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[rice 123]

OK here are some pics however I take lousy pics the serial is 507129 1-42 sa barrel no lock bar I think short pinion GHS cartouch proof marks between the gas cylinder rings BMP 30 2494 tons per

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[Joe W]

OK here are some pics however I take lousy pics the serial is 507129 1-42 sa barrel no lock bar I think short pinion GHS cartouch proof marks between the gas cylinder rings BMP 30 2494 tons per

That is the "Birmingham" proof. It is "BNP" not "BMP", BNP stands for "British Nitro Proof. .30 is Cal. 2494 is 2.494 which is the length of the cartridge case in decimal. followed by "18 TONSPER"
Birmingham also added another mark known as the "Private View Mark", it contains a date code that confirms the time period of the marking. As this is done when the weapon is being exported from England, you can tell when your rifle was exported. The code is crossed swords. The letter in the left angle of the crossedswords is the year code, beginning with "A" in 1950 and progressing (letter I omitted} to "Z" in 1974. The letters begin again with "A: in 1975 but the crossed swords framework was changed to a segmented circle. THe letter on the right is always "B" for Birmingham and the digit at the bottom is the seniority of the inspector, from 1 to 8.
This information is from an article in the Apr. 2002 'American Rifleman" by Scott Duff. (Garands in the Kings Service".

This will only tell you when your rifle left England not if it is, in fact, a part of those rifles sent under the L.L. Act. The only rifles that you can be sure were L.L. are those in the first group that were proof marked in the chamber area, behind the op-rod.