Greetings from N. CA
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Topic: Greetings from N. CA
Posted By: Volcano2012
Subject: Greetings from N. CA
Date Posted: June 01 2024 at 3:48pm
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he!!o and thank you for the add. I recently acquired this Enfield which is pretty rough and appears to have been a trainer for disassembly and reassembly. Any information and/or resources would be appreciated. Since this is my first post on the forum, I will add photos once my post is approved.
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Posted By: Volcano2012
Date Posted: June 01 2024 at 5:22pm
From what I've found so far, it was built in Lithgow, 1943.    ------------- Always give more than you promise. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: June 01 2024 at 6:13pm
| welcome - look forward to the photos - the more the better to offer our help . |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: June 02 2024 at 3:23am
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Welcome from North Carolina ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: June 02 2024 at 1:23pm
| Welcome from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: June 02 2024 at 1:52pm
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Welcome from North Carolina, again. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: June 02 2024 at 5:11pm
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photos are nice - you cut off some of what we need to help you out - we need a photo of the right wrist that will id the mfgr , date and mark , the left side of the forearm it will id if this was a late mkIII or mkIII* these will help you get your answers , i could say by the date you give it is such and such , but im not certain so ill wait for better data , we have ausies here that know more of lithgows than i but at this point we are not certain thats what it is yet ,
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Posted By: Volcano2012
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 12:57pm
 Thank you for your reply; here are a couple more pictures. It's not easy to see but also included is a picture of the right butt stock stamp. ------------- Always give more than you promise. |
Posted By: Volcano2012
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 1:35pm
  Here are a few more marks in various locations. ------------- Always give more than you promise. |
Posted By: Sapper740
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 4:25pm
| Big "HOWDY" from Texas! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: June 05 2024 at 4:46pm
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Welcome from North Carolina ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Volcano2012
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 8:57am
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Howdy, Texas! ------------- Always give more than you promise. |
Posted By: Volcano2012
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 8:58am
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he!!o Paddyo! ------------- Always give more than you promise. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 9:41am
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Aussie from Bathurst Arsenal? (BA) stamp. Lithgow satellite factory
------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Mayhem
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 5:04pm
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MA on the stock would indicate Lithgow. Australian WWII government factories were all prefixed with M. The small arms factory at Bathurst was assigned MB. I have a two page document that list them all but of course, it will not upload. I'll email it to Shamu and see if he can work his magic
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: June 06 2024 at 6:26pm
OK I'll cede the stage to someone way more expert than me! ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Mayhem
Date Posted: June 07 2024 at 5:00pm
My knowledge doesn't even come close. ------------- .303 - Helping Englishmen express their feelings since 1889 |
Shamu wrote:Posted By: smerdon42
Date Posted: June 10 2024 at 11:53am
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Hey guys MA =Lithgow BA =Bathurst (the location of the world best touring car race ) OA =Orange FA =Forbes These are all towns in regional NSW and parts where made there and sent to Lithgow for assembly that’s why you see many different stamps on assembled rifles .
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Posted By: Volcano2012
Date Posted: June 11 2024 at 9:52am
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Thank you folks. Every little bit of information is helpful. ------------- Always give more than you promise. |