All SNs appear to be matching but the original serial was crossed out and reserialized most likely when it reentered service during WWII. The No.4 (T) rifles were extensively employed in various conflicts until the late 1960s. Two crossed swords pointing down with the letters M and O on either side. [52], During the Second World War, standard No. These unusual rifles have something of a mysterious service history, but represent a missing link in SMLE development. Jordan: Arab Legion used Mk III and No. LeeEnfield No. British India: In service with British Indian Army throughout First and Second World Wars. Hey guys I bought this 1917 B.S.A CO Lee Enfield Smle a couple of days ago I'm just curious on the nose cap serial number the letter is a J but the numbers match the other parts that are matching have a D. Here are some pictures. 1 Mk VI also introduced a heavier 'floating barrel' that was independent of the forearm, allowing the barrel to expand and contract without contacting the forearm and interfering with the 'zero', the correlation between the alignment of the barrel and the sights. [103], Many Afghan participants in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan were armed with LeeEnfields. Thank you for your time. Serial numbers below 6000 were for civilian sale, serial numbers 6000 and higher were built under contract to the Canadian government. I also have a No7MkI/L Land Service swiveling pommel blade bayonet intended for the MkV submachine gun but will also fit the No4Mk1 Enfield. The new rifle also incorporated a charger loading system,[24] another innovation borrowed from the Mauser rifle'[25] and is notably different from the fixed 'bridge' that later became the standard, being a charger clip (stripper clip) guide on the face of the bolt head. Enfield Trials Rifle . 1* is functionally the same as the Mk.1, but various changes were made in the design to make the manufacturing process faster. An Afghan mujahid carries a LeeEnfield in August 1985, Canadian Rangers, photographed in Nunavut, June 2011. No5 rifles (Jungle Carbines) serial numbers consisted of a sequential 4 digit number starting with 0001 running through to 9999, the numbers were preceded by a letter prefix. Enfield Envoy, a rifle intended for civilian competition target shooting and Enfield Enforcer, a rifle fitted with a Pecar telescopic sight to suit the requirements of police firearms teams. Poland: used by the Polish Armed Forces in the West, Portugal: used by the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps, during the First World War. [46] With a cut-down stock, a prominent flash hider, and a 'lightening-cut' receiver machined to remove all unnecessary metal, reduced barrel length of 18.8 in (478 mm) the No. 2s Modified to Mk. In the stowed position, a fixed distance aperture battle sight calibrated for 300 yd (274 m) protruded saving further precious seconds when laying the sight to a target. A further likely consideration was the difficulty of obtaining replacement ammunition in the event of the rifle's theft or the carrier's desertion. II in 1943 and finally the Mk. (serial) number on. 4 Mk. I assume its a Canadian longbrance, but I am a bit confused as a web post puts this serial number around 1950? It was introduced in service in the 1970s. Some were later modified with special adaptors to enable magazine loading. Other Equipment. 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. The No. Again, thanks for the help! 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. The Howell Automatic Rifle was the first attempt to convert the LeeEnfield SMLE into a semi-automatic rifle. The Lee-Enfield No. I blade bayonet which had a large muzzle ring to fit over the flash hider. In British service, the No. The stock and fore end was marked with broad white painted bands and the letters 'DP' for easy identification. RFI stands for 'Rifle Factory, Ishapore', denoting a rifle made after the Partition of India in 1947. A redesign of the LeeMetford (adopted by the British Army in 1888), the LeeEnfield superseded the earlier MartiniHenry, MartiniEnfield, and LeeMetford rifles. A super nice example exhibiting many L over B marked parts and early features - low side fore wood and rounded cocking piece. 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. This Martini Enfield artillery carbine has a number that would suggest a date of 1909, perhaps when the carbine was made drill purpose? [77] The end result was the Charlton Automatic Rifle (based on the obsolete MLE), [78] which was issued to Home Guard units in NZ from 1942. Lee Enfield SMLE MKIII * - .303 British $ 799.00 For sale is a Lee-Enfield SMLE MKIII* bolt action rifle in .303 British. good idea, I will have. [10], The LeeEnfield rifle was introduced in November 1895 as the .303 calibre, Rifle, Magazine, LeeEnfield,[10] or more commonly Magazine LeeEnfield, or MLE (sometimes spoken as 'emily' instead of M, L, E). A five-round .22 cal 'Parker-Hiscock' magazine was also developed and in service for a relatively short period during the later period of the First World War, but was subsequently withdrawn from issue due to reliability problems with its quite complicated loading and feeding mechanism. Experiments with smokeless powder in the existing LeeMetford cartridge seemed at first to be a simple upgrade, but the greater heat and pressure generated by the new smokeless powder wore away the shallow, rounded, Metford rifling after approximately 6000 rounds. [14] LeeEnfield rifles are used by reserve forces and police forces in many Commonwealth countries, including Malawi. What does Smle stand for? III, largely due to its heavier barrel. This feature was removed on the Mk III* rifle. I suggest if you bolt has not been proofed with the rifle; get it checked for fit and a new proof. The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. The Lee-Enfield No. 950.00 . RFI, in India, converted a large number of MkIII rifles to single shot muskets, chambered for the .410 Indian Musket cartridge. Fixed and adjustable aperture sights incorporated onto later variants. 4 Mk 2 (Arabic numerals replaced Roman numerals for official designations in 1944) rifle, a refined and improved No. Markings on Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1* Bryan Brown Dec 2, 1996, 12:00:00 AM to Among the markings on the No. Your rifle,even with your 252 serial number does not mean it is pretty rare. The entire bayonet was 21 + 3 4 inches (550 mm) long and weighed 16 + 1 2 ounces (470 g), although the weight of production models varied from 16 to 18 ounces (450 to 510 g). It has markings of a crown and GR Numrich Gun Parts Corporation 226 Williams Ln. Israeli female soldiers equipped with the SMLE Mk III during the 1948 ArabIsraeli War. But here is the thing, that number on that No 4 is stamped in an area where some manufacturers stamped the year it was made. [46] A 'Shortened and Lightened' version of the SMLE Mk III* rifle was also tested by the Australian military and a very small number were manufactured at SAF Lithgow during the course of the Second World War. [83] The LeeEnfield No. The "year" is stamped in a non-matching font and the metal work looks to have been refinished. The Indian conversions were originally chambered for the .410 Indian Musket cartridge, which is based on the .303 British cartridge, and will not chamber the common .410 shotgun cartridge. 5 Mk I). LeeEnfields are very popular as hunting rifles and target shooting rifles. . Also non macthing bolt is a concern. The rear 'battle sight' was ground off to make room to attach the No. 2 Mk. This means Royal Ordance Factory Fazakerly, Factory Through Repair, 1949. The action features helical locking surfaces (the technical term is interrupted threading). 4 Mk I, No. [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. [29], The inability of the principal manufacturers (RSAF Enfield, The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited and London Small Arms Co. Ltd) to meet military production demands, led to the development of the 'peddled scheme', which contracted out the production of whole rifles and rifle components to several shell companies. Anschutz target rifles fall into this category, and their system is given on the page for these rifles. Bangladesh: extensively used during 1971 war. Ishapore 2A and Ishapore 2A1 receivers are made with improved (EN) steel (to handle the increased pressures of the 7.6251mm round)[89] and the extractor is redesigned to suit the rimless cartridge. From the late 1940s, legislation in New South Wales, Australia, heavily restricted .303 British calibre (and other 'military calibre') rifles,[72] so large numbers of SMLEs were converted to 'wildcat' calibres such as .303/25, .303/22, .303/270 and the popular 7.754mm round. [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. The No. I have no clue. 5 was first issued to the British 1st Airborne Division and used during their liberation of Denmark and Norway in 1945. [42], Later in the war, the need for a shorter, lighter rifle forced the development of the Rifle, No. Could it be some other sequential number? 32 Mk. $ 1,099.00 For sale is a Canadian Lee-Enfield No.4 MK1* Long Branch bolt action rifle in .303 British. Ethiopian Empire: acquired after World War I. Finland: some stored in depots after the Finnish Civil War, Some captured from the Resistance were used by the pro-Nazi French militia Milice franaise, Nazi Germany: some captured No. 4 (T) sniper rifles to 7.6251mm NATO, which led to the creation of the L42A1 series sniper rifles.[86]. It's not stamped all that well so that doesn't help. [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]. 3. 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. 9, all .22 rimfire trainers and/or target rifles based on the Lee action, were adopted or in use with Cadet units and target shooters throughout the Commonwealth, the No.8 as of 2017 has been replaced among cadet forces due to obsolescence. James Purdey and Sons fitted special buttstocks later in the war. The No. 4 action was similar to the Mk VI, but stronger and most importantly, easier to mass-produce. The manufacturer's names found on the MLE, CLLE, and SMLE Mk IMk III* rifles and variants are: Note 1: 'SSA' and 'NRF' markings are sometimes encountered on First World War-dated SMLE Mk III* rifles. Plain and simple. 4 rifle was further simplified for mass-production with the creation of the No. 1 Mk III to the 7.6325mm Mauser pistol cartridge. Note that not all FTR rifle were converted. Adopted by the British Army at the turn of the century, the .303 Lee-Enfield saw service in both world wars and countless conflicts around the world. 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. If it has the cutout toward the barrel knox,after 1942. good point on the longbranch but the maltby not so much , interesting thought line englishman - i know peter has been a wealth of knowledge and much life experience. 1 Mk. Design. Rifle & Carbine Serial Number Log. [70] Commercial gunsmiths in Australia and Britain converted both MkIII and No4 rifles to .410 shotguns. III* (HT). I rifles made at Enfield. #9. I've just purchased a 1942 stamped Lee Enfield rifle which has a number 93L8939. Thanks for all you answers. This is one reason the bolt closure feels smooth. III* rifles by adding a heavy target barrel, cheek-piece, and a World War I era Pattern 1918 telescope, creating the SMLE No. [34], The Pattern 1914 Enfield and M1917 Enfield rifles are based on the Enfield-designed P1913, itself a Mauser 98 derivative and not based on the Lee action, and are not part of the LeeEnfield family of rifles, although they are frequently assumed to be. Australia: No.1 MkIII/MkIII* manufactured at Lithgow Arsenal in Lithgow, New South Wales. In British military . Ireland: No1 MkIII/III* used as the service rifle by the National Army during the Civil War and later by Defence Forces, replaced by No4 LeeEnfields in 1950's until replaced by the FN FAL in 1961. Police forces in both the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu continue to operate and maintain stocks of No.4 rifles. 5 was shorter and 2 lb (0.9 kg) lighter. 4 Mk 2 rifles: Note 1: Second World War UK production rifles had manufacturer codes for security reasons. Possible, sure. Sliding ramp rear sights, fixed-post front sights, 'dial' long-range volley; telescopic sights on sniper models. The LeeEnfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. 4 Mk I was officially adopted in 1941. 4 Mk II rifle, which they marketed as the AIA No. Serial number- 95L5837. All we can go by is the serial number. 4 rifle with the trigger hung forward from the butt collar and not from the trigger guard, beech wood stocks (with the original reinforcing strap and centre piece of wood in the rear of the forestock on the No.4 Mk I/Mk I* being removed in favour of a tie screw and nut) and brass buttplates (during World War II, the British replaced the brass buttplates on the No.4 rifles with zinc alloy (Zamak) ones to reduce costs and to speed up rifle production). 4 Mk. Forum for discussion by serious collectors of Lee Enfield arms, accessories, ammunition, and accoutrements The LeeEnfield family of rifles is the second oldest bolt-action rifle design still in official service, after the MosinNagant. 4 Mk. www.skennerton.com/NewBooks.htm [77] Similar developments were the South African Rieder and Charlton of Australian/New Zealand origin. We cannot say for certain it is a year, nor can we say for certain much of anything else about that number. I, Mk. 4 Mark I would be adopted in 1941 and serve until 1952, until replaced by the M1 Garand. At some point just after the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the Rifle Factory Ishapore in India began producing a new type of rifle known as the Rifle 7.62 mm 2A, which was based on the SMLE Mk III*[87] and was slightly redesigned to use the 7.6251mm NATO round. [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. Still have it. [11] The Lee bolt-action and 10-round magazine capacity enabled a well-trained rifleman to perform the 'mad minute' firing 20 to 30 aimed rounds in 60 seconds, making the LeeEnfield the fastest military bolt-action rifle of the day. Sri Lanka: Phased out in the late 1960s with the arrival of the L1A1 SLR. 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. Lee-Enfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I (T). Despite a rubber butt-pad, the .303 round produced excessive recoil due to the shorter barrel. 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. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. 4 marks, in the hope of increasing sales of a rifle that had little U.S. market penetration. 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. Lee Enfield SMLE No1 Mk1 .303 Serial Number 1 - YUP Serial number 1 Made in the LSA ( london small arms factory ) this is rifle number 1 a very rare find and a jewel in my collection, here. Long before the No. The serial number is DA22567A, above the serial number it says NO.4 MK1 F (FTR) that is all the markings I can really see on the gun and I was wondering what year the rifle was made, the model it is, & how much it is worth? Also the number on the receiver has been ground off. Like the No. Short Magazine Lee Enfield Go to. When I got home and took it out of the case here is what I've now got. Truth be known about Enfield serial numbers is . 1 Mk V is the rear aperture sight. The 7mm Mauser rounds fired from the Mauser Model 1895 rifle had a higher velocity, flatter trajectory and longer range, making them superior on the open country of the South African plains. Bolt and stock band serial numbers match Bolt head is an#3 It's been sporterized. An Australian experimental version of the No. The SN is L6604XSAW. 4 MK. Dave91 Apr 25, 2010 The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast Member Benefits: No ad networks! The same six serials were used on the six rifles, but not necessarily applied to the exact same ones. The rifle's two-piece stock and 10-round magazine are two of its most distinctive features. 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