TMSi1r15k4mo1_500.gif' alt='Sten Serial Numbers' title='Sten Serial Numbers' />Skennertons. SERIAL NUMBERS. Earlier. SMLE and previous MLM MLE rifles carbines initially had the action body. These commenced with no letter, then progressed A thru Z, often. RSAF Enfield, RSAF Sparkbrook, BSA Co., LSA. Co., and the peddled scheme during WW1. It is interesting that different rifle. Marks recommenced with the no letter and A Z series with each new. Mark designations. From own shipwreck excavations we provide Chinese porcelain, celadon, ceramics and other antique pottery for sale. Ming porcelain and kraak porcelain from the Wanli shipwreck. Antique pottery developments at Jingdezhen and Chinese pottery marks and export porcelain. Horst Auction Center The Voices Of Experience Gun Auction July 8, 2017 9 AM. Click here for accessories list. Click here for important gun registration. Browse all new and used Gun Parts Military NonUS for sale and buy with confidence from Guns International. Bayonets for the serious collector, beginner or casual buyer alike. Bayonet sales. Bayonets for sale. Buyying bayonets. Buying bayonet. Tradine bayonets. Trade bayonet. Guns from AfghanistanHelpful background information from OldGuns. Spider Man Web Of Shadow Beenox more. We get a lot of questions about guns being offered for sale in. This is a reason that upon unit issue, serial nos. On some rifles, particularly the SMLE, these unit or. Aussie service 3. M. D. 3rd Military District 1. Military. District or unit rack no. On MLM, MLE and earlier SMLE rifles, the batch letter will be noted sometimes. Serial nos. stamped on. Base Ordnance Depots and by armourers to keep together components original to. This also applied, to a. No. 4 and No. 5 rifles, particularly to the fore end and later. For the SMLE, we usually find serial nos. Indian issue rifles. The STEN or Sten gun was a family of British submachine guns chambered in 919mm and used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II. Recording of serial. Enfield muskets,. Sniders and. 4. 50. Martini. rifles carbines is essential for your own records insurance, registers. Rack or issue numbers were stamped on. Sniders Enfields only and occasionally on the action body. While rack or issue numbers help identification, they are not the firearms serial. Until 1st January 1. On Sniders and Martinis, the. M. H. Mk I II, M. M. M. E. too has rust on it. M. H. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of. So as to match. critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear. Lee Enfields too. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more. IF that leaf is original to the firearm. Sniders and. 4. 50. Martini. rifles carbines is required for your own records insurance, registers. Rack or issue numbers were marked on. Sniders Enfields only and occasionally on the action body. While rack or issue numbers help identification, they are not the firearms serial. Until 1st January 1. On Sniders and Martinis, the. M. H. Mk I II, M. M. M. E. too has rust on it. M. H. serial numbers are found on the inside right, front of. So as to match. critical parts, serial number was also stamped under the rear. Lee Enfields too. You may find serial numbers easily by lifting up the backsight leaf, more. IF that leaf is original to the firearm. No. 4 and No. 5 rifle serial numbers can readily identify manufacturers. British No. 4 rifles have five numbers, usually after one or two. The same letter prefixes were used by Maltby, Fazakerley BSA. Shirley, A to Z then AA, AB to AZ, then BA to BZ, CA to CZ c. Maltby. rifle serial numbers commence with a number 1, Fazakerley with a 2 and Shirley with. Maltby, 2xxxx for Fazakerley and for Shirley. Late Shirley numbers then supposedly ran A4. A7. 99. 9 and with PS prefixes at the. Post war Fazakerley No. PF letter. prefixes. The only exception to the 5 number sequence for No. BSA Shirley production which ran from 0. A to Z. prefixes A0. A9. 99. 9 to the Z prefix and some early dual letter. AT 0. 30. 3, but then went over to A3. So early M4. 7C No. Jungle carbine in having four rather than five numbers. Long Branch Canada serial numbers incorporate an L in. US Savage numbers include an C in a similar relative. Both of these No. L1. and 0. C1 respectively. No. 5 Jungle Carbines only have 4 numbers, the. Shirley carbines have BB to CWorld War 2. The Fazakerley jungle carbines ran from FE1. FE1. 00. 0 initial production, then with no letter prefix, followed by A1 to A9. Z9. 99. 9. Serial numbers. Lee Enfields can serve as indicators of the model and help with. The BS prefix was used for the. British No. 7 rifles. T1 for the. 2. 2 No. DA for the. 2. No. N. Z. contract rifles by BSA Shirley. SKN was applied to factory. XP prefix was used for Lithgow Shortened Lightened SMLE and No. X was used for a small number of Lithgow No. FE was used for early production Fazakerley No. Trials No. 1 Mk VI and No. Mk 1 rifles made in the early 1. A prefix to their original serial numbers although many were later upgraded. No. 4 specs and the A became a suffix to indicate the fitting of some. On No. 4 rifles, an A suffix was stamped by a repair depot or. And of course, with the Canadian No. L precedes the last four numbers as does a C for the Chicopee Falls. Stevens Savage Lend Lease No. J5. 55. 0 the drawing. Canadian Lightened No. After the initial. Lithgow No. 1 S. M. L. E. proceeded through A, B, C, D, E and. F prefixes before the last rifle F4. WW2. production ceased with F3. Korean War ran. from F3. F4. 05. 80. More details. The Broad Arrow. The 7. L1. A1 series serial number prefixes similarly. UE is Enfield, UB is BSA, UF is Fazakerley and AD is Lithgow. Australia. SAF was applied by the Lithgow factory to certain export sales and. SR for Lithgow sectionized rifles. South African 7. 6. FALs were Belgian. South African crest. Indian 7. 6. 2mm. A rifles ran conventional serial number series with a letter prefix. L2. A1 prototypes heavy barrel auto model from SAF Lithgow. X prefix serial numbers. Some were onforwarded to Malaya and New Zealand. L1. A1 modelX1   to Malaya 7 June 1. X2 to X4  to Malaya. X5   to New Zealand. X6 to X7 to Malaya. X8   to Malaya, returned to SAF and rebuilt, forwarded to Australian. War Memorial. X9   to Malaya. X1. 0 AIS Army Inspectorate Lithgow. X1. 1 AIS Lithgow. X1. 2 AIS Lithgow. X1. 3 to Malaya. X1. Malaya. X1. 5 to Malaya likely only 1. X serials built, following were. X1. 8 rebuilt from X8 at AIS Lithgow. X1. 9 rebuilt from X9 at AIS Lithgow. X2. 0 TT 1. 76 for Army trial, control weapon normal barrel gas block. X2. 1 TT 1. 76 testtrials used with X2. Army. X2. 2 possibly a number allocation and not assembled. Australian L2. A1 production commenced in 1. X prefix. pre production batch referred to above. Lithgow SAF in house L1. A1 test and some special rifles have some. SAF was used for target rifles and commercial. L1. A1. A rifles for the United States, e. SAF8. 30. 10. 3. TT and TR were applied to in house test models. TR0. 00. 1 to TR0. TR0. 00. 7  Fully chromed barrel auto to ADE Melbourne. TR0. 00. 8  Fully chromed barrel auto to ADE Melbourne. TR0. 01. 5  Adverse condition trial with selected components TT5. TT5. 7, TT5. 8. TT5. TR0. 01. 6  Production rifle for comparison with above. TR0. 01. 7  Adverse condition trial TT6. C1. 10. TR0. 01. 8  Deterioration of Rifle body using proof rounds TT6. TR0. 01. 9  For case proof Footscray, special hardened body BRHTR0. BRH body. TR0. 02. H2 body for cartridge case ammo trial. TR0. 02. 2  H2 body for cartridge case ammo trial. TR0. 02. 3  H2 body, test on body hardened at finished stage TT7. TR0. 02. 4  HT body, test on body hardened at finished stage. Also ejector. trial. TT6. 4A, TT6. 4B, TT6. C, TT6. 4D, TT6. 4E  to observe stretching of body. SR1       Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector. AISSR2       Sectionized rifle, to Senior Inspector. AIS SAFSR3       Sectionized rifle, to Bandiana. SR4       Sectionized rifle, to Bandiana, for. Melbourne Museum. SR5       Sectionized rifle, Factory inspection. SR6       Sectionized rifle, Australian Trade. Commissioner, New Zealand. SR7to SR1. 8    Sectionized rifles, to Malaya. SR1. 9 to SR2. 7 Sectionized rifles, to New Zealand. SR2. 8      Sectionized rifle, to Zambia. SR2. 9 to SR3. 6  Sectionized rifles, for factory personnel   SR3. SR5. 88 Sectionized rifles, service issue, some sold to collectors and. SR8. 80. 00. 01 to SR8. L1. A1 A. sectionized rifles in 1.