London Small Arms Co - changeover from No.1 MkIII to MkIII*

[WillSarchet]

Just got in three 1918 LSA action bodies from Century. Serials as follows;

1918 MkIII - P3506
1918 MkIII* - P10658
1918 MkIII* - P11775

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[desperatedan]

Just got in three 1918 LSA action bodies from Century. Serials as follows;

1918 MkIII - P3506
1918 MkIII* - P10658
1918 MkIII* - P11775

Thanks Will, so a 'P" serial MkIII, that's very helpful. Incidentally I've just come a cross another 1918 'P' serial MkIII on a forum elsewhere - serial P9913, a deact which I think is in the UK.

So the overlap in MkIII and III* production in 1918 is potentially over around 12,000 serial numbers O97000-P10000. I'm also wondering if LSA did actually make far less than 50,000 MkIII* within the reported 89,990 total rifle production for 1918. This total implies that the 'P' serial range should stretch as far as P79000 but the latest I've some across so far is P448xx as mentioned in my first post.

For my own curiosity I'll keep digging, but happy to be corrected if I've got the wrong end of the stick!