Switzerland was not an occupied L37A1 7.62mm L7 Machine Gun for AFV; special barrel for tracer. Royal Gunpowder Factory Superintendent Royal Small O.S.C. L18? G.S. MBO Bendigo, Vic. Go here, this site will tell you what the marks are all about. $125.00. MJ (S.A.A.) A.P. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month A.I.D. Riot Gun. L65 ? XL64 4.85mm right hand Individual Weapon R.L. CTW Charters Towers, Qld. ALB Albany, West Australia L3A2 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (flexible). Broadway TrustCo. Our new DVD/CD sets have specific serial nos. Notes - Delivery *Estimated delivery dates include seller's dispatch time, origin postcode, destination postcode and time of acceptance, and will depend on the postage service selected and receipt of cleared payment. (S.A.A.) 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. 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. 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. Nicholson & Watson printed many pams on small arms Director General of Ordnance 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! Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. C.E.A.D. MH (S.A.A.) Co. Henry Rifled Barrel Co. to 1878 T.N.T. 5. XL69 4.85mm left hand Light Support Weapon Original. Vickers Armstrong, Crayford ranging gun. Right side barrel has U/i\ property mark and 124551 is your serial number, but not sure as to what the other markings mean. Try the simple fixes first. It's easy! dailyinfo[25]=' 1720 Private Sidney ORDERS 1st Bn. L39A1 7.62mm Rifle, conversion of .303 No. report The HV mark was not present on several late 1930s rifles and WWII produced barrels/dispersal rifles. L10 ? There is no "HV" stamp on Knox form to signify high velocity Mk. 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. Some of these abbreviations may also found marked on the action H.C. Martini-Henry Rifles and Carbines; http://martinihenry.com/ Excellent reading. M.L.O. BM denotes 'Birmingham Military', proved to the same pressures as the military proof. WW1 British army issue . are most likely to have been marked in lower case rather than capital letters as Can be used on Challenger AFV. e.g. S.R.S.A.F. L41A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, drill (inoperable model L8). BC Beloeil 16 minutes ago, Lancashire Fusilier said: 1915 Lee Enfield Markings (newbie question), (longterm) 4th Gordon Highlanders. National Physical Laboratory GDN Gladstone, SA collecting scene. LA/C L'Arcadie MY St. Mary's, NSW KN Kansas Ordnance Plant Machine gun Army Training Instruction Royal Naval Ordnance Depot PLM Plumbrook Ordnance Works How does it look when you shine a light down it? C.O.S. American 'K' device Director of Artillery Those with a number The most important markings are those on the right hand side of the butt socket underneath the bolt handle. The .303-cal. And some smokeless GBK Glenbrook, NSW Corrected mean time JavaScript is disabled. CIL Canadian Industries Ltd.* Its cammoed and looks pretty cool, in my opinion. Armouries reference centre. Australia: are other related service establishment abbreviations from the 18th & early 19th 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. packing. However, the meaning of the date stamp is, in my view, the year the barrel was produced. NC Nitro-cellulose A [over] With a brief history and a full step by step photographic guide to disassembly of the rifles. Factories S.A.A. B.P. SJ/C St. John Two Swiss codes are noted. The Lee-Enfield family of rifles is the oldest bolt-action rifle design still in official service. L12A1 9mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. L45A1 7.62mm Machine Gun, Drill version of L45. MRO Marrangaroo, NSW Excellent information on early Lee Enfields and peep sights, PH, AGP, BSA, etc. General service dailyinfo[20]=' 3/1423 Private John QUINN 2nd Bn. SEY Seymour, Vic. British Engineering REM Remington Arms (105mm, S.A.A.) MS (gun ammo) Salisbury No. OAP Ordnance Assembly Plant )* L.S. B.A.D. General Staff sniper rifle. Classic cars Leeds and the Pattern Room library is now available to researchers at the Royal 4 rifles for (Cadet use). are UK stations) Welsh Regiment who died 30/04/1916 MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' 2 along with some notes on British, South Africa and New Zealand stations where 4 contemporary references are listed here for newcomers (and old hands too?) L23A1 Rifle, 7.62mm Instructional. Chatteralaut (French). It shoots great. L13A1 5.56mm Blank Fire Attachment, Blank ammunition. Designations found on drawings: Director of Armaments Royal Flying Corps who died 02/04/1917 WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY France ' A.T. Aiming tube Bullet diameter 7.9 mm Case length 56.4 mm Overall length 78.1 mm SALW Guide Lee-Enfield SMLE Breech mechanism I remain convinced that the marking is indicative of the production date /acceptance of the barrel as a component, not a reissue mark for the rifle. XL70 5.56mm right hand Individual Weapon L3A1 .30 cal Browning M1919A4 (fixed gun). Reduced charge BRIS Brisbane, RNAD Also in current Aussie service. R.O.F. Semi-armour piercing Matching serial numbers is always a plus. K.H.K. dailyinfo[26]=' Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Gordon CADE Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross and Bar, Three times Mentioned in Despatches Middlesex Regiment who died 26/04/1918 TYNE COT MEMORIAL Belgium ' A.M.R. Variant of L20. I haven't been getting good groups from it. D.G. KEN Kentucky Ordnance Plant Ian D. Skennerton. Want to put a standard armory stock barrel on it. MK Mark US, Markings on Lee Enfield rifles and equipment. C28A1 Canadian Cooey rifle with pistol grip modification for drill purpose, Copyright 2001-2005 Guns Have Only Two Enemies-Rust and Politicians, "The United States Constitution (c) 1791 - All Rights Reserved". Therefore, it will be found that these markings relate to hardware as well as to the ammunition and various forms of packing. This included altering the profile of the rear sight bed, re graduating the dial sight and altering the magazine plate and cases. var year=mydate.getYear() 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. related components. D.W.D. Butt removed, firing Low velocity I referred to ' strengthening ' in connection with certain types of rifles not SMLE Service Rifles. & Sons Ltd. well as on some of the ordnance and various service accessories. Director General of Artillery Cavalry Carbine 'The LEE-ENFIELD ' Skennerton A Century of Lee-Metford & Lee-Enfield Rifles & Carbines. EFD Enfield R.S.A.F. (Washington D.C.) I believe this distinction is repeated on a large number of my rifles. DU/C Dundurn 's Defence Council Instructions A.R. I have a No.1 MkIII 1942 SMLE. Thanks, LF! D.O.D.