their rifle (s). 1. Royal Engineers who died 17/04/1916 ARRAS MEMORIAL France '
FIELD GUIDE TO LEE-ENFIELD OILERS / OIL BOTTLES. Coast artillery
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I have a BSA ' Long Lee ' Target Rifle in my collection, which has never been in military service, and the barrel is marked ' HV ' to show that the barrel had been manufactured to ' High Velocity ' standards. S.A.T. L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. maybe even 100% more than for a regular German manufacturer. W.& S. Ltd. Wilding & Sons Ltd.
Currency: Size: Find Items; Learn . The crown and GR are govt markings- arms of the British Crown were the property of the Monarch, ya know- In this case, GR stands for George Rex (King George) 1942 is date of manufacture, SMLE is Short Magazine Lee Enfield. M.M. MY St. Mary's, NSW
DP. ML/C Marleau
. By Manuhrin, France. MAB Bathurst, NSW
grenade and L9 SUSAT sight. 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) T.N.T. M.L.E.R. var mydate=new Date()
For WW2 production, 'British
XL70 5.56mm right hand Individual Weapon
(also Mildenhall
JA Joilet Arsenal
conversion of No. No apparent FTR stamp on LHS of wrist; did not go through a Factory Thorough Repair ?? any
R.E. Rifled breech loading
Co. Henry Rifled Barrel Co. to 1878
related components. packing. C.I.A. C.C.I. I think we may be at crossed purposes here on the date stamp. C.A. Along with the manufacturers name both the date of manufacture and the type and mark of the rifle is also shown. Martini-Henry Carbine
TWH/C T.W. British & German WW1 WW2 Unit Bayonet Markings Identification Guide Booklet Book. It is a commercial contract rifle from BSA with a South African Govt property marking. L37A2 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun, AFV, improved. they are similar. For someone very new to the milsurp market, a lot of guns like Mosins, various Mausers and clones, Lee Enfields, Lugers, etc, will have certain parts with serial numbers that should match the receiver's serial number. JavaScript is disabled. REN Renous (Royal Canadian Navy)
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