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DubC75 
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 Topic: SMLEPosted: August 25 2024 at 2:51am |
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he!!o. Newb here. Was wondering about a lee- enfield i purchased . Can anyone help identify these markings please .
MA Lithgow SMLE I I 1940
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Mayhem
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Posted: August 25 2024 at 3:46pm |
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Welcome aboard!
MA is the factory code for Lithgow, which is a factory in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, NSW, Australia. This factory produced Australia's Lee-Endfield refiles. SMLE is the abbreviation for Short Magazine Lee Enfield and the II is the mark number. However, this should be III* given the year of manufacture (1940). Pictures are a great help as sometimes things are not what they should be, especially is someone has been tinkering! Here is a link to the Lithgow Museum page on the Mk III and Mk III* SMLEs they produced:
https://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/milproduction.html#smle |
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Homer
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Posted: August 25 2024 at 6:26pm |
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Good info except 1940 was a MkIII no star
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Posted: August 25 2024 at 6:34pm |
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Thanks for the correction.
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