Khyber Pass Copy rifles cannot generally stand up to the pressures generated by modern commercial ammunition,[100] and are generally considered unsafe to fire under any circumstances.[14]. 4s and a No. [12] Although officially replaced in the UK with the L1A1 SLR in 1957, it remained in widespread British service until the early/mid-1960s and the 7.62 mmL42A1 sniper variant remained in service until the 1990s. 2 Mk. RFI, in India, converted a large number of MkIII rifles to single shot muskets, chambered for the .410 Indian Musket cartridge. 4 Mk I* in 1942, with the bolt release catch replaced by a simpler notch on the bolt track of the rifle's receiver. This puts collectors into a spin trying to figure it out and fake is called!. [52], During the Second World War, standard No. The "year" is stamped in a non-matching font and the metal work looks to have been refinished. [107] LeeEnfield rifles have also been seen in the hands of both the Naxalites and the Indian police in the ongoing Maoist insurgency in rural India. Volley Sights Arabic butt disc marked ( Ottoman Empire captured) This has come out of the 'Hans Gnter Collection' 890.00. Please record original details from right side of butt socket (left side for carbines) below the royal cypher (crown, V.R. 8 and Rifle, No. During the 1960s, the British Government and the Ministry of Defence converted a number of LeeEnfield No. [21] Some of the MLEs (and MLMs) were converted to load from chargers, and designated Charger Loading LeeEnfields, or CLLEs. It was a further simplification and cut down on both material costs and machine time in its construction, much as the No. 4 rifle as well. [42], Later in the war, the need for a shorter, lighter rifle forced the development of the Rifle, No. 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. 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. These were converted in late 1941 and into the later part of 1942. 2 Fazakeley Rifle. GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. Attempts were made to find a cooler-burning propellant, but further trials were halted in 1914 by the onset of World War I. The Australian military were not permitted to manufacture the No. In 1914, Enfield produced complete .22 barrels and bolts specifically for converting .303 units, and these soon became the most common conversion. If it's a 1942,it will more likely then not,have the rear release tab for the bolt. 32 telescope progressed through three marks with the Mk. The rifle became known simply as the 'three-oh-three'. 1 Mk. 4 Mk IV. WW1 BSA .303 SMLE dated 1914 British Army Service Rifle. I assume it's a Canadian longbrance, but I am a bit confused as a web post puts this serial number around 1950? 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). . IV[60] from 1921 onwards. 1944present (produced 19441947) BSA-Shirley produced 81,329 rifles and ROF Fazakerley 169,807 rifles. 3. 7 and No. Most bolts were copper plated for identification. 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. They are idiots. This feature was removed on the Mk III* rifle. 4 Mk IV was designed with the modern shooter in mind, and has the ability to mount a telescopic sight without drilling and tapping the receiver. A very collectable rifle indeed, but by no means rare. Often he would be given a batch of rifles to refurb. BSA Shirley undertook 100 conversions to .22'. It is one of 75,000. "55" is for 1955. 4 rifles, except for the new barrel (which still retained the original No.4 rifle bayonet lugs) and magazine. [53] These rifles were designated as the No. Lee Enfield No.4 Mk. Lee Enfield Rifle Lookup Upgrade T Later 4 MK. 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]. can anyone help with solving the question of dates and serial numbers not adding up? 3s and Mk. In good looking condition, this was the last year they were ever made. [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). Only SMLE Mk III* rifles are known to have been assembled under this program. [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. 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. 24 Oct 2008. Later on when Avrakotos asked Michael Vickers to revamp their strategy, he stopped the Enfield system and, with the large amounts of money available thanks to Charlie Wilson, replaced them with a mix of modern weapons like AK-47s and mortars. Vietnam: Vit Minh captured LeeEnfields from French forces. 4 action, but lightened and shortened, chambered in .303 British. This updated and expanded edition also has a ready model identification chapter and colour plates. Thank you for your time. 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. Maybe I will phone some gun shops and see if I can get someone who has a guesstimate. Israeli female soldiers equipped with the SMLE Mk III during the 1948 ArabIsraeli War. 4 MK. The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, Small Arms Limited and later, Canadian Arsenals Limited, Spelling errors in the markings; as noted the most common of which is a reversed 'N' in 'Enfield'), V.R. It looks more of a case of someone trying to make it out to be something it is not. 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. Both Savage and Long Branch started off by making No4 Mk1 rifles (with bolt catch) before moving production to the slightly simplified 1* version. The LeeEnfield series is very popular for service rifle shooting competitions in the UK and Australia due to the prohibitions on the legal ownership of semi-automatic centrefire rifles in Great Britain and restrictions on the legal ownership of semi-automatic centrefire rifles in Australia. Some were later modified with special adaptors to enable magazine loading. The rear 'battle sight' was ground off to make room to attach the No. Small numbers of LeeEnfield rifles were built as, or converted to, experimental automatic loading systems, such as the British Howell and South African Rieder and the best-known of which was the Charlton Automatic Rifle, designed by a New Zealander, Philip Charlton in 1941 to act as a substitute for the Bren and Lewis gun light machine guns which were in chronically short supply at the time. The charger bridge was no longer rounded for easier machining.The iron sight line was redesigned and featured a rear receiver aperture battle sight calibrated for 300 yd (274 m) with an additional ladder aperture sight that could be flipped up and was calibrated for 2001,300 yd (1831,189 m) in 100 yd (91 m) increments. The stock and fore end was marked with broad white painted bands and the letters 'DP' for easy identification. No4 serial numbers too. Again Big B, you have a very collectable and sought after rifle and in pristine condition would fetch a handsome sum of money. 4s. 10. 4 Mk. 303 british identification 303 british rifle identification 303 british serial number search 303 british serial numbers [33], Due to the poor performance of the .303 British cartridge during the Second Boer War from 18991902, the British attempted to replace the round and the LeeEnfield rifle that fired it. [10][11] The WWI versions are often referred to as the 'SMLE', which is short for the common 'Short Magazine LeeEnfield' variant. LeeEnfields are also popular with competitors in service rifle competitions in many Commonwealth countries. All Savage-Stevens Enfield rifles have a letter C in their serial numbers. ), Rhineland Arms produces .45 ACP conversion kits for the LeeEnfield action using M1911 pistol magazines.[113]. [14][106] As of 2012, LeeEnfield rifles (along with MosinNagants) are still being used by the Taliban insurgents against NATO/Allied forces in Afghanistan.[91]. The magazine cutoff was also reintroduced and an additional band was added near the muzzle for additional strength during bayonet use. I have no clue. 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. 3. 7, Rifle, No. 4 Mk. Generally inferior workmanship, including weak/soft metal, poorly finished wood, and badly struck markings. I assume its a Canadian longbrance, but I am a bit confused as a web post puts this serial number around 1950? Ottoman Empire: Captured rifles, used as reserve weapons. They were then known by the designation Telescope Straight, Sighting L1A1. VI but had a flat left side and did away with the chequering on the furniture. Despite this, the British learned from the results of the L8 test program and used them in successfully converting their stocks of No. MAGAZINE LEE RIFLES & CARBINES Lee-Metford Lee-Enfield Note: Charger loaders and conversions are family. Very Good/Excellent condition. Initially, rifles were converted from obsolete Magazine LeeMetford and Magazine LeeEnfield rifles[57][58] but from the First World War onwards SMLE rifles were used instead. [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. I (T) sniper rifles in 19411942 at RSAF Enfield. The No. Serial numbers below 6000 were for civilian sale, serial numbers 6000 and higher were built under contract to the Canadian government. Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk 2, .303 British. So as to match critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear sight leaf (and fore-ends, nosecaps, bolts, of Lee-Enfields too). I'm making it a sticky for your reference: http://home.earthlink.net/~smithkaia8/theenfieldlists/ yockey5 15K 2 LeeEnfield 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. 4 Mk. [18][19], The LeeEnfield was adapted to fire the .303 British service cartridge, a rimmed, high-powered rifle round. 4 Mk I (T) and No. 4 rifles and brought them up to the same standard as the No. [99], 'Khyber Pass Copies', as they are known, tend to be copied exactly from a 'master' rifle, which may itself be a Khyber Pass Copy, markings and all, which is why it's not uncommon to see Khyber Pass rifles with the 'N' in 'Enfield' reversed, amongst other things. 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. 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. Odd that the left side has been scrubbed and no FTR marks. He sent me the serial number but I can't make heads or tails of it. (serial) number on. 4 rifles to 7.6251mm NATO as part of a programme to retain the LeeEnfield as a reserve weapon. I rifle as many collectors believe. [14] Top-notch accuracy is difficult to achieve with the LeeEnfield design,[40] as it was intended to be a battle rifle rather than a sharpshooter's weapon,[40] and thus the Enfield is nowadays overshadowed by derivatives of Paul Mauser's design as a target shooting arm. Remembered Today: Steward Augusto REBELO S.S. PERSIA (Greenock). [65][66], In Britain, a .22RF version of the No.5 Rifle was prototyped by BSA and trialled with a view to it becoming the British Service training rifle when the .303'CF No.5 was initially mooted as being a potential replacement for the No.4 Rifle. It is one of 75,000. 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. Italy: post-World War II Italian Army and Navy. These design features facilitate rapid cycling and fire compared to other bolt-action designs like the Mauser. 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. As far as civilian rifles are concerned, some manufacturers have their own dating systems, with, for example, prefixes or suffixes to serial numbers providing that information. 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. 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. 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. 4 Mk I* and No. 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. It is essentially an updated N0. [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. 4 Mk 2 rifles: Note 1: Second World War UK production rifles had manufacturer codes for security reasons. 5 rifles served in Korea (as did the No.1 Mk III* SMLE and sniper 'T' variants, mostly with Australian troops). good idea, I will have. The rifles were manufactured by parts outsourcing and were assembled and finished in Australia, chambered in 7.6251mm NATO and fed from modified M14 magazines. [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. [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. Enfield Trials Rifle . Short Magazine Lee Enfield This means that final head space is not achieved until the bolt handle is turned down all the way. 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. Some rifles (such as LongBranch) had very finely marked serial numbers done with an engraving pen on the receiver wall. The LeeEnfield was the standard issue weapon to rifle companies of the British Army and other Commonwealth nations in both the First and Second World Wars (these Commonwealth nations included Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India and South Africa, among others). . Discussion in 'Non-XD Handguns' started by BobTheMasher, Mar 21, 2009. 1 Mk. The gun itself is in very good condition. 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. 1 Mk V rifles were manufactured solely by R.S.A.F. Markings on Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1* Bryan Brown Dec 2, 1996, 12:00:00 AM to Among the markings on the No. Although the .276 Enfield had better ballistics, troop trials in 1913 revealed problems including excessive recoil, muzzle flash, barrel wear and overheating. I (T). This Martini Enfield artillery carbine has a number that would suggest a date of 1909, perhaps when the carbine was made drill purpose? [14], During both World Wars and the Korean War, a number of LeeEnfield rifles were modified for use as sniper rifles. A specific chapter in the new 'Lee-Enfield Rifles' update of the 1992 'Lee-Enfield Story' is devoted to Serial Numbers. Rather, they are newly manufactured firearms and are not technically chambered for commercial .308 Winchester ammunition. [96] AIA also offered the AIA M10-A1 rifle, a Jungle Carbine-styled version chambered in 7.6239mm Russian, which uses AK-47 magazines. The LeeEnfield rifle was derived from the earlier LeeMetford, a mechanically similar black-powder rifle, which combined James Paris Lee's rear-locking bolt system that had a barrel featuring rifling designed by William Ellis Metford. Such rifles would have 5-digit serial numbers with either an "E" or an "F" serial number prefix, and the serial number would be stamped on the rear of the bolt handle and on the bottom of the fore-end, as well as on the receiver ring. [10] Both underwent a minor upgrade series in 1899 (the omission of the cleaning / clearing rod), becoming the Mk I*. [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. Like the No. It was equipped with a No. [62][63] No. I have a No.1 Mk III British SMLE.303 I already ordered a book/manual on the rifle that shows how to tell certain details by the markings but i would like to look up my specific rifle by serial number. 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. 4 Mk 2. [77] Similar developments were the South African Rieder and Charlton of Australian/New Zealand origin. In the early 1930s, a batch of 2,500 No. RSAF Enfield used 4 digits (other manufacturers used 5 digits) and a letter suffix, repeating every year. 5 Mk I (the 'Jungle Carbine'). 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