Known Fact: originally built at Lithgow in 1943 or Refurbished at Lithgow in 1943, was used at some point by the Ministry of Defense. Schrivenham
Inspector Naval Ordnance, Bath
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. var fontstart = ''
Lancashire Fusiliers who died 25/04/1915 HELLES MEMORIAL Turkey (including Gallipoli) '
who can locate and recognise them. E-mail idskennerton@hotmail.com
Director of Weapons Production
Europe during WW2. Small arms ammunition
What is the significance of the 1915 date stamp making us of a reverse letter 'L'? Yet again, once the sequence of numbers caped out letter prefixes were used to start the sequence over. MA Lithgow, NSW
abbreviations include:
Royal Engineers
Later FTR was stamped or engraved on the body. http://oldmilitarymarkings.com/brit_bayo.html .. Name says it all, excellent, thorough site. There is reference to markings that would indicate a bad barrel but that isn't it.
Corrected mean time
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Martini-Enfield Carbine
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WGA Wagga Wagga, NSW
BRIS Brisbane, RNAD
Footscray No. MPM Mildura, Vic. UK. MJB Hendon, Vic. 2 & No. Many Files & Notes are transferred from our Bulletin
The web site looks interesting, enjoy. MH (S.A.A.) Royal Naval Depot
ALB Albany, West Australia
KEN Kentucky Ordnance Plant
This included altering the profile of the rear sight bed, re graduating the dial sight and altering the magazine plate and cases. BM denotes 'Birmingham Military', proved to the same pressures as the military proof. C-i-C Commander in Chief
R.O.F. It's easy!
Each book has detailed drawings of every part, from the original through all the later changes. MJ (S.A.A.) L28 ? DC Defence Industries, Brownsburg*
I have some comments about markings that are present or not present. T.A.W. E.-M. Enfield-Martini (.402-in. Variant of L20. . REM Remington Arms (105mm, S.A.A.) I am not challenging the idea that the barrel was replaced in 1940 as part of the bringing old rifles out of storage and war reserve which I fully accept. L40A1 12.7mm Ranging Gun, used with Wombat anti-tank weapon. Office (or Her Majesty's)
Breech loading
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A.C.I. None the less I still believe the '40 is the barrel year of manufacture as it is to be found an all the standard British ShtLEs in my collection, many of which have not been rebuilt and the year matches the receiver. L31 ? Pembroke Royal Navy who died 18/04/1918 GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY, KENT United Kingdom '
Left side of barrel reinforce are commercial proof markings applied by BSA, post-1916. Butt removed, firing
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. Ordnance Committee
Jim Gooding (Museum
Director General of Ordnance
C.E.A.D. of Changes paragraphs
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L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1
IOW Indiana Ordnance Works
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The British 'Tommy'
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European countries are fairly rare, and obviously a good find for any collector
L7A17.62mm Machine Gun, British-made version of the FN MAG. 1, MK. A.D.D. These were introduced in LOC 15638 dated 1 October 1911 to govern alterations to existing rifles and new manufacture. dailyinfo[15]=' 6963 Private Albert CHRISTIE 1st Bn. An advantage to know more about your subject
The simplest way to identify any particular (government contracted) Lee-Enfield up to the No1 MkVI is by its buttsocket markings. related components. I know pretty much nothing about rifles but I picked this one up in a trade. Silenced version of L2A3 Sterling. HOL Hosten Ordnance Works