Fazakerley final No.5 production comments

[breakeyp]

I have been looking at my Fazakerley production No.5s, making first drafts for an article and find this interesting:

Per Skennerton's SAAI No.5 booklet, Fazakerley was told to stop No.5 production on September 25, 1947. In other books he has commented on my rifles having receiver dates of October and December 1947. I have been looking for a 1948 for the last 20 years with no success.

For what it is worth, 10/47 is serial no. AC4718
12/47 is serial no. AC6299

1581 or there about may have been produced in the last two months.

For those who like to fiddle with numbers.

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[rondog]

Just for giggles, here's mine....

[Brian Dick]

I have 12/47 sn. AC 6391

[Simon P]

Out of interest are the barrels also engraved with the same serial number, my 1945 dated Fazakerley has the serial number engraved on the right side of the barrel between the lightning cuts.

[rondog]

Out of interest are the barrels also engraved with the same serial number, my 1945 dated Fazakerley has the serial number engraved on the right side of the barrel between the lightning cuts.

My barrel is, and the bolt, and the stock. Maybe something else too, not sure.

[Strangely Brown]

1/47 Z172 (Mine)
I never did fully understand how the numbering system worked; so I assume that when the Z's were finished they started AA, AB, AC?

[Peter Laidler]

I think strangely Brown is right because I had a No5 serial BJ ----. I never bothered to loook at the date.

[breakeyp]

Now to stir the pot and add a few spices:

Skenny says No.5 FE serial number production occurred 2/44 and 3/44.

FE 70 built and marked 2/44

FE 298 built 2/44

FE 964 built 3/44

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FE721 built and marked 1/44 XXXXXXXXXXXX

This is why I laugh at the characters who says their gun serial number was 1st day production, 1st week, 1st month etc. All serial numbers mean is that they are a way of finding problems and getting paid.


Oh! yes, and if you want to really loose sleep--the FE run had three different types of nomenclature/serial number location markings.

[bradtx]

breakeyp, With multiple assembly lines it's my guess each line had it's assigned S/N range. When a line's allotment was completed they would recieve another. breugal's old spreadsheet is what led me to think (perhaps incorrectly) along these lines.

Brad

[Thunderbox]

breakeyp, With multiple assembly lines it's my guess each line had it's assigned S/N range. When a line's allotment was completed they would recieve another. breugal's old spreadsheet is what led me to think (perhaps incorrectly) along these lines.

Brad

I think it was the same story with the cross-over in No4 Mk1 & Mk2 production. They had thousands of rifles being shunted around various assembly stations on wheeled dollies. Its not hard to imagine that one or other line might close for a while, or that batches get out of sequence or sit awaiting parts (especially Mk1/Mk2) whilst the rest of production moves on.