Firearm History

[CODFan]

Looking for input and advice from the experts.

This is certainly easier with a K31 Troop Tag ... provides all of the required details.

However, looking for insight into how to trace the lineage of a L42A1.

What is the significance of the "106"? Unit #? Pointers as to where to start on this journey?



Thank you in advance for your help.

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[Brian Dick]

If the chest is matching to the rifle, sometimes there will be unit markings present. Other than that, it's virtually impossible.

[RobD]

You should post pictures of the chest, because Peter Laidler can look up the number to identify the Unit.
To find out more about your rifle, have a look at the sticky entitled: Service for L42A1, Enforcer, Envoy and L39A1 Owners.

On a separate subject, I am intrigued by the tiny flaming grenade stamp visible just under the last digit of your rifle's serial no. (2nd picture). I wonder what that's from?

[Maxwell Smart]

[QUOTE=RobD;281121] the tiny flaming grenade stamp visible just under the last digit of your rifle's serial no. [QUOTE]

Looks more like a "3" to me, as if the serial number has been over-struck - there seems to be several numerals underneath the visible serial.

[Brian Dick]

The # 3 stamp bounced.

[CODFan]

The "flaming grenade stamp" would have been a better story

[Brian Dick]

Now that I look again, I think it's a remnant of the original serial number stamps that were linished and renumbered during the L42 conversion process. It looks a bit smaller than the later stamps.