It retains the 10 round box detachable magazine, however the largest change to the rifle . It is highly collectable but not rare. Where are the serial numbers on a Lee Enfield? These conversions were for issue to police and prison guards, to provide a firearm with a much-reduced power and range in comparison to the .303 cartridge. Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History, George Crile, 2003, Grove/Atlantic. The bolt head is released by a spring catch on the No4 Mk1 and Mk2, but by a cut-out on the bolt track on No4 Mk1* made by Savage and Long Branch. LeeEnfields are very popular as hunting rifles and target shooting rifles. "UF" is a Fazakerley serial number prefix found only on 1955 dated Mk2 rifles (page 26 of Charles Stratton's book, British Enfield Rifles Vol. Then, the work was assigned to Holland & Holland, the famous British sporting gun manufacturers, which converted about 23,000 No. The two Charlton designs differed markedly in external appearance (amongst other things, the New Zealand Charlton had a forward pistol grip and bipod, whilst the Australian one did not), but shared the same operating mechanism. The original bolt would be proofed to 18 ton's per square inch of pressure. These stand for 'Standard Small Arms' and 'National Rifle Factory', respectively. 1 Mk III* it lacked a volley sight and had the wire loop in place of the sling swivel at the front of magazine well along with the simplified cocking piece. 4 Mk. Both Savage and Long Branch started off by making No4 Mk1 rifles (with bolt catch) before moving production to the slightly simplified 1* version. Also non macthing bolt is a concern. 3. I have a No4 MkI cruciform bayonet made by Singer Sewing Machine. The receiver-mounted rear sights and magazine cutoff were also present and 1,025 units were produced in the 1930 period.[38]. However, many 2A/2A1 owners shoot such ammunition in their rifles with no problems, although it should be noted that some factory loaded .308 Winchester cartridges may appear to generate higher pressures than 7.6251mm NATO, even though the rounds are otherwise interchangeable this is due to the different systems of pressure measurement used for NATO and commercial cartridges. 4 rifle was heavier than the No. Best to get an appraisal though, and like all things, firearms values fluctuate, more so here in Canada lately. So it is possible to have a Long Branch serial applied to a Maltby, or a Maltby serial applied to a Faz. Mark 4 #1 1942. Turkey: converted Ottoman-captured rifles to 7.9257mm Mauser. 4 Mark I rifle was adopted on Nov. 15, 1939. 4 Mk. p. 372. The products were marketed under alliterative names e.g. The next year, a shorter version was introduced as the LeeEnfield Cavalry Carbine Mk I, or LEC, with a 21.2-inch (540 mm) barrel as opposed to the 30.2-inch (770 mm) one in the 'long' version. 1 Mk. Published by Ian D Skennerton, PO Box 80, Labrador 4215, Australia, 2001. Note 2: Savage-made LeeEnfield No. Observed examples are dated 1931 and 1933. [14] Soft-point .303 ammunition is widely available for hunting purposes, though the Mark 7 military cartridge design often proves adequate because its tail-heavy design makes the bullet yaw violently and deform after hitting the target.[109][110]. (E.A.L. 1 Mk III to the 7.6325mm Mauser pistol cartridge. I've just purchased a 1942 stamped Lee Enfield rifle which has a number 93L8939. Numbers and markings on rifles, I find fascinating. 2s Modified to Mk. 5) have serial numbers stamped on the rear face of the bolt handle with no indication of any numbers having been stamped or struck out on the bottom of their bolt handles. Recording of serial numbers for Enfield muskets,.577 Sniders and.450 &.303 Martini rifles. Indian Merchant Service who died 30/12/1915 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India. Often the serial number would be obscured by the Suncorite when refinished, so it was practice to restamp the serial onto the left wrist socket. Conversion of rifles to smoothbored guns was carried out in several locations, at various times, for varying reasons. Advertisements. 5 Mark I, as finalized in March 1944 and officially adopted on Sept. 12, 1944, had an overall length of 39 12", a 20 12" barrel with a "flash eliminator" similar to that used on the Bren. 4 MK. Unmodified muskets require handloading of ammunition, as the .410 Indian Musket cartridge was not commercially distributed and does not appear to have been manufactured since the 1950s. Thank you for your time. The wood shows scuffs and bruises from handling - may clean up even nicer, metal is 90+ condition original finish. Long before the No. United States: Used by units of the American Expeditionary Force attached to British and Australian units during the First World War. India: In service during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. [14] LeeEnfield rifles are still popular in the region, despite the presence and ready availability of more modern weapons such as the SKS-45, the AKM, the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle, and the AK-74. Just a ball park would work, I have seen some Enfield for $600 and some for $2500. 1 Enfield rifle was adopted by the United Kingdom in 1941. Note that not all FTR rifle were converted. 5 Mk. With an S prefix, this was about the 196,800th rifle produced by RSAF Enfield in 1916. Like the No. The used value of an ENFIELD SMLE MARK 3 rifle has risen $89.20 dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $625.64 . 4 and No. I'm making it a sticky for your reference: http://home.earthlink.net/~smithkaia8/theenfieldlists/ yockey5 15K 2 [55], Numbers of LeeEnfield rifles were converted to .22 calibre training rifles,[56] in order to teach cadets and new recruits the various aspects of shooting, firearms safety, and marksmanship at a markedly reduced cost per round. The Arsenal Rifles Lee Enfield No.4 mk1 identification. Canada converted about 1,588 rifles at Small Arms Limited (to the end of 1945) and, in 1946, at Canadian Arsenals Limited. Early models of the LeeMetford and LeeEnfield even used a short length of chain to secure the magazine to the rifle. 1930 (trials only; 1,025 produced and leftover parts assembled into rifles early in WWII), 1931present (2,500 trials examples produced in the 1930s, then mass production from mid-1941 onwards). [72] The restrictions placed on 'military calibre' rifles in New South Wales were lifted in 1975, and many people who had converted their LeeEnfields to the 'wildcat' rounds converted their rifles back to .303 British. Back to Blog Lee Enfield Serial Number Database Joseph Strickland Odd that the left side has been scrubbed and no FTR marks. It is essentially an updated N0. VI but had a flat left side and did away with the chequering on the furniture. Remembered Today: Steward Augusto REBELO S.S. PERSIA (Greenock). 3. Rather, they are newly manufactured firearms and are not technically chambered for commercial .308 Winchester ammunition. Only SMLE Mk III* rifles are known to have been assembled under this program. [10] Both underwent a minor upgrade series in 1899 (the omission of the cleaning / clearing rod), becoming the Mk I*. [42], Later in the war, the need for a shorter, lighter rifle forced the development of the Rifle, No. [37] The design was found to be even more complicated and expensive to manufacture than the Mk III and was not developed or issued, beyond a trial production of about 20,000 rifles between 1922 and 1924 at RSAF Enfield.[37]. 83L3414 1945, No4Mk1*,CDN MkIII sight, non-FTR, Steel Buttplate, Grooved, un-serialed stock, Lower 1945 serial number than currently listed in your survey. 6, Mk I[49] was also developed, using an SMLE MK III* as a starting point (as opposed to the No. 303 enfield rifle tha has a serial number of 42973 and ENGLAND. All Savage-Stevens Enfield rifles have a letter C in their serial numbers. Go to. A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles' update of the 1992 'Lee-Enfield Story' is devoted to Serial Numbers. 4 rifles, selected for their accuracy during factory tests, were modified by the addition of a wooden cheek rising-piece, and telescopic sight mounts designed to accept a No. About 3,000 rifles, mostly Stevens-Savage, appear to have been partially converted by Holland & Holland but never received brackets, scopes of the final 'T' mark. Australia: No.1 MkIII/MkIII* manufactured at Lithgow Arsenal in Lithgow, New South Wales. The floating barrel increased the accuracy of the rifle by allowing it to vibrate freely and consistently, whereas wooden forends in contact with barrels, if not properly fitted, affected the harmonic vibrations of the barrel. The primary distinguishing feature of the No. [90] The original 2,000 yards (1,800 m) rear sight arm was found to be suitable for the ballistics of the 7.6251mm, which is around 10% more powerful and equates to a flatter trajectory than that of the .303 British MkVII ammunition, so it was a simple matter to think of the '2000' as representing metres rather than yards. They were then known by the designation Telescope Straight, Sighting L1A1. [91][92] Also contributing to the total was the Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI) at Ishapore in India, which continued to produce the SMLE in both .303 and 7.6251mm NATO until the 1980s, and is still manufacturing a sporting rifle based on the SMLE Mk III action, chambered for a .315 calibre cartridge[93] the Birmingham Small Arms Company factory at Shirley near Birmingham, and SAF Lithgow in Australia, who finally discontinued production of the SMLE Mk III* with a final 'machinery proving' batch of 1000 rifles in early 1956, using 1953-dated receivers. Anschutz target rifles fall into this category, and their system is given on the page for these rifles. II and Mk. Denmark: used as Rifle M/45E by the Danish brigade in occupied Germany from 1945, eventually replaced by the US M1 rifle as Rifle M/50 in 1950. Serial number- 95L5837. And to get that, the rifle has to be original original original, matching numbers through out, not mismatched sported or refurbished. A new bayonet was designed to go with the rifle: a spike bayonet, which was essentially a steel rod with a sharp point and was nicknamed 'pigsticker' by soldiers. For official references, usually the finished and issued rifle was tracked by its rack number and of course these records have long since been destroyed or lost forever. It was unsuitable for general issue and production ceased in 1947, due to an 'inherent fault in the design', often claimed to be a 'wandering zero' and accuracy problems.[47]. Yours falls into the category of having a low serial number and one of 917,000 produced. 4s and a No. General Great War Discussion. It was never an official military designation but British and Commonwealth troops serving in the Burmese and Pacific theatres during World War II had been known to unofficially refer to the No. We cannot say for certain it is a year, nor can we say for certain much of anything else about that number. Other distinctive features include a nose cap screw was slotted for the width of a coin for easy removal, a safety lever on the left side of the receiver was slightly modified with a unique angular groove pattern, and the two-piece hand guard being extended from the nose cap to the receiver, omitting the barrel mounted leaf sight. The weapon was reliable but unergonomic for the user as the force of the recoiling bolt interfered with handling. Sliding ramp rear sights, fixed-post front sights, 'dial' long-range volley; telescopic sights on sniper models. It has markings of a crown and GR I have a BNP .303 rifle. [18][19], The LeeEnfield was adapted to fire the .303 British service cartridge, a rimmed, high-powered rifle round. A super nice example exhibiting many L over B marked parts and early features - low side fore wood and rounded cocking piece. Several First World War accounts tell of British troops repelling German attackers who subsequently reported that they had encountered machine guns, when in fact it was simply a group of well-trained riflemen armed with SMLE Mk III rifles. The trigger guards is marked: DF The wood just above the signt is marked: DR Rifle has the serial number 8832. I do remember reading something by Peter Laidler, so forgive me if I dont recall it correctly. When I got home and took it out of the case here is what I've now got. The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. Often the serial number . 3. IV rifles are externally identical to a .303 calibre SMLE Mk III* rifle, the only difference being the .22 calibre barrel, empty magazine case, bolthead and extractor which have been modified to fire .22 calibre rimfire cartridges. Stratton (see list of references at the end of this post) stated that everywhere but at Enfield a given range of numbers was limited to five digits (Enfield limited its range to only four digits), so that when 99,999 was reached, the next series would begin with the letter "A" through . It is one of 75,000. The WWII British No.4 MK I* evolved from a long line of Lee-Enfield rifles that were first adopted by the British Army in . These unusual rifles have something of a mysterious service history, but represent a missing link in SMLE development. For example, BSA Shirley is denoted by M47C, ROF(M) is often simply stamped 'M', and BSA is simply stamped 'B'. 4 Mk I/3. The rear 'battle sight' was ground off to make room to attach the No. Design. [52], During the Second World War, standard No. The shorter length was controversial at the time: many Rifle Association members and gunsmiths were concerned that the shorter barrel would not be as accurate as the longer MLE barrels, that the recoil would be much greater, and the sighting radius would be too short. The serial number on this rifle is M / 25105 (by convention, the slash is used to indicate a different line). 4 (T) sniper rifles to 7.6251mm NATO, which led to the creation of the L42A1 series sniper rifles.[86]. Rack number?, club inventory number? Republic of China (19121949): used during Warlord Era. Volley Sights Arabic butt disc marked ( Ottoman Empire captured) This has come out of the 'Hans Gnter Collection' 890.00. [16] To further facilitate rapid aimed fire the rifle can be cycled by most riflemen without loss of sight picture. The main deficiency of the rounds at the time was that they used heavy, round-nosed bullets that had low muzzle velocities and poor ballistic performance. Serial Number on the rear face of the bolth handle of my 1944 No. The Canadian scopes made by Research Enterprises Limited and were prefixed with a letter C and went through C no. 4 rifles and brought them up to the same standard as the No. Lee Enfield rifles are used by the Jamaica Constabulary force for training recruits during field-craft exercises and drills. 95L9081 1950, CMk3 sight, non-FTR, Steel Buttplate, Un-Grooved, un-serialed stock, Magazine serialed to rifle. the bolt was replaced. All 7 of my Lee Enfields (2 SMLE No. The L59A1 was a conversion of the No4 Rifle (all Marks) to a Drill Purpose Rifle that was incapable of being restored to a firing configuration. That is a red flag to me. Bangladesh: extensively used during 1971 war. Nigeria: Used by the Nigeria Regiment and then by Nigerian Army. 4 Mk I* and No. Original Long Branch years are on the left sidewall of the receiver. The L59A1 arose from British government concerns over the vulnerability of Army Cadet Force and school Combined Cadet Forces' (CCF) stocks of small arms to theft by terrorists, in particular the Irish Republican Army following raids on CCF armouries in the 1950s and 1960s. Attempts were made to find a cooler-burning propellant, but further trials were halted in 1914 by the onset of World War I. It's not stamped all that well so that doesn't help. 4 Mark I* was the primary rifle of the British and Canadian armed forces during WWII, and it served well into the 1950s. 1 Mk. Lee Enfield SMLE MKIII * - .303 British $ 799.00 For sale is a Lee-Enfield SMLE MKIII* bolt action rifle in .303 British. 7 Mk. The rear of the bolt handle, bottom of the magazine . Your rifle,even with your 252 serial number does not mean it is pretty rare. Possible, sure. I suggest if you bolt has not been proofed with the rifle; get it checked for fit and a new proof. [25][27][28][29] The windage adjustment of the rear sight was also dispensed with, and the cocking piece was changed from a round knob to a serrated slab. When the number sequence reached 9999 the next letter assigned to the factory would be substituted in place of the former. Apr 13, 2010 I have and Enfield.303 No.5 MK1 'Jungle Carbine' serial T5xx that I have been unable to find any production dates for. 4 Mk. 2/1s (Mk. Manufactured until at least the 1980s and continues to produce a sporting rifle based on the MkIII* action. 4 Mk II rifle, which they marketed as the AIA No. BSA Co. 1917 dated, mag cut-off, matched serial numbers. Military equipment, such as the Lee-Enfield rifle, are often found with letters, numbers, codes, runes and symbols stamped, etched, scratched, embossed, pressed or branded into the wood or metal. The insurance guy I use has no clue on guns, I have asked before. Some were later modified with special adaptors to enable magazine loading. This means that final head space is not achieved until the bolt handle is turned down all the way. Ottoman Empire: Captured rifles, used as reserve weapons. The rest of the story is that this carbine was accepted into New Zealand service in 1899 and was assigned inventory number 1909. l 1150.00. None of these is known to have been successful,[71] though some owners have adapted 3-round magazines for Savage and Stevens shotguns to function in a converted SMLE shotgun, or even placing such a magazine inside a gutted SMLE magazine. If it's a 1942,it will more likely then not,have the rear release tab for the bolt. Dated 1953 believed is 'Irish Contract Rifle' lot, but serial number was supplied to British Army. [61] They were generally single-shot affairs, originally using Morris tubes chambered for cheap .22L cartridge and some larger types, circa 1907. (The Pattern 1914 became the Rifle No. [100], The quality on such rifles varies from 'as good as a factory-produced example' to 'dangerously unsafe', tending towards the latter end of the scale. Note the block-style S of the J. Stevens Company. 4 Mk IV, The LeeEnfield in military/police use today, THE .256 INCH BRITISH: A LOST OPPORTUNITY by Anthony G WilliamsArchived 6 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Special Service Lee Enfields: Commando and Auto Models by Ian Skennerton. No4 serial numbers too. When Japan entered the war in 1941, New Zealand found itself lacking the light machine guns that would be required for local defence should Japan choose to invade, and so the New Zealand Government funded the development of self-loading conversions for the LeeEnfield rifle. 1 Mk III pattern rifle. Cannot find any broad arrows. The stock and fore end was marked with broad white painted bands and the letters 'DP' for easy identification. The rifle became known simply as the 'three-oh-three'. [40] Unlike the SMLE, that had a nose cap, the No 4 LeeEnfield barrel protruded from the end of the forestock. 4 Mk 2 (Arabic numerals replaced Roman numerals for official designations in 1944) rifle, a refined and improved No. Many surplus LeeEnfield rifles were sold in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States after the Second World War, and a fair number have been 'sporterised', having had the front furniture reduced or removed and a scope fitted so that they resemble a bolt-action sporting rifle. 4 Mk IV. Forum for discussion by serious collectors of Lee Enfield arms, accessories, ammunition, and accoutrements I (T) Serial number 0C820 made by Stevens-Savage as a No. De Lisle, was effectively an SMLE Mk III* receiver redesigned to take a .45 ACP cartridge and associated magazine, with a barrel from a Thompson submachine gun and an integrated suppressor. 303 british identification 303 british rifle identification 303 british serial number search 303 british serial numbers [10] Replacing this with a new square-shaped rifling system designed at the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) Enfield solved the problem, and the LeeEnfield was born. All serial numbers on Savage made No4s have a serial number format which includes a C in it, for. [105], Khyber Pass Copies patterned after the LeeEnfield are still manufactured in the Khyber Pass region, as bolt-action rifles remain effective weapons in desert and mountain environments where long-range accuracy is more important than rate of fire. . These design features facilitate rapid cycling and fire compared to other bolt-action designs like the Mauser. The No. The Lee-Enfield No. The Australian Army modified 1,612[51] Lithgow SMLE No. Lee Enfield 303 Serial Numbers 1 How can I look up my SMLE's history by serial? The initial BSA batch of L1A1 rifles for the quarter ending December 31 in 1957 was UB57 A1 - A870. 2/1 was also made. [14] The Canadian Rangers unit still use Enfield rifles, with plans to replace the weapons sometime in 20172018 with the new Sako-designed Colt Canada C19. A MK1 MLE in 7-9/10 condition which is average for what I`ve been seeing over the last couple of yrs are in the range of $1500- $2500. the British Army The Lee-Enfield . 1 Mk V is the rear aperture sight. 1 Mk. 5 Mk I as a 'Jungle Carbine'. Serial number is of 1950s and date stamped 1942? [10][11] The WWI versions are often referred to as the 'SMLE', which is short for the common 'Short Magazine LeeEnfield' variant. [27], During the First World War, the SMLE Mk III was found to be too complicated to manufacture (an SMLE Mk III rifle cost the British Government 3/15/) and demand was outstripping supply, so in late 1915 the Mk III* was introduced, which incorporated several changes, the most prominent of which were the deletion of the magazine cut-off mechanism, which when engaged permits the feeding and extraction of single cartridges only while keeping the cartridges in the magazine in reserve, and the long-range volley sights. [82] It fired in semi-automatic only and suffered some feeding and extraction problems and, despite meeting accuracy and soundness of design concept, never made it past the prototype stage. The demand of new ENFIELD SMLE MARK 3 rifle's has risen 2 units over the past 12 months. [14] The design of the handguards and the magazine were also improved, and the chamber was adapted to fire the new Mk VII High Velocity spitzer .303 ammunition. It is like detective work trying to figure out the clues. The Mk V did retain a magazine cut-off, but without a spotting hole, the piling swivel was kept attached to a forward barrel band, which was wrapped over and attached to the rear of the nose cap to reinforce the rifle for use with the standard Pattern 1907 bayonet. 303 Mk. Insurance value would best be conducted by an insurance company that deals specifically with firearm relics such as a 124 year old Lee-Enfield rifle. [68] Production of this model was 19441946 and a few in 1950 to 1953.[69]. Vietnam: Vit Minh captured LeeEnfields from French forces. The No. 10. 4 Mk I was officially adopted in 1941. [17] Some straight-pull bolt-action rifles were thought faster, but lacked the simplicity, reliability, and generous magazine capacity of the LeeEnfield. [30] The magazine cut-off was reinstated after the First World War ended and not entirely dispensed with in manufacturing until 1933 and some cut-offs remained on rifles so-equipped into the 1960s. This sight line like other aperture sight lines proved to be faster and more accurate than the typical mid-barrel rear sight elements sight lines offered by Mauser, previous LeeEnfields or the Buffington battle sight of the 1903 Springfield. 4 Mk I and No. Enfield from 19221924, with a total production of roughly 20,000 rifles, all of which marked with a 'V'. All SNs appear to be matching but the original serial was crossed out and reserialized most likely when it reentered service during WWII. Canadian sniperSergeant Harold Marshall carries a No. Although the .276 Enfield had better ballistics, troop trials in 1913 revealed problems including excessive recoil, muzzle flash, barrel wear and overheating. [40] Towards the end of the Second World War, a bladed bayonet was developed, originally intended for use with the Sten gunbut sharing the same mount as the No. Pluralsight Android Threads Getting Started Torrent, Fundamentals Of Computer By E. Balagurusamy, Download Driver Usb Samsung Galaxy Y Gt-s5360b, Driver Hp Notebook 14 G102au Windows 7 32 Bit, Star Wars Battlefront 2 Binkw32.dll Error, 10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips. Israel: used during the first few years of independence. THE SAVAGE MADE NO4MKI* ENFIELD. 1944present (produced 19441947) BSA-Shirley produced 81,329 rifles and ROF Fazakerley 169,807 rifles. ISBN0-949749-37-0. The LeeEnfield takes its name from the designer of the rifle's bolt systemJames Paris Leeand the factory in which it was designedthe Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield. I assume it's a Canadian longbrance, but I am a bit confused as a web post puts this serial number around 1950? Very Good/Excellent condition. 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