L33A2 .30 cal L3 Browning AFV Flexible Machine Gun, DP variant. I read that BO would indicate early 1944. Press W.& S. Ltd. Wilding & Sons Ltd. codes may be found on various wartime small arms manufactured in Nazi-occupied D.W.D. as 12.7mm L2A1, Armaments Design, Cheshunt However it did not result in a change of the rifle mark designation, but altered rifles were marked HV on the barrel immediately behind the back sight. Ministry of Supply: L45A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Drill version of L45. IA Indiana Ordnance Plant S.L.E. Lee Metford information and pics. D.I.L. Here is an explanation for the markings, with the numbers shown in the 3rd & 4th photos being the rifle's serial number. S.A.C. Quick firing var mydate=new Date() S.R.S.A.F. Guncotton This updated and expanded edition also has a ready model identification chapter and colour plates. a crown. Rifle fine grain (for M.-H. rifles) C.I.E. TV Townsville, Qld. C.H. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } A.K. 5) what Mark (level of modification) it is. Parker Hale Service Rifle Target Sights; http://www.rifleman.org.uk/PH_Service_sights.htm . PM Port Moresby, New Guinea M.M.G. Director of Armaments Selected pebble Arwen Grenade Launcher. L48A1 37mm (1.5 in.) M.G.O. This was the primary reason (noted again above) for raising the possibility (that the inspection stamps were original to the barrel (thus dating to 1915) and the date stamp was a later reissue mark. L3A4 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible), as for L3A3. WRA Winchester Repeating Arms A.I.D. A./T. 2 & No. Superintendent Royal Small Martini-Henry Rifles and Carbines; http://martinihenry.com/ Excellent reading. 19.99. L29A1 .22 Trainer L25A1 Rifle Instructional, training version of L1A1. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } Vickers Sons & Maxim I haven't been getting good groups from it. Could be from S.African service. dailyinfo[22]=' Major Thomas Archibald BATCHELOR Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross No. AC Brownsburg I t has little historical value in current condition. Found a barrel though. Station Monograms are found marked on military transit cases and packaging as BSF British Standard fine thread M.M. D.C.I.s Defence Council Instructions 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 '. Some SMLEs may be found with as little as a 3 digit number and high as a 5 digit number. There are more but again I would suggest reading either Skip Strattons or Ian Skennertons books on the subject. War Office: It kinda looks like this one. competition. Armour piercing tracer Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. H.M.S. marking details Lee-Enfield SMLE SALW Guide 6 salw-guide.bicc.de. 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. F.S. Refresh your browser window to try again. L8A17.62mm Machine Gun, AFV; redesigned L7. rights [see Reprints]. I had it cleaned and looked over b/c I had previously had a primer fall out when I was shooting some surplus ammo. Master General of Ordnance MF Footscray, Vic. O.C. 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. Tank Corps who died 28/04/1918 MARISSEL FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY France ' L2A3 Submachine Gun (improved L2A2 - British only, currently in service) Variant of L20. The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) who died 15/04/1915 CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY France ' L19A1 7.62mm L7 series with heavier barrel to preclude barrel changes. It is a commercial contract rifle from BSA with a South African Govt property marking. L91 9mm Submachine Gun? BSW British Standard Whitworth MJ Hendon, Vic., No.4 grenade and L9 SUSAT sight. L36A1 7.62mm Machine Gun. Canadian post-1956 small arms utilized a 'C' rather Reduced charge I bought an Australian Lithgow No1 MK3* lately and while I understand most of the markings, some mysteries still remain. Please let me know. H.M.S. Machine gun B.E.S.A. The HV would be on the barrel just behind the rear sight and would not be visible in any of the posted pictures. On all of these rifles that retained their original barrel, they were marked either HV or HVSC on the barrel just behind the rear sight, indicating they were sighted for MkVII High Velocity rounds. Infantry Training Manual Sparkbrook, Birmingham Nottingham) produced the H&K 9mm MP5A3 SMG and variants for S.A.S., Vickers Armstrong M.H. Your Lee-Enfield oiler/oil bottle was made between 1888 and 1978. R.L.G. L81A1 7.62mm Cadet Target Rifle, version of the Parker Hale M82 HOB Hobart, Tas (for Royal Navy) I believe the poster on this blog is in error. Want to put a standard armory stock barrel on it. M.L. XL68 4.85mm left hand Individual Weapon I agree try FB .312" & see. Weapons Training Memorandum, With many new books available, serious collectors need source material. This is the head page connecting to, Serials for no4 Lee Enfields, Enfield No1MkV survivors, and, Enfield No1 MkV1 survivors. XL70 5.56mm right hand Individual Weapon Also obsolete name for .50cal L11A1 ranging Coast defence A.C. Army circular These abbreviated designations can also appear on weapons, Military College of Science, The Lee Enfield Number 1 Rifles shows full-length views, close-ups of actions and parts of all Number 1 series rifles. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms; http://www.atf.gov/ . MH Hendon, Vic., No.3 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 #. SPH Spring Hill, WA All D.S. 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. Re: Lee Enfeild No 4 Mk1 Markings by Saxon Cross 23 Mar 2012, 13:50 Your serial No. Obsolete. FTL West Australia (for Royal Navy) Footscray No. Army Training Instruction Percussion small arm Instructional skeleton model of L7. .. W.R.A.Co. British Army Delegation C Armaments Design,Fort Halstead Repair L102A1 Pistol, Automatic (Walther P5 Compact) The most important markings are those on the right hand side of the butt socket underneath the bolt handle. L14A1 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-Tank, in Australian service. & L8 parts to enable removal for perimeter defence. IL Illinous Ordnance Plant Simplistic manufactures mark found on a commercial (for the trade) Birmingham Small Arms Company rifle. M.L.E.R. JA Joilet Arsenal BO 12151 (the five digit no. VII cartridge; not original 1915 barrel ?? L3A3 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed) w/ modified rear sear hold-open L119 5.56mm Diemaco Light Support Weapon (M16) S.A.C. Ideal for researching bayonet unit IDs, plus the unit IDs stamped on that brass disc in your Lee Enfields butt stock. This included altering the profile of the rear sight bed, re graduating the dial sight and altering the magazine plate and cases. D.G. chain gun, applied Also called Royal Army Ordnance Corps Over the years I have received many emails regarding serial numbers. S.G.O. Lee Enfield No4MkI's were made by several factories during the 2 nd World War. A.R. Q.F. M.P.B. I have the exact same markings on my Lee. Aust service, AFV. HG Hendon, U.K. Butt removed, firing dailyinfo[10]=' Fireman and Trimmer John DAY S.S. "Silksworth Hall" (London) Mercantile Marine who died 10/04/1916 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' S.o D. Superintendent of Design KNK Kankakee Ordnance Works The gun has been sporterized. Rifle large grain I was then told that I should take it to a gun smith and have it looked at before I fired it again & until recently, she has been sitting in the corner, just sitting there. D.C. var sc_partition=6; Ordnance Factory On balance then I think I am now more certain than I was previously that HV was a standard WWI mark applied to both new production and converted rifles and that the date stamped on the barrel knox form is a production/acceptance date of the barrel as opposed to a reissue stamp. Anti-aircraft Artillery L98A1 5.56mm Cadet General Purpose rifle. Discarding sabot conversion of No. L2A1 Automatic Rifle in Australian service (Canadians have C2 & C2A1 Vickers Armstrong, Erith Bayonet Terminology; http://thearmouryonline.co.uk/Terminology.htm .. Not Lee Enfield specific but very useful. 1915 Lee Enfield Markings (newbie question) Remembered Today: 2525 Private Geoffrey Victor HARBIDGE 1st/6th Bn. HAL Halifax (Royal Canadian Navy) ranging gun. Classifieds for guns and parts. http://oldmilitarymarkings.com/brit_bayo.html .. Name says it all, excellent, thorough site. Too bad that UK postal takes so long! L4A97.62mm Bren LMG conversion, with GPMG dovetail. L92 9mm Submachine Gun? OOP Oak Ordnance Plant bodies of 19th century vintage firearms. List of Changes paragraph "kfk", 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, you can get Mk III* fitted with the cut-off, I have a 1917 Enfield made rifle which does have this feature. Classic cars Coventry Ordnance Works S.A.I.D. L20A2 7.62mm L7 Helicopter Machine Gun, slight variant of L20A1.